Showing Archived Posts

Qatari Emir Visits Gaza in Diplomatic Victory for Hamas

Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Leave a comment

Qatar’s emir received a hero’s welcome in the Gaza Strip Tuesday when he became the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since Islamist Hamas militants took control in 2007. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh greeted Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on a red carpet after the Qatari leader crossed over from Egypt’s […]

Tags: , , , Posted in Middle East

Qatari Emir Visits Gaza in Diplomatic Victory for Hamas

Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Leave a comment

Qatar’s emir has received a hero’s welcome in the Gaza Strip as he became the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since Islamist Hamas militants took control in 2007. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh greeted Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on a red carpet after the Qatari leader crossed into Gaza from […]

Tags: , , , Posted in Middle East

Qatari Emir Visits Gaza in Diplomatic Victory for Hamas

Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment

Qatar’s emir has received a hero’s welcome in the Gaza Strip as he became the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since Islamist Hamas militants took control in 2007. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh greeted Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on a red carpet after the Qatari leader crossed into Gaza from […]

Tags: , , , Posted in Middle East

Qatari Leader Visits Gaza Strip

Posted October 23rd, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment

Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani has entered the Gaza Strip for the first visit to the Palestinian territory by a head of state since Islamist Hamas militants took control in 2007. He crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Tuesday, receiving a red-carpet welcome from Hamas officials. The Qatari leader is inaugurating more than […]

Tags: , Posted in Middle East

Afghan Foreign Minister in Qatar for Talks on Taliban, Bilateral Ties

Posted April 3rd, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Leave a comment

Afghanistan’s foreign minister, Zalmay Rasool, on a two-day visit to Qatar, says reconciliation talks with the Taliban must be led by the Afghan government. Following talks with his Qatari counterpart, Khaled al-Attiyah, in Doha Tuesday, Rasool said the two sides also discussed the opening in Qatar of a Taliban political office which will serve to […]

Tags: , Posted in South Asia

Qatar New Focus for Afghan Reconciliation

Posted February 4th, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment

Pakistan’s prime minister is headed to Qatar next week to discuss ways to bring peace to Afghanistan. Pakistani officials announced the trip to the Gulf emirate Saturday. They said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet with Qatari leaders about reconciliation efforts meant to end fighting between the Afghan government and the insurgent Taliban. The […]

Qatar New Focus for Afghan Reconciliation

Posted February 4th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment

Pakistan’s prime minister is headed to Qatar next week to discuss ways to bring peace to Afghanistan. Pakistani officials announced the trip to the Gulf emirate Saturday. They said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will meet with Qatari leaders about reconciliation efforts meant to end fighting between the Afghan government and the insurgent Taliban. The […]

UN Selects Qatari Diplomat as Next President

Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
Leave a comment

The U.N. General Assembly has elected a veteran diplomat from Qatar to serve as its next president. Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser was elected Wednesday to take over the rotating presidency when the General Assembly begins its next session in September. Al-Nasser said he will act as a bridge between developed and developing nations, and will focus […]

Tags: , Posted in Middle East

Calendar

March 2024
M T W T F S S
« Jan    
 123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031

Archives

Categories