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Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the emir of Qatar from 1995 to 2013, helped establish Qatar's reputation as an influential player in Middle East politics.The first major move in this regard was the founding of Al Jazeera, [6] a state-owned news media company.
Sharia law is a main source of Qatari legislation according to Qatar's constitution. [4] [5] Sharia, derived from the Arabic term meaning 'the path to follow,' supposedly constitutes a divine revelation conveyed by God to the Prophet Muhammad, the eminent figure in the establishment of Islam, during the year AD 570.
Until the 1990s, Qatar was perceived internationally to be under Saudi Arabia's influence. The country's leadership, under the guidance of then-Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and his successor, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, recognized that mediation could serve as a tool for enhancing its international standing and influence.
While Qatar was “proving to be a key ally of the U.S. and fending off criticism related to their decision to keep hosting senior Hamas leaders,” Horowitz said the images and testimonies of the ...
There have been eight rulers of Qatar, all members of the Al Thani family. [2] [3] Sheikh Mohammed bin Thani is recognised as the first ruler from 1851 when he achieved union of the country's tribes under his leadership. [4] Qatar became part of the Ottoman Empire in 1871, although Sheikh Mohammed retained control of its internal affairs.
President Biden on Thursday joined Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Qatari leader Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in urging Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire and hostage-release ...
President Joe Biden on Friday wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, calling on them to press Hamas for a hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior administration official, one day after ...
In 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama personally requested that Qatar, one of the U.S.'s most important Arab allies, provide a base for the Hamas leadership. At the time, the U.S. were seeking to establish communications with Hamas and believed that a Hamas office in Qatar would be easier to access than a Hamas bureau in Iran, the group's main ...