Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar, after years of an independent foreign and security policy, has reached out to the Gulf Cooperation Council. Arab diplomatic sources said Qatar’s new emir has led a drive to improve ties with the six-member GCC. The sources said Emir Tamim Bin Hamad has been consulting with Saudi Arabia […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar’s new emir has lowered his nation’s profile in the Middle East. Western diplomats and analysts said Emir Tamim Bin Khalifa has ordered a new foreign policy in wake of his dismissal of Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim in June. The diplomats said the 33-year-old Tamim sought to increase […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar has announced a change in the regime of the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate. Qatar Emir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani said he would step down and hand over power to his son, Crown Prince Tamim. Under Hamad, who overthrew his father in a bloodless coup in 1995, Qatar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Monday, April 18, 2011 By Cliff Kincaid, Accuracy in Media President Obama on Thursday hosted Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani of Qatar, otherwise known as the Boss of Al-Jazeera, for a meeting in the Oval Office. Obama called him “Your Highness” and “His Highness,” even though the Emir dropped his robes of […]