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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks at the Saudi-US Investment Forum at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
February 8, 2026, 1:53 pm
Relax, MBS isn’t aligning with Islamists. He also isn’t normalizing with Israel soon
Recent moves by Saudi Arabia against the UAE and toward Qatar and Turkey, along with a rise in antisemitism in the Saudi press, have alarmed many, but these processes are not new
By Lazar Berman
President Donald Trump, center, meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, left, and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, October 25, 2025. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
October 26, 2025, 2:46 am
Trump says Hamas withholding bodies of hostages, warns he’s watching ‘very closely’
US president hosts Qatar’s leaders on Air Force One, says Gulf state could send troops to Gaza; in response to warning, Hamas leader pledges expanded search for bodies
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
US Vice President JD Vance, right, and Second Lady Usha Vance arrive at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
October 21, 2025, 1:12 pm
Vance visits Israel, joining Witkoff and Kushner, as US works to stabilize ceasefire
Trump’s VP tours HQ of emerging international task force that will oversee implementation of Gaza deal; will meet PM and president on Wednesday; US said to fear Netanyahu could collapse ceasefire
By Lazar Berman, Nurit Yohanan, Nava Freiberg and Agencies
US President Donald Trump (C) and other world leaders pose for a group photograph at the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)
October 13, 2025, 11:51 pm
At Sharm summit, Trump and world leaders sign up for peace in Gaza, with Netanyahu absent
In speech, US president urges world leaders to join Abraham Accords; leaders sign document said to lay out groundwork for Strip’s future
By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies
People attend a funeral held for those killed by an Israeli attack in Doha, including Corporal Badr Saad Mohammed Al-Humaidi Al-Dosari, a member of the Internal Security Force, at the Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha, Qatar, September 11, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a video feed. (Qatar TV/Reuters TV via REUTERS)
September 11, 2025, 8:36 pm
Hamas says Israeli strike on Doha was ‘assassination of the entire negotiation process’
Funeral for six killed in airstrike held in Qatar, with a number of Hamas officials spotted alongside Qatari emir, while others conspicuously absent from proceedings
By Agencies and Nurit Yohanan
L-R: Yair Netanyahu and Qatari Emir Tamim Bin Hamad al Thani (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90/Hadi Mizban/Pool/AFP)
August 5, 2025, 5:30 am
Netanyahu’s son calls Qatari leader ‘modern-day Hitler’
Amid stalled hostage talks being co-mediated by Qatar, Yair Netanyahu accuses Doha of being ‘the main force behind the unprecedented wave of antisemitism around the world’
By Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump attends a breakfast with business leaders in Doha on May 15, 2025. (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
May 15, 2025, 12:35 pm
Trump says US ‘getting close to maybe doing’ Iran deal, Tehran ‘sort of’ agreed to terms
Adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says Islamic Republic would curb enrichment, promise not to pursue nuclear weapons, and allow inspectors — if the US lifted sanctions ‘immediately’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, April 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov / Pool / AFP)
April 17, 2025, 9:08 pm
Qatar’s ruler tells Putin Israel didn’t abide by Gaza truce that Doha helped mediate
At joint press conference in Moscow, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani also says Syria’s new leader wants warmer ties with Kremlin after toppling Assad
By Agencies and ToI Staff
PA President Mahmoud Abbas at the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool/AFP)
February 28, 2025, 4:20 am
Feeling heat from Trump to ‘solve’ Gaza, Arab states losing patience with PA’s Abbas
Palestinian Authority president left out of Arab leadership summit in Riyadh, where Gaza was main agenda item; diplomat says regional leaders will abandon Abbas if backed into corner
By Jacob Magid
Protesters call for the release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, outside the IDF's Kirya headquarters in Tel Aviv, January 13, 2025. (Itai Ron/Flash90)
January 13, 2025, 11:03 pm
Israeli officials: Deal will see 33 hostages freed in 1st stage, most of them alive
Negotiations to free remaining captives to begin on 16th day of potential ceasefire deal; talks advanced after ‘tense’ meeting between Netanyahu, Trump envoy, officials tell ToI
By Amy Spiro, Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, left, speaks during a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
June 4, 2024, 2:12 am
Biden says Israel ready to advance deal, urges Qatari pressure on Hamas to agree
Israeli officials accuse PM of harming talks with comments that pushed Hamas to ask for clarity about clauses purposely kept ambiguous so the sides would agree to 1st stage of deal
By Jacob Magid
Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L), ruler of Qatar since 2013, in a meeting with Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh (R) and Khaled Mashal in Doha, October 17, 2016 (Qatar government handout)
May 4, 2024, 9:03 am
Qatar anticipating US request to expel Hamas leaders, is open to doing so — source
US official says Blinken told Al-Thani last month that Doha should kick out terror officials if they continue to reject hostage deal proposals
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on December 10, 2023. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at Lusail Palace, in Doha on February 6, 2024. (Ronen Zvulun/AP, Mark Schiefelbein/AFP)
March 22, 2024, 4:51 pm
Documents show Israel sought, valued Qatari aid for Gaza in years leading to Oct. 7
Netanyahu long attempted to avoid talking publicly about arrangement with Doha, but letters from top aides reveal Jerusalem felt assistance was critical for regional stability
By Jacob Magid
Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L), ruler of Qatar since 2013, in a meeting with Hamas leaders Ismail Haniyeh (R) and Khaled Mashal in Doha, October 17, 2016 (Qatar government handout)
March 14, 2024, 3:02 pm
Qatar emir proposed expelling Hamas officials in meet with Blinken days after Oct. 7
US diplomat told Thani that Doha should use its sway with terror group to free hostages in short term, but it wouldn’t be ‘business as usual’ for Hamas after war, officials tell ToI
By Jacob Magid
A woman and her children walk past a wall with photographs of hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7 Hamas-led cross-border terror onslaught in Israel, seen in Jerusalem, February 26, 2024. (Leo Correa/AP)
February 28, 2024, 1:26 am
Hamas said to deride deal outline as ‘Zionist document’ as Qatar sees ‘race against time’
Qatari mediators said to relay broadly negative response by terror group to 6-week truce framework; TV report details US formula for 40-for-400 hostage-prisoner exchange
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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