World & Nation
Qatari state television says the country’s former ruler, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al Thani, has died.
Oct. 23, 2016
An appeals court sentenced 19 people, including the emir’s cousin, to death for a failed 1996 coup.
May 22, 2001
Qatar ruler abdicates, hands power to his son
June 25, 2013
Entertainment & Arts
Last year’s mystery buyer of Mark Rothko’s “White Center (Yellow, Pink and Lavender on Rose),” 1950, sold by David Rockefeller and acquired anonymously at Sotheby’s for $72.8 million, has been revealed to be Qatar’s ruling al Thani family.
May 6, 2008
Five years ago, Gaza’s streets were decked out with maroon-and-white flags to welcome the emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani.
June 19, 2017
Media: Al Jazeera reaches 35 million viewers with its news broadcasts, as intelligence and propaganda become crucial weapons in a new kind of conflict.
Oct. 12, 2001
Babylon & Beyond
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March 13, 2008
California
When a Qatari sheikh came to live in L.A., an entire economy sprouted to meet his wishes. “His highness doesn’t like to hear no,” one associate told a professor.
July 16, 2020
Terrorism: Publishing company hawks an $8 disc featuring footage of the Al Qaeda leader.
Oct. 11, 2002