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US adds two Qataris to terrorist list for alleged ties to Al Qaeda groups

The men allegedly have ties with the al-Nusrah Front (ANF) and al-Qaida in Syria, and have provided fundraising and other support to the groups as early as last year, the US Treasury Department said.

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Qatari jailed in US for 13 years over purported al Qaeda links released

Ali bin Kahlah al-Marri, who had been classified as an “enemy combatant” by US prosecutors, was released from a maximum-security prison in Colorado over the weekend.

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US accuses men of raising funds for ISIL, al-Qaeda in Qatar

The US Treasury Department says a “Qatar-based ISIL financial facilitator” raised $2 million last year here, and has designated four men with ties to the Gulf state as “terrorists.”

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US embassy in Qatar and 18 other diplomatic missions closed for a week

The United States Department of State has announced that its embassy in Qatar, as well as many other embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa will be shut…

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US adds Qatari human rights advocate to ‘terrorist’ watch list

Abdul Rahman Bin Umair Al Nuaimi, 59, is accused of funneling money to Al-Qaeda. The former Qatar University professor has denied the charges, but resigned this week as head of Swiss-based human rights group Alkarama to protect the organization.

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US missions in MENA region cleared to re-open following threat alert

The US Embassy in Qatar and 17 other missions that were closed across the MENA region over concerns of a terrorist attack have been given the green light to reopen,…

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Filipinos in Qatar urged to ‘be extra vigilant’ over regional threat

The Philippines Embassy in Qatar is advising its nationals to be “always alert” following recent reports of a possible terrorism-related threat in the Middle East or Africa. “All Filipinos in…

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