World Sep 19 Taliban release British couple held for months in Afghanistan By Jon Gambrell, Riazat Butt, Associated Press
World Sep 15 Qatar summit in response to Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha leads to little action Qatar’s ruling emir opened the summit by accusing Israel of not caring about its hostages in Gaza and instead working to ”ensure Gaza is no longer livable.”… By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
World Sep 14 Qatar denounces Israel ahead of summit over Israeli strike on Doha targeting Hamas leaders Qatar's prime minister denounced Israel on Sunday as foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim nations met to discuss a possible unified response to Israel's attack on Doha targeting the leadership of the militant group Hamas. By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
World Sep 12 Rubio meets Qatar’s prime minister before visiting Israel in a delicate balance with 2 allies The Trump administration is walking a delicate line between two major allies after Israel took its fight with Hamas to the Qatari capital, where leaders of the militant group had gathered to consider a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in… By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Politics Sep 11 Trump tries to distance U.S. from Israel’s strike on Qatar amid fury from Arab leaders Just a few months ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump to their palaces with camel parades and pomp. Now, those same leaders are united in anger after Israel’s strike… By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
Sep 11 Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ of hostage release with strike on Doha, Qatar’s prime minister says By Jon Gambrell, Abdel Kareem Hana, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Sheikh Mohammed was expected to attend a U.N. Security Council meeting later Thursday, part of a diplomatic push by Qatar after the strike. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 5:25 The potential consequences of Israel’s strike on Hamas in Qatar By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi The leader of the United Arab Emirates visited Doha to express solidarity with Qatar, one day after an unprecedented Israeli attack on the Gulf nation. Israel's airstrikes that targeted Hamas's political leaders reportedly failed to kill them, but rattled the… Continue watching
Sep 10 Israel launches strikes in Yemen as EU chief seeks sanctions on Israel over war in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Lorne Cook, Associated Press Israel launched another round of heavy airstrikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The strikes on Wednesday hit a fuel station in Sanaa and a government facility. Continue reading
Sep 10 Qatar digs through the rubble of Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The strike on the territory of a U.S. ally drew widespread condemnation from countries in the Mideast and beyond. It also marked a dramatic escalation in the region and risked upending talks aimed at ending the war and freeing hostages… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 11:39 Israeli strike on Hamas in Qatar adds fresh volatility to already unstable region By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn, Sonia Kopelev There was a dramatic escalation in an already white-hot Middle East on Tuesday. For the first time, Israel attacked Qatar, a key American regional ally and the mediator of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. The target was a meeting… Continue watching