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A Palestinian man holds a $100 bill, part of $480 million in aid allocated by Qatar, in Gaza City on May 13, 2019. (MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)
May 13, 2019, 12:34 pm
Banks in Gaza start handing out Qatari grants to impoverished Palestinians
Under the supervision of Doha’s Gaza Reconstruction Committee, 109,000 families in the Strip are slated to receive $100 payouts
By Adam Rasgon
UK Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn (second right) attends a 2012 conference in Doha along with several Palestinian terrorists convicted of murdering Israelis. (Screen capture: Twitter)
August 20, 2018, 12:45 am
Labour head Corbyn sat on panel alongside Hamas terror leaders in 2012
MP attended Doha conference with terror chief Khaled Mashaal and newly released Hamas members who oversaw deadly bombings during Second Intifada
By TOI staff
Construction work under way at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, November 9, 2014. (Rob Harris/AP)
June 4, 2018, 12:18 pm
Qatar soccer World Cup in question as FIFA mulls expanding tournament
Governing body considers increasing participating squads from 32 to 48, which could force isolated state to share event with neighbors
By David Harding
Al Jazeera staff work at their TV station in Doha, Qatar, on June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Malak Harb)
February 8, 2018, 12:35 pm
American pro-Israel lobby girds for Al Jazeera exposé
Jewish leaders reportedly claim Qatar promised to block TV series, but Qatari FM says there will be ‘no interference’ in media issues
By Sue Surkes
Israeli actress Gal Gadot, star of the new 'Wonder Woman' movie. (Clay Enos/DC Comics, via JTA)
July 1, 2017, 4:36 pm
Qatari cinemas quit airing ‘Wonder Woman’
Box office hit superhero film starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot has previously been banned in several Arab countries
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump speaks in Cincinnati, Ohio, on June 7, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM)
June 24, 2017, 11:42 pm
Trump may call major summit to unite Arabs against extremism
White House official says president is weighing hosting landmark event in bid to enlist Middle East leaders to his cause
By TOI staff
A general view of boats sitting in the port along the corniche in Qatar's capital Doha on June 5, 2017. (AFP Photo/STR)
June 24, 2017, 8:41 pm
UAE: Arab states don’t seek ‘regime change’ in Qatar
Doha says it is reviewing Saudi-led council’s 13-point list which includes demand to shut al-Jazeera and cut ties with Muslim Brotherhood
By Adam Schreck
This file photo taken on May 21, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump (R) shaking hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, during a bilateral meeting at a hotel in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
June 18, 2017, 12:55 am
Trump backed away from Qatar after swearing-in, disclosure shows
Trump Organization dissolved subsidiaries designed to pursue business deals in Gulf nation, which president has accused of funding terror
By Jon Gambrell
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 11, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)
June 12, 2017, 7:09 pm
Backing Gulf, Liberman equates al-Jazeera with ‘Nazi propaganda’
Defense minister tells Knesset meeting on Gaza that the Doha-based news service offers tacit support for Iran
By Judah Ari Gross
Hamas spokesman Husam Badran (Facebook image)
June 4, 2017, 11:32 am
Hamas denies Qatar is expelling its officials
Terror group says reports its West Bank coordinators are being ousted from Gulf Kingdom are false
By TOI staff
The exiled then chief of Hamas' Political Bureau Khaled Meshaal (C) speaks with Hamas deputy leader Musa Abu Marzuk (L) ahead of their conference in the Qatari capital, Doha on May 1, 2017. (Karim Jaafar/AFP)
June 3, 2017, 5:10 pm
Qatar said to order several Hamas terror chiefs to get out
Coordinators of Islamist group’s activities in West Bank among those reportedly being booted, under pressure from the US and Saudi Arabia
By TOI staff
Illustrative image of a hacker at work (Pixabay)
May 27, 2017, 12:30 am
Qatar ‘hacking’ revives Gulf tensions
Doha goes into damage control after accusing hackers of publishing false remarks attributed to Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on state media
By David Harding
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, right, welcomes US Defense Secretary James Mattis, center, and US ambassador to Qatar, Dana Shell Smith, left, at the Prince's Sea Palace residence in Doha, on April 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Pool/Jonathan Ernst)
April 22, 2017, 2:06 pm
After Israel trip, Mattis visits key US ally Qatar
Defense secretary meets with Qatari emir to discuss Iran, Islamic State and Syria
By AFP
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a Palestinian Liberation Organization executive committee meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 1, 2016. (Flash90)
July 21, 2016, 11:29 pm
Mahmoud Abbas’s brother dies in Qatar
Omar Abbas traveled regularly from Doha to Tel Aviv hospital to receive treatment for cancer
By TOI staff
Head of the Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh (right) and senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad (left) attend a news conference as they announce a reconciliation agreement in Gaza, on April 23, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
June 10, 2016, 11:05 am
Report: Hamas, Fatah to hold fresh talks next week
Fatah official says latest reconciliation efforts will focus on implementing an agreement reached in March
By TOI staff
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