Financial Time (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Long before investments raised him to prominence, Sheikh Hamad’s idiosyncratic foreign policy and backing of the free-speaking al-Jazeera satellite channel had already attracted attention. He talks openly of “his friends” in Israel, having forged relations with the Arabs’ historical foe in the 1990s. At the same time, the Doha offices of Hamas, the militant Palestinian group, receive...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Qatari Prime Minister wins High Court apology The Prime Minister of Qatar has received an apology in the High Court from an Arabic newspaper over a series of articles which wrongly alleged that he had threatened to break off relations with Israel. By Gordon Rayner Last Updated: 10:09PM BST 21 Jul 2008The UK-based Asharq Al Awsat claimed Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani had travelled...
Christian Today (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Lebanese leaders are finalising a deal on the formation of a national unity government as stipulated in an agreement that ended the countrys political crisis political sources said on Saturday
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Qatar's ruler has reshaped the cabinet by naming a woman as top health official and creating an environment ministry but has kept unchanged important positions including energy, foreign affairs and finance
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Qatar's ruler has reshaped the cabinet by naming a woman as top health official and creating an environment ministry but has kept unchanged important positions including energy, foreign affairs and finance
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
... wealth funds, including the Qatari Investment Authority, which is controlled by the ruling Al-Thani family.EDITOR’S CHOICE - Jun-20 - Jun-20 - Jun-17- Jun-16 - Jun-16- Jun-15Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani will on Monday write to the board of Barclays complaining of negligence and his treatment by the bank, which he alleges still owes him, after certain repayments, about €42m...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
With oil prices hitting $140 a barrel this week, the Qatari state just can't spend money as quickly as it can make it.In 2003, it formed the QIA to put those petrodollars to work at home and abroad. Qatar's prime minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, is chief executive of the fund, which is run on a day-to-day basis by Dr Yousef Hussain Kamal. The fund's stated mission is...
