Tag: Qatar

Iranian missile hit oil tanker in Qatari waters, Qatar says

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) An oil tanker leased to state-owned QatarEnergy was hit by an Iranian cruise missile on Wednesday in Qatari waters, the defense ministry...

UAE president, Qatar emir discuss Iran’s ‘terrorist’ attacks

(Al Arabiya) UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed the ongoing Iranian “terrorist” attacks targeting...

Qatar: War on Iran ‘must end’ through diplomatic means

(Al Arabiya) Qatar said on Tuesday that the ongoing war on Iran by Israel and the US needed to end through diplomatic means. “Qatar’s...

Qatar PM says gas hub attack ‘clear proof’ Iran not only targeting US interests

(Agencies/Al Arabiya) Qatar’s prime minister said on Thursday Iran’s attack on the world’s largest gas facility in Qatar was “clear proof” against Tehran’s claims...

Iran attack wipes out 17 pct of Qatar’s LNG capacity for up to five years: QatarEnergy CEO

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Iranian attacks have knocked out 17 percent of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated $20 billion in lost...

EU-Qatar air deal under fire after top official sacked

(Tommaso Lecca - Politico) Airlines, pilots and aviation worker unions are pressing the EU to pause the bloc's open skies deal with Qatar after...

Top Iranian official says progress made towards launching negotiations with the U.S.

(Barak Ravid - Axios) A top Iranian security official close to the country's leader said on Saturday that there is progress in efforts to...

US personnel evacuated from Qatar base amid Iran tensions (Politico)

The U.S. has ordered the evacuation of some personnel from its largest base in the Middle East as President Donald Trump weighs strikes against...

Why Trump’s Executive Order on Qatar Marks a Historic Shift (Mona Yacoubian – CSIS)

On September 29, President Trump signed an executive order entitled “Assuring the Security of the State of Qatar” that recognizes the “enduring alliance” between...

Israel’s attack on Qatar shows why it’s time for a Gulf defence union (Bilal Y. Saab – Chatham House)

Israel’s 9 September attack on Qatar shows why its neighbour, Saudi Arabia, has been pushing for a formal defence pact with the US in...

Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha ‘potentially opens a new and perilous chapter’ (UN News)

The Security Council is meeting in emergency session to discuss Israel’s strike on the capital of Qatar, Doha, which targeted Hamas’ political leadership on...

Geostrategic magazine (11 September 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Artificial Intelligence; Climate Action; Global...

Iran Update, September 10, 2025 (Institute for the Study of War)

Snapback Sanctions on Iran: The Wall Street Journal reported on September 10 that the Iran-IAEA agreement is unlikely to persuade the E3 (the United...

Geostrategic magazine (10 September 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye. Today’s about: Armenia-Azerbaijan; India-China; Israel-Qatar; Radicalization online;...

India and Qatar at 50: A Strategic Partnership for a New Era (Logan Cochrane, Mudassar Ali Baig – Observer Research Foundation)

Qatar and India established diplomatic relations in the early 1970s. They celebrated 50 years of diplomatic ties in 2023, marking an important milestone in...

Geostrategic magazine (3 May 2025)

From global think tanks The analyses published here do not necessarily reflect the strategic thinking of The Global Eye Today’s about: Bulgaria; Climate Action; Democracy; Europe;...