Qatar

A missile attack by Iran struck the Ras Laffan industrial area in Qatar, home to the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility, authorities said. The Qatari Interior Ministry reported that the strike caused a fire,…

The Qatari Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that its air defense forces successfully thwarted a drone attack aimed at Al-Udeid Air Base. Located 40 kilometers from Doha, Al-Udeid is the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle…

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was received with an official ceremony by Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha after his visit to Kuwait. Following the ceremony, Erdoğan held a bilateral meeting with the Qatari Emir, joined by…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz thanked US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Türkiye, Qatar, and Egypt for helping broker the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, saying, “We all owe them a debt of gratitude.” Addressing the…

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Majid al-Ansari announced that Türkiye will take part in a mediation meeting for Gaza today, as part of US President Donald Trump’s peace initiative. He said Hamas had received the plan and promised to review…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Extraordinary Joint OIC–Arab League Foreign Ministers’…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, speaking in Rome alongside Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani, warned that Israel’s “expansionist policies” now extending to Qatar should “awaken those who turn a blind eye to Netanyahu.” He…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened Qatar following the attack on a Hamas delegation in Doha, saying, “Either expel them or bring them to justice, because if you don’t, we will.” Netanyahu compared Hamas’s October 7, 2023…

Explosions hit Qatar’s capital, Doha, as the Israel Defense Forces confirmed targeting a Hamas negotiating team. The IDF said the group included senior figures directing Hamas operations for years and vowed to continue efforts to “defeat…