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Qatar to bankroll Syria’s public sector pay hike with $29m cash boost

The plan has reportedly gained approval from Washington, with Saudi Arabia also involved in the project

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Qatar is set to provide $29 million to fund a pay increase for Syrian civil servants (Pictured: Qatari prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani; Image: Getty)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) speaks with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L) during a meeting at 10 Downing Street on December 4, 2024

Arsen Ostrovsky

By Arsen Ostrovsky

The UK can’t back human rights and Qatar

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Jerusalem Post editor Zvika Klein has been placed under house arrest in Israel (Image: Getty)

Jerusalem Post editor placed under house arrest in ‘Qatargate’ investigation

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Palestinians chant slogans during an anti-Hamas protest, calling for an end to the war with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 26, 2025 (Photo by YOUSSEF ALZANOUN/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Nicole Lampert

By Nicole Lampert

Gazans against Hamas are ignored by the West and betrayed by their leaders

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Two of Benjamin Netanyahu's senior aides have been arrested in connection with the 'Qatargate' investigation (Image: Getty)

Israeli Politics

Two Netanyahu aides arrested in ‘Qatargate’ probe as PM accuses police of ‘witch hunt’

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Sheikh Saoud bin Adbdulrahman Al-Thani (Image: Qatar Government)

Qatari Defence Minister reportedly tweeted about ‘Israel’s control of the US’ and said ‘We are all Hamas’

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Hamas is reportedly reckoning with an internal split over new proposals for a Gaza ceasefire (Image: Getty)

Hamas divided over latest US ceasefire proposals

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Netanyahu blames Hamas for reneging on deal as he delays cabinet vote

The Israeli security cabinet need to approve the deal before it takes effect on Sunday

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January 16, 2025 09:31

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed a vote on the new ceasefire deal, accusing Hamas of reneging on sections of the agreement (Picture: Getty)

Israeli negotiators say hostage deal could be imminent, with Hamas for final approval

Bibi and Biden discuss hostage release as Israeli officials display cautious optimism

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January 13, 2025 09:21

Israeli negotiators say hostage deal could be imminent, with Hamas for final approval

Critical days ahead for hostage deal as top Israeli officials head to Qatar

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dispatched his security chiefs for the first joint visit since August

By Shirit Avitan Cohen

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January 12, 2025 10:42

Protesters call for an hostage deal with Hamas in Tel Aviv on the fourth night of Chanukah (Photo: Getty Images)

Israelis MPs drafting bill to oust Qatar as mediator in ceasefire negotiations

Legislators have pointed to allegations of terrorist funding against the Gulf state to justify the move

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January 10, 2025 15:16

Members of Israel's governing coalition have moved to oust Qatar as a mediator of the ceasefire negotiations with Hamas (Picture Getty)

Starmer raised Emily Damari’s plight with Emir of Qatar

Party leaders paid tribute to Mandy Damari’s campaign in Commons

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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December 4, 2024 17:35

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Credit: House of Commons)

Nicole Lampert

By Nicole Lampert

Why is our government hosting Qatar while threatening Israeli leaders with arrest?

One of these countries is an illiberal autocracy, and it’s not Israel

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December 3, 2024 15:41

King Charles III and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (Getty Images)

Al Jazeera journalist who downplayed Shoah returns to channel for film that ‘glorifies Hamas’

Al Jazeera journalist presents documentary accused of depicting Hamas as ‘light after darkness’ on October 7 anniversary

By Jane Prinsley

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November 29, 2024 15:04

Palestinian journalist Muna Hawwa, who previously downplayed the Holocaust, hosted an Al Jazeera documentary that appeared to glorify Hamas and aired on the first anniversary of October 7.

Hamas leaders reportedly leave Qatar for Turkey

The move could have ‘dramatic’ consequences for ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, according to Hebrew media reports

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November 18, 2024 12:46

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) meets Hamas leaders Khalid Mashaal (centre) and Ismail Haniyeh in Ankara in 2013 (photo:Getty Images)

Qatar denies end of mediation role

The Hamas office will stay in Gulf state, says spokesman

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November 10, 2024 09:59

Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP via Getty Images)

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