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Undated image of Republican National Committee deputy finance chairman Elliott Broidy. (screen capture: YouTube)

March 28, 2018, 5:17 am

Lawsuit pits Jewish fundraiser against lobbyist over Qatar and leaked emails

Elliot Broidy sues Gulf state and Nicolas Muzin for allegedly hacking his accounts and feeding information on him to the media

By JTA

Emirates passenger planes at Dubai airport in United Arab Emirates, on May 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

March 27, 2018, 5:19 pm

UAE says Qatar fighter jets buzz commercial flights

In latest escalation of Gulf diplomatic crisis, Doha denies its warplanes 'dangerously approached' Emirati passenger planes

By AFP

Qatari Finance Minister Ali Sharif Al Emadi interviewed on Bloomberg TV on April 24, 2017. (Screen capture: Bloomberg TV)

March 20, 2018, 5:58 am

Kushner company met with Qatari minister but turned down money – report

As Trump's son-in-law was planning presidential trip to Saudi Arabia, his father, seeking $500 million, held a 'courtesy' meeting with soon-to-be-blacklisted regime

By TOI staff

March 17, 2018, 4:59 pm

Hamas shuts Qatari cell provider in Gaza after convoy attack

Police spokesman says Wataniya Mobile closed down for 'refusing to cooperate' with investigation into attempted assassination of PA prime minister

By TOI staff and AP

Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi speaks at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, at the Inbal Hotel in Jerusalem, on February 19, 2018 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

March 16, 2018, 9:50 pm

Israeli minister: Qatar making true effort to stop Gaza aid from boosting Hamas

Tzachi Hanegbi confirms meeting with Doha envoy last month, says Gulf state's overtures may be tied to recent diplomatic pressure

By TOI staff

Palestinian boys ride bicycles in Gaza City on March 8, 2018. (AFP/ MOHAMMED ABED)

March 9, 2018, 4:38 am

White House to convene Gaza ‘stakeholders’ for summit on saving Strip

Administration mum on guest list for brainstorming session devoted to solving humanitarian crisis in enclave, announced by Greenblatt

By Ron Kampeas

Gaza's luxury al-Mashtal hotel. (Screen capture: YouTube)

February 26, 2018, 6:02 pm

Gaza hotel tiff highlights power struggle between Qatar and Egypt

As jostling for influence intensifies, Egyptian officials reportedly refuse to stay in same accommodation as Qatari delegation

By Khaled Abu Toameh

Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 16, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

February 23, 2018, 6:36 pm

Egypt, Hamas agree on lifting of Gaza border restrictions — report

Alleged deal to ease flow of goods into Strip comes amid increased warnings that deteriorating conditions in the enclave could spark a war

By TOI staff and AP

Qatar's ambassador to Gaza Mohammed al-Emadi speaks during a press conference with UN Special Coordinator for the United Nations for the peace process in the Middle East, in Gaza City, on July 11, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)

February 22, 2018, 8:54 pm

Qatari envoy calls for emergency aid to Gaza

Doha's point man for Gaza urges Israel to pressure Egypt to open its border with coastal enclave, to allow people to travel in and out

By AP and TOI staff

Israel's national youth handball team (blue) competes in the 2016 European championships. (Screen capture/YouTube)

February 22, 2018, 4:23 pm

Israeli youth handball teams in Qatar spark social media outcry

Opening ceremony will not feature Israeli flag, but there's no question of Jerusalem not participating among more than 20 nations who sent teams to Doha

By David Harding

IDF Spokesman in Arabic, Avichay Adraee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem on September 6, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

February 21, 2018, 10:38 pm

Al Jazeera under fire for hosting IDF spokesperson

Arab critics accuse Qatari-owned station of normalization with Israel, providing a platform for 'false Israeli narrative'

By Khaled Abu Toameh

Qatari envoy Mohammed Al-Emadi (C) leaves a press conference at the Dar al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on February 19, 2018. Hospital workers tried to approach Al-Emadi as he left, but were pushed back by Hamas policemen. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Abed)

February 19, 2018, 10:09 pm

Protesters throw shoes, rip flags during visit to Gaza by Qatar envoy

Hospital workers upset over unpaid salaries try to approach Qatari diplomat, but are pushed backed by Hamas policemen

By Khaled Abu Toameh

A Palestinian Hamas member stands guard in front of a poster of Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, left, and former Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, during a press conference with Matthias Schmale, UNRWA's director in Gaza, and the Qatari envoy, Mohammed Al-Emadi, at the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Gaza, on February 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

February 19, 2018, 7:31 pm

Qatari envoy says both Israel, Hamas want calm

Amid flareup on southern border, Gulf official in Strip says neither side wants 'a confrontation that could ignite the entire region'

By AP

A Palestinian woman sits with a child after receiving food supplies from the United Nations' offices at the United Nations' offices in the Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, February 11, 2018. (AFP/Said Khatib)

February 15, 2018, 11:55 pm

As Gaza Strip deteriorates, Israel turns to world for help

Common goal of relieving crisis unites Jewish state and Qatar, but international donors are hesitant to put money into political, diplomatic, security, and economic quagmire

By Josef Federman

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit at Bayan palace in Kuwait City on December 5, 2017. (GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)

February 14, 2018, 2:53 am

Why are Jewish leaders fighting about Qatar? Here’s a scorecard

In recent weeks, some high-profile Jews have visited the emirate at its rulers' invitation, while others have criticized them. A look at the reasons for the latest internal brawl

By Ron Kampeas