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News Qatar » Doha » History: Qatar has a history of buying influence in the US

News channel or source: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3408108/qatar-influence-history-of-buying-in-the-us/

Published on: Tuesday 13 May 2025

Doha’s decades-long history of buying influence in the U.S. is resurfacing amidst reports that President Donald Trump will accept a gifted luxury Boeing jet by the Qatari government. Qatar has long ...

News Qatar » Doha » History: Welcome to Qatar: Nation using World Cup to showcase its culture, history and identity

News channel or source: https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/03/welcome-to-qatar-nation-using-world-cup-to/

Published on: Wednesday 02 November 2022

DOHA, Qatar -- Finally, Qatar's moment has arrived. In a few weeks, the tiny emirate jutting out into the Persian Gulf will welcome the world when it hosts the biggest sporting event to ever be staged ...

News Qatar » Doha » History: The Reckoning That Is Coming for Qatar

News channel or source: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/10/israel-gaza-conflict-qatar-hamas-muslim-brotherhood/675702/

Published on: Thursday 19 October 2023

As Israel and Hamas sink deeper into conflict, Doha finds itself in a delicate position. As a long-standing backer of the Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar has huge influence over the movement’s Palestinian ...

News Qatar » Doha » History: QNL highlights methodologies for documenting, writing Qatar's contemporary history

News channel or source: https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/14/06/2026/qnl-highlights-methodologies-for-documenting-writing-qatars-contemporary-history

Published on: Sunday 14 June 2026

Doha, Qatar: Qatar National Library (QNL) organized a lecture and workshop within the Qatar Contemporary History series, which shed light on the methodologies for documenting and writing Qatar's ...

News Qatar » Doha » History: Israel bombing Qatar crosses a line the US can’t ignore

News channel or source: https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5516059-israeli-strike-doha-qatar/

Published on: Tuesday 23 September 2025

On September 9, 2025, explosions ripped through Doha in an unprecedented Israeli strike that aimed to kill Hamas leaders sheltering in Qatar. For decades, Israel has pursued its enemies abroad, from ...

News Qatar » Doha » History: The labyrinthine Souq Waqif preserving Qatar’s history, culture

News channel or source: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/9/7/souq-waqif-qatar

Published on: Tuesday 06 September 2022

Doha, Qatar – With Doha’s dramatic skyline in the background, Souq Waqif, located in the heart of the capital’s old downtown, is a vibrant, labyrinthine market which allows visitors to step back in ...