Nov 19 Syria’s Opposition Takes Shape By Larisa Epatko Fractious elements of Syria's opposition came together at a meeting in Doha, Qatar, in mid-November, while fighters continued to clash with Syrian government forces. View a slideshow of both developments. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch Islamists Fighting with Syrian Rebels Get Arms from Saudi Arabia and Qatar As airstrikes and battles continue to rage in Syria, more arms are getting into that country even as Turkey tightens its shared border. The New York Times reported that Saudi and Qatari weapons are in the hands of opposition fighters,… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch News Wrap: Hackers in Iran Likely Responsible for Cyber Attacks in Persian Gulf In other news Friday, U.S. authorities have new evidence suggesting hackers based in Iran carried out cyber attack that crippled 30,000 computers at major oil and gas companies in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Also, Pakistani police arrested suspects connected to… Continue watching
Feb 27 Conversation: Museum of Islamic Art By Arts Desk Sitting on its own small island in Doha, Qatar, on the Persian Gulf, the brand new Museum of Islamic Art contains one of the greatest collections of the religion's art and artifacts, including works from throughout the Arab world, Europe… Continue reading
Feb 13 Former Chechen Leader Killed in Qatar Bomb Blast By PBS NewsHour Former Chechen President Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, suspected of having terrorist ties and wanted by Moscow, died Friday after an explosion ripped apart his car in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, police said. Continue reading
Dec 12 Inspectors Search Six Iraqi Sites, Rumsfeld Signs Qatar Deal United Nations weapons inspectors in Iraq combed through at least six suspected weapons sites on Thursday. Continue reading