Qatar

Coordinates: 25°30′N 51°15′E / 25.500°N 51.250°E / 25.500; 51.250

Qatar (/ˈkæˌtɑːr/,i/ˈkɑːtɑːr/, /ˈkɑːtər/ or i/kəˈtɑːr/;Arabic: قطر Qaṭar [ˈqɑtˤɑr]; local vernacular pronunciation: [ɡɪtˤɑr]), officially the State of Qatar (Arabic: دولة قطر Dawlat Qaṭar), is a sovereign country located in Southwest Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. A strait in the Persian Gulf separates Qatar from the nearby island of Bahrain, as well as sharing sea borders with the United Arab Emirates and Iran.

Following Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in the early 20th century until gaining independence in 1971. Qatar has been ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-19th century. Qatar is a hereditary constitutional monarchy and its head of state is Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The constitution was overwhelmingly approved in a constitutional referendum, with almost 98% in favour. In 2013, Qatar's total population was 1.8 million: 278,000 Qatari citizens and 1.5 million expatriates. After Saudi Arabia and Oman, Qatar is the most conservative society in the Gulf Cooperation Council.

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Jerusalem Post editor Zvika Klein, arrested in ‘Qatar-gate,’ says he’s being unfairly prosecuted for his reporting

Cleveland Jewish News 04 Apr 2025
The editor of the Jerusalem Post said he was being unjustly punished after police arrested him amid a sweeping investigation into illicit ties with Qatar ... ....
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Netanyahu rocked by new scandal linking his close advisers to Qatar

Naharnet 03 Apr 2025
According to a report this week in the Post, Klein visited Qatar at the invitation of its government last year and subsequently wrote a series of articles about his impressions, one of which laid out Qatar's case against Israeli claims that it backs the militant group ... Qatar is a key mediator on Gaza with ties to Hamas ... "Qatar is contemptible....
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Netanyahu is rocked by a new scandal linking his close advisers to Qatar

Wtop 03 Apr 2025
According to a report this week in the Post, Klein visited Qatar at the invitation of its government last year and subsequently wrote a series of articles about his impressions, one of which laid out Qatar’s case against Israeli claims that it backs the militant group ... Qatar is a key mediator on Gaza with ties to Hamas ... “Qatar is contemptible....
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What to Know About Israel’s ‘Qatargate’ Scandal

Time 03 Apr 2025
According to a report this week in the Post, Klein visited Qatar at the invitation of its government last year and subsequently wrote a series of articles about his impressions, one of which laid out Qatar’s case against Israeli claims that it backs the militant group ... Qatar is a key mediator on Gaza with ties to Hamas ... “Qatar is contemptible....
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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu's close aides arrested in Qatar scandal amid corruption trial

Hindustan Times 03 Apr 2025
According to a report this week in the Post, Klein visited Qatar at the invitation of its government last year and subsequently wrote a series of articles about his impressions, one of which laid out Qatar's case against Israeli claims that it backs the militant group ... Qatar is a key mediator on Gaza with ties to Hamas ... “Qatar is contemptible....
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Marcos push helps free 17 pro-Rody protesters in Qatar

Manila Standard 03 Apr 2025
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Cacdac on Thursday announced the 17 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) detained in Qatar over “suspected unauthorized political demonstrations” have been granted provisional release following a directive from President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ... Originally posted with the headline....
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Hamas rejects Israel’s US-backed ceasefire counter-proposal

Cleveland Jewish News 03 Apr 2025
The terrorist group remains committed to an Egypt- and Qatar-backed plan; Jerusalem demands unconditional hostage release and disarmament.The post Hamas rejects Israel’s US-backed ceasefire counter-proposal appeared first on JNS.org ... ....
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‘Qatar-gate’ and the web of huge scandals rocking Israel, explained

Jewish Telegraph Agency 02 Apr 2025
In February, Klein denied that claim in a post on X, writing, “The truth is I have never met Feldstein” and that he spoke with Feldstein on the phone only following the Qatar visit ... The Qatar scandal is different ... The postQatar-gate’ and the web of huge scandals rocking Israel, explained appeared first on Jewish Telegraphic Agency....
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Qatar’s banking sector sees increase in aggregate earnings

The Peninsula 02 Apr 2025
The capitalization levels of Qatar banks remained robust ... Qatar’s banking sector posted an increase in aggregate earnings year-on-year (YoY) in the fourth (Q4) quarter of this year as the sector registered a surge of 7.6 annually ... “The banking sector posted an increase in aggregate earnings YoY in Q4 2024, but dropped sequentially....
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Mwani Qatar receives 726 vessels in Q1 of 2025

The Peninsula 02 Apr 2025
In a post on X on ... According to the post, Qatar ports received approximately 336,889 standard containers in Q1 2025, while total general and bulk cargo reached 322,206 tons....

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