All news on the topic: Qatar

• Crime • Views: 696
Gaza photographer Motaz Azaiza admits withholding Oct. 7 hostage footage to protect attackers
A Gaza journalist who met with Mayor Mamdani and was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize as well as listed in Time100 admitted that he withheld footage of Israeli hostages being beaten by a Palestinian mob on Oct. 7, 2023, to protect the perpetrators.
• Politics • Views: 745
Pentagon IG report reveals $33.4B price tag and severe munition shortfalls in Iran war
The Pentagon’s war with Iran has cost $33.4 billion and counting, while hundreds of destroyed buildings and dozens of aircraft have yet to be accounted for, according to a stunning new internal report warning of ’strategic inventory shortfalls.’
• Politics • Views: 651
Leaked officials warn U.S. military faces potential "breakdown" amid Middle East conflict
The U.S. military is straining under the pressures of the Iran war, according to two U.S. officials familiar with operations in the Middle East. One cautioned that this stress could lead to a “breakdown” in the military’s ability to effectively continue a war that President Donald Trump said would end in early April.
• Politics • Views: 662
Dublin Airport readies North Runway for presidential visit by Bridge Air Force One
The Qatar-donated Boeing 747-8 that has been transformed into Bridge Air Force One is about to demonstrate just how different Ireland’s situation is from Turkey’s.
• Tech • Views: 900
SpaceX investor records reveal stakes held by Chinese-linked businessmen and Qatari entities
A businessman connected to Chinese military contractors was among the foreign investors who purchased shares in SpaceX while it remained a private company. An entity associated with the Qatari royal family also acquired a stake.
• World News • Views: 819
Operation Ramz exposes sprawling phishing and malware rings tied to thousands of victims across the region
In an unprecedented crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa, Interpol announced Monday that authorities have arrested 201 individuals associated with cross-border cybercrime networks.
• World News • Views: 806
As global LNG supply collapses after the Iran conflict, Asia turns to coal in a dramatic reversal that threatens years of climate progress
Governments across Asia are increasing their use of coal, the most polluting fossil fuel, as they attempt to address significant energy shortages caused by the US-Israel war on Iran.
• US News • Views: 603
U.S. citizen Dennis Coyle returns home following more than a year in Taliban custody as family, State Department, and Gulf intermediaries celebrate hard-won release
On Tuesday, Afghanistan’s Taliban government announced that it had released a U.S. national who had been detained in the country for over a year.
• US News • Views: 610
U.S. hospitals brace for MRI disruptions as Missouri virologist warns helium supplies will be “cut in half” due to Trump’s escalating war with Iran
Marc Johnson, a virologist and professor at the University of Missouri, disclosed on Monday that his institution’s supply of a vital medical resource will be "cut in half" due to the Trump administration’s conflict with Iran, potentially leading to significant implications for medical facilities across the country.
• World News • Views: 602
Israel launches new wave of strikes on Iran as Middle East teeters on the brink
Israel initiated a new series of attacks on Iran on Friday, following President Donald Trump’s warning not to repeat its strikes on Iranian natural gas infrastructure, which significantly intensified the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.
• US News • Views: 551
Trump says Israel will halt attacks on Iran gas field, threatens massive retaliation if Qatar targeted again
President Trump stated on Wednesday that Israel will refrain from carrying out additional attacks on Iran’s primary natural gas facility.
• World News • Views: 638
Invisible crisis: helium shortages triggered by Iran conflict could halt production of chips powering modern technology
Since the conflict in Iran began on February 28, concerns about oil and gas have dominated the headlines and prompted the most significant complaints from consumers.
• World News • Views: 511
Global energy markets shaken after Israeli strike on Iran’s South Pars field sends oil prices soaring above $100
An Israeli airstrike targeted Iran’s South Pars gas field, the largest in the world, on Wednesday, causing energy prices to soar as Tehran vows to target energy sites across the Gulf in retaliation.
• World News • Views: 733
A Russian travel company, Reset Trip, is scamming clients out of thousands of dollars and not refunding money for paid trips
A travel company refused to refund a trip to South Africa for Moscow women that was canceled due to the war in Iran.
• US News • Views: 719
From cinema rooms to wine cellars: Atlas Shelters reinforced bunkers see unprecedented global demand
‘This is the largest surge in bomb shelter requests I have ever experienced,’ Ron Hubbard says.
• World News • Views: 875
Iran war threatens global helium supply, putting AI development, semiconductors, and MRI technology at risk
Bloomberg reports that the conflict in Iran has impacted global medicine and artificial intelligence.
• US News • Views: 670
U.S. private oil giant Exxon Mobil begins evacuating staff from the Middle East
The U.S. private oil giant Exxon Mobil has evacuated non-essential personnel from the Middle East.
• World News • Views: 620
Pipeline sabotage and nuclear plots: how Kremlin spreads disinformation
This week, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service reiterated previous claims that European countries were planning to provide Ukraine with a nuclear weapon. FIMI narratives accused Ukraine and the United Kingdom of plotting pipeline sabotages.
• World News • Views: 609
Iran attacks Gulf infrastructure, triggering new anti-Tehran coalition
In response to attacks by Israel and the United States, Iran has been striking the territories of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, and Oman indiscriminately, effectively uniting a coalition of angry Arab states against the authorities in Tehran.
• World News • Views: 729
Iran says it is not at war with neighbors despite missile strikes across the Gulf
Since the United States and Israel initiated attacks across Iran last weekend, the Islamic Republic has responded by launching missiles and drones throughout the region, targeting Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries.
• World News • Views: 587
GPS and AIS disruption exposes 1,100 ships to collision and navigation risks
Following the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran on February 28, over 1,100 ships across the Middle East encountered GPS and Automatic Identification System (AIS) interference within a 24-hour period, exposing the vessels to navigation and accident risks, according to the maritime AI company Windward.
• World News • Views: 545
New images reveal Iranian strikes on American missile defense systems
New satellite images from several key military bases in the Arabian Peninsula indicate that Iran is attempting to weaken air defenses by targeting US-made radars designed to detect incoming missiles and drones.
• World News • Views: 529
Emirati officials weigh strike on Iran after unprecedented attacks
The United Arab Emirates is contemplating military measures to prevent Iranian missile and drone attacks on the nation, according to two sources familiar with the situation who spoke to Axios.
• World News • Views: 842
Trump says US is ’knocking the crap out’ of Iran, warns ’big wave’ is coming
President Donald Trump stated in a nine-minute phone interview with CNN on Monday morning that the US military is "knocking the crap" out of Iran, though the "big wave" is still on the horizon.
• World News • Views: 919
Khamenei warns U.S. as Iran flexes power in Strait of Hormuz
Iran announced it has temporarily closed parts of the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow entrance to the Persian Gulf. This action followed reports from semiofficial Iranian news agencies about live fire drills in this crucial waterway, through which 20% of the world’s oil supply is transported.