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Qatar Working To 'Bridge The Gap' Between Israel And Hamas

Qatar said Friday it was pursuing efforts to "bridge the gap" between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and release Israeli hostages held there.

International Business Times

Palestinian Statehood Key To Arab Plans For Post-war Gaza

As Israel keeps up its campaign against Hamas, Arab leaders are mapping out ways to support post-war Gaza, placing one major condition on their involvement: a pathway to Palestinian statehood.

International Business Times

Palestinians Mark 'Nakba' Anniversary As Thousands Flee Gaza's Rafah

Tens of thousands of civilians fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of a threatened Israeli ground offensive, as Palestinians on Wednesday mark the anniversary of their "Nakba" or "catastrophe" of 1948.

International Business Times

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Ceasefire Talks In Gaza At Stalemate Over Fundamental Difference

Ceasefire talks in Gaza face challenges as Qatar mediates between Israel and Hamas, seeking resolution amidst escalating tensions.

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Talks on Israel-Hamas hostage deal ‘constructive’ but meaningful gaps remain

US, Qatari, Israeli and Egyptian officials met in Paris and will continue to discuss optionsMiddle East crisis – live updates

The Guardian - UK

Three Palestinians shot dead by Israeli forces in West Bank, says health ministry

This blog has now closed. You can read our full report on the Middle East crisis here and all our coverage of the Israel-Gaza war here.

The Guardian - AU

Israel hopeful ‘significant number of hostages could be freed in coming days’

The comments come as 31 ‘very sick’ premature babies were evacuated from Gaza’s largest hospital

The Independent UK

'Very minor' details remain to secure Israel-Hamas hostage deal, Qatar says

'The challenges facing the agreement are just practical and logistical,' Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said

Evening Standard

Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks -source

The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signaling a new willingness by Afghanistan's rulers to discuss ways to end their isolation.

Reuters

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Reasons for Syria's Arab League suspension still stand, says Qatar

Qatar's prime minister said on Thursday that the original basis for the 2011 suspension of Syria's membership in the Arab League still stands and he reiterated Doha's stance against normalisation with Syria unless there is a political solution.

The Guardian - UK

Davos day 1: China ‘passed peak Covid’; Kissinger backs Ukraine Nato membership, as first lady Zelenska seeks support – as it happened

Rolling coverage from the World Economic Forum in Davos, where vice-premier Liu He says China has passed its peak of Covid-19 infections

Reuters

Davos 2023: Qatar says engagement with Taliban needed despite 'disappointing' actions

Qatar's foreign minister said on Tuesday that recent measures taken by Afghanistan's Taliban-led administration were "very disappointing" but that Doha would continue engaging as the only way forward to achieve change on the ground.

AFP

Blinken says no plans for Saudi crown prince to visit Washington

Doha (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday there were "no plans" for Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit Washington while it reviews relations with the Gulf state.

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US secretary of state hits out at FIFA LGBTQ armband ban

Doha (AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called FIFA's ban on an armband promoting LGBTQ rights at the World Cup in Qatar "concerning".

Reuters

Qatar minister accuses Germany of 'double standards' in World Cup criticism

Qatar's foreign minister has accused Germany of "double standards" over its criticism of the World Cup host's human rights record and has defended its summoning of the German ambassador, in a newspaper interview published on Monday.

Reuters

Iran insists it seeks lasting nuclear deal after talks with US ally Qatar

Iran said on Wednesday it sought a strong and lasting nuclear agreement with world powers following talks with U.S. ally Qatar on easing stalled efforts to revive a 2015 nuclear pact.

AFP

Qatar gives cash-strapped Lebanese army $60 mn: ministry

Doha (AFP) - Energy-rich Qatar has given Lebanon's cash-strapped armed forces $60 million, the foreign ministry in Doha announced Thursday.

Benzinga

Qatar To Invest $12.5B Into UK Economy: Report

The government of Qatar has announced plans to invest £10bn ($12.5 billion) in the U.K. over the next five years, with a focus on major economic sectors including technology, healthcare, infrastructure and clean energy.

Reuters

Qatari FM: Iran says has matters 'under review' over nuclear pact -al Jazeera TV

(This May 21 story was corrected after Al Jazeera TV corrected translation to "under review" [not "compromise"], headline, paragraph 1.)

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi, Qatari FMs Meet in Doha

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held talks in Doha on Friday with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, reported the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). Prince Faisal was in Doha to take part in the 20th edition of the Doha Forum. Talks between the two…

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