ambassador Archives

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‘Heroic’ Bahraini minister sacked for refusing to shake hands with Israeli envoy

The Bahraini official was renowned for her stances against normalisation with the Israeli occupation. Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa has been dismissed from her post as president of the…

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Libya appoints an ambassador to Qatar after six years

Libya did not have an ambassador in the Gulf country since October 2016. Libya has appointed an ambassador to Qatar for the first time in six years, with Mohammed Al-Lafi…

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Libya and Egypt receive Qatari ambassadors after years-long hiatus

The Qatari ambassador to Libya will be the first instated since Qatar closed its diplomatic mission in Tripoli in 2014. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani named the…

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Qatar receives first Egypt ambassador since 2017 blockade

The appointment of the new Egyptian ambassadors comes only a few days after Qatar received a new Saudi envoy. Egypt’s president has appointed a new ambassador to Doha after a…

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Who is Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to Qatar?

Saudi Arabia appointed its first ambassador to Qatar after almost 4 years of an illegal blockade. Qatar’s foreign minister received Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan Al Saud, Saudi Arabia’s…

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Qatar receives first Saudi ambassador since 2017 blockade as relations progress

The Saudi ambassador to Doha will be the first to be reinstated following the end of the 2017 Gulf Crisis. Qatar’s foreign minister has received the new Saudi ambassador to…

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Afghan ambassador to Qatar dies of cardiac arrest

The Kabul diplomat has been serving as the ambassador in Doha since February 2019 and played a significant role in helping facilitate the Inter-Afghan talks. Afghan Ambassador to Qatar Abdul…