Category Archives: Qatar
July 19, 2017
By Najah Alotaibi
The idea of a TV channel being forced to close by the collective weight of Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries seems abhorrent to any liberal supporter of a free media at first sight. But is there any …
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Opinion Editorial,
Qatar
November 17, 2016
DATE: Thursday 17th November 2016, 12:30 – 13:30
VENUE: Committee Room 2, House of Lords, Houses of Parliament, SW1A 0AA
SPEAKER: Dr. Karen E. Young, Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, Washington
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February 10, 2016
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December 16, 2015
TIME: 10:30-11:30, Wednesday 16th December 2015
VENUE: Committee Room 15, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
SPEAKERS: General Yosef Kuperwasser, Former Head of Israel’s Military Intelligence &
Dr. Jacques Neriah, former Diplomatic and Political Adviser to the late PM Yitzhak Rabin
To attend please RSVP to: rsvp@henryjacksonsociety.org
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October 4, 2014
Originally published in the Spectator
‘On 17 June, a meeting of the Henry Jackson Society, held in the House of Commons, discussed (according to the minutes published on the society’s website) how a tribal elder in northern Cameroon who runs a …
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Qatar,
Terrorism & Security,
United Kingdom
June 26, 2014
Originally published in Arabian Business
Controversy has surrounded Qatar’s successful bid to host the World Cup in 2022. Initially criticism was levelled against hosting the World Cup in Qatar given the extreme temperatures and the impact this could have on players.
In …
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Economy,
Middle East,
Opinion Editorial,
Qatar,
Spotlight
March 19, 2012
The Assad regime has been blaming bomb attacks in Syria over the past year on al-Qaeda and the Opposition, painting a false picture of those opposing the regime are nothing but terrorists. Now, with the latest bomb attacks in the …
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March 1, 2012
On 27 February, Hamas officials announced that Qatar was giving the group $250 million to help build infrastructure in the Gaza Strip—the Territory currently governed by Hamas. This is all speculation, but these are the reasons why I think Qatar …
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Fatah,
Hamas,
Iran,
Qatar,
Syria
January 16, 2012
Qatar has become the first member of the Arab league to suggest military intervention in Syria, exposing fractions within the league over the way forward.
The Telegraph reports that Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, the Emir of Qatar, said yesterday that he supported …
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Qatar,
Syria,
The Scoop
January 9, 2012
It’s not often that Saudi Arabia will get a good write up on these pages about their role in combatting al-Qaeda (AQ), but here goes.
The Saudis have been praised by US officials for playing a crucial role in stopping the flow of …
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January 3, 2012
The Taliban have confirmed that they will be setting up a liaison office in Qatar—a measure accepted by President Hamid Karzai after facing pressure from the US—to aide future peace negotiations with the international community.
For the American’s and Afghans, the …
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Pakistan,
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Terrorism & Security,
The Scoop,
War in Afghanistan
December 13, 2011
Could the hard-line Palestinian group abandon Damascus for Qatar — and in so doing lay a foundation for a détente with Israel?
The shifting allegiances in this tumultuous era of Arab politics have come to resemble a game of musical chairs. …
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Israel,
Middle East,
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Syria