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Qatar on allegations of interference in Israeli elections: “Ridiculous and dangerous claims”
Doha categorically denies funding efforts to influence the Arab vote. “If we believed all the accusations, Qatar would have bought all of Israel,” it says. The Electoral Commission reports no evidence of systematic fraud


Lukoil’s $20 billion deal: the oil ‘battle’ uniting Trump, Putin and Gulf billionaires
The sale of Lukoil's international assets, worth around $20 billion, has moved from sanctions policy into the talks between Washington and Moscow, with a Boehly-led consortium backed by Gulf investors and a US state agency challenging Carlyle's earlier agreement.

Secret tanker crossings are keeping oil prices from soaring through the Strait of Hormuz
Satellite imagery shows dozens of tankers switching off transponders daily as producers reroute supply through pipelines and reserves, while Washington shifts to sustained pressure on Iran, pushing crude toward $100 amid Gulf attacks this week
The late Qatari Emir who left his palaces for the Ionian: the untold relationship between Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Greece
Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former emir who transformed Qatar into a global power, has died aged 74, leaving behind a little-known, decades-long bond with Greece and an investment that never came to life

Axios: What the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE told Trump that convinced him to postpone today’s planned strike on Iran
Tehran mocks the U.S. president over the postponement of the military strike: His hope of forcing the Iranian people and officials to surrender was futile

Turkey and Qatar say the Strait of Hormuz must not be used as a weapon
“Iran should not use the strait as a weapon to pressure or blackmail Gulf countries,” said Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani

The Emir of… Athens and his incredible car (+video)
A visit by a head of state to Athens rarely goes unnoticed by car enthusiasts. And when the visitor is the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the motorcade that crossed the Greek capital yesterday on its way to the Maximos Mansion carried a distinct aura of prestige.



