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New ‘propaganda’ campaign claims emir motorcade attack

Rumors surfaced yesterday afternoon that the motorcade of Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, had been attacked by a suicide bomber en route to his palace, leaving him wounded and…

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‘Call me Henry’ – Economist dubs Qatar’s Emir ‘Arab Kissinger’

‘Call me Henry’ – Economist dubs Qatar’s Emir ‘Arab Kissinger’ Alternately praising and denigrating Qatar’s Emir for his skillful diplomacy, a new snarky piece in the Economist compares him to the controversial…

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Pork, Santa and sand: Our top 11 posts of 2011

Is 2011 over already? In the 10 months since launching our site, you’ve given us an overwhelming response, and since we’re feeling extra-grateful and nostalgic, a trip down memory lane…

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Time names Qatar Emir one of its ‘people who mattered’ in 2011

Citing Qatar’s involvement in the Arab revolutions and its growing clout with Western power brokers, Time Magazine has named Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani one its People…

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Emir, Obama discuss Arab Spring, securing World Cup tix

US President Barack Obama lavished praise on Qatar’s Emir Thursday, indicating a strengthening of relations between Washington and Doha. It was the emir’s first official meeting with an American president since 2003…

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