Articles tagged with: Qatar
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Saturday, 30 Mar, 2013
Ramallah, Asharq Al-Awsat—A well-informed Palestinian source has told Asharq Al-Awsat that President Mahmoud Abbas will refuse to participate in any Arab League summit also attended by Hamas.
Just days after the announcement of a proposed Arab League meeting in Cairo between Fatah and Hamas, to be held under the auspices of the Egyptian presidency hopes of Palestinian reconciliation, have been thrown into doubt once more. This meeting was arranged after the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bi...
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Wednesday, 6 Mar, 2013
The media scene was monolithic under Tunisia’s old government, while the public arena was characterized by the absence of politics. A news booth in Tunisia three years ago looked like a display of a duplication of one picture in different colors. Heated discussions concerned football matches and Star Academy rather than government shuffles and upcoming elections. The uprisings have changed this picture, only now, Tunisia has rumors and conspiracy theories instead of a free press and innovative...
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Wednesday, 5 Dec, 2012
Prepare for the Shale gas boom. Today the phrase is plastered across the world’s leading newspapers with much dramatic effect. They are not alone: seasoned energy experts are...
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Monday, 12 Nov, 2012
Sunday, the closing day of a week-long Syrian opposition conference held in Doha, saw the formation of a new opposition group: the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and ...
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Friday, 27 Jul, 2012
As the fighting in Syria continues this week, signs of increasing desperation amongst President Assad and his advisors are visible, but there are no signs that the regime will co...
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Friday, 29 Jun, 2012
The new peace initiative from the UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, Kofi Annan, has already run into trouble, receiving criticism from both the Syrian government and the rebel...
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Tuesday, 19 Jun, 2012
The political turmoil that has defined the Arab world since the beginning of 2011 and that has so far resulted in the fall of four regimes (in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen) has ...
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Wednesday, 2 May, 2012
Khaled Meshaal, the exile-based leader of Hamas, is, if nothing else, a political survivor. As the head of a religious militant group that prioritizes party discipline and orga...
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Tuesday, 10 Apr, 2012
The Qatar Philharmonic is not just another classical music hall, and Marcel Khalifé is not just any musician. The two are going hand in hand these days as both musician and ve...
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Thursday, 5 Apr, 2012
The six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have emerged as influential regional and international actors over the past decade. Led by Qatar and the United Arab Emirat...
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