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File photo of Qatar’s Minister of State for Interior AffairsSheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (R). (Reuters/Hamad I Mohammed)

Qatar’s new prime minister reports for duty

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jul 16, 2013 | Profiles

Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—If sports seeks to entrench the principles of teamwork and cooperation in young people, then a military education must surely encourage discipline. This is an attribute that characterizes Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the man...

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File picture shows Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani standing next to his son Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Doha (Reuters Photo)

Opinion: Qatar, the Gulf and Emir Tamim

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 27, 2013 | Opinion

I would not be being honest if, in the wake of Sheikh Tamim becoming Emir, I described Qatar’s future as being a period of either continuity or change. Will the country continue to travel in the same direction, and at the same pace as it did under his father, Sheikh...

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Salman Shaikh, director of Brookings Doha Center (AAA)

Brookings Doha boss on Qatar’s transition

by Mohammed Al-Shafey | Jun 25, 2013 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—After weeks of growing speculation, the recent news that Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has decided to cede power to his 33-year-old son, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has prompted fresh questions about the direction of...

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File picture shows Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani standing next to his son Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Doha (Reuters Photo)

Emir of Qatar hands power to his son

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Jun 25, 2013 | Middle East

Doha, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, announced that he will be transferring power to his son following days of speculation. In a gathering of the country’s ruling family, the Emir announced on Monday that he is intent on...