Qatar’s former emir, who revolutionised Qatar out of its Bedouin background to a regional powerhouse, has died at the age of 74, the nation’s Amiri Diwan, its top government body, said on Sunday. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani ruled Qatar from 1995 to 2013, before abdicating to his son Sheikh Tamim, the current leader […]
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PM, Erdogan, Qatari emir take stock of peace efforts at Antalya forum
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took stock of regional developments and ongoing peace efforts in a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Türkiye and Qatar at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum on Friday. The premier held a trilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Türkiye and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad […]
Qatar faced unprecedented criticism over hosting World Cup, emir says
Qatar faced unprecedented criticism over hosting World Cup. Qatar has faced unprecedented criticism since winning the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, some of which amounted to slander, its ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, said on Tuesday. “We initially dealt with the matter in good faith,” Sheikh Tamim said in a televised […]