Dubai deluge likely made worse by warming world, scientists find

A powerful rainstorm that wreaked havoc on the desert nation of the United Arab Emirates last week was likely made more intense because of climate change, a team of international scientists has found. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) group, composed of researchers from around the globe, said rain storms like the one that struck last … Read more

Navy official freed from Qatar prison, father write to PM Modi

New Delhi: Captain Saurabh Vashisht, one of the eight imprisoned Indian Navy personnel released by Qatar following India’s diplomatic efforts, and his father have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convey their heartfelt thanks and laud his leadership. Vashisht said his heart is brimming with appreciation and reverence, as he praised Modi for his … Read more

Qatari representative makes antisemitic allegations, receives ovations

Essa Al-Nassr, a member of the Qatari legislative Shura council, spoke on Monday at an Arab League session, expressing antisemitic remarks and inciting to violence and terrorism. In his remarks, he said: “there will be no peace nor negotiations with the Zionist entity for one reason: because their mentality does not recognize negotiations, but … Read more

Qatar calls for urgent action to defuse tension in Middle East

Doha: Qatar has called on the international community to swiftly intervene to defuse tension and prevent the Middle East region from sliding into a new conflict cycle. This came in a statement delivered by Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Qatar’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), before a Security Council meeting at … Read more

‘Oscars for airports’ names Doha’s Hamad International best airport in the world for 2024, Newark Liberty snares the gong for best new terminal… and the UK (yet again) fails to win a single award in any category

Doha’s Hamad International Airport has been named the World’s Best Airport at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024, aka ‘the Oscars of the airport industry’. The airport, home to a 6,000-square-metre indoor tropical garden and which offers unlimited free Wi-Fi, also takes home the gong for World’s Best Airport Shopping. It previously won the top … Read more

Macron’s explosive home front in the Gaza war

PARIS  — In the days after Hamas struck Israel, French President Emmanuel Macron made a national address vowing his “unreserved solidarity” with Israel.  A month later, he swerved to redress the balance, organizing a conference to support Gaza, joining calls for a cease-fire. In the days and months following Israel’s ground operation and airstrikes, Macron … Read more

Biden urges Egypt, Qatar to push Hamas on hostage-release deal – POLITICO

The official also said Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, will meet Monday with some of the families of the estimated 100 hostages still believed to be held in Gaza out of the 253 people kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7. Along with negotiators from the Egyptian and Qatari governments, the head of Israel’s Mossad … Read more

Qatar to ‘Post’: We proposed hostage deal, Israeli response took a week

In the complex tapestry of Middle Eastern diplomacy, Qatar emerges as a paradox. On the one hand, it positions itself as a mediator and peacemaker, instrumental in negotiating high-profile hostage releases and actively participating in regional discussions, a role that has placed it in the international spotlight in the aftermath of the Hamas led … Read more

Qatar: ‘The arsonist who then claims to be the firefighter’?

In the wake of Jerusalem Post Editor-in-Chief Zvika Klein’s exclusive visit and meetings with a series of top officials in Qatar, there have been a number of counter-perspectives shared with the Post compared to what the Qataris told Klein. These perspectives can be roughly divided into three categories: 1) those who see the Qataris … Read more

Israel withdraws negotiators from Qatar after Hamas rejects truce deal

Tel Aviv: Israel has recalled its negotiating team from Qatar after Hamas rejected its latest offer on a hostage deal and truce, an Israeli official said. The delegation led by the Mossad chief, David Barnea, had been in Doha for eight days. Israel has said that it will not relent to many of the demands … Read more