DOHA, Qatar, March 30 (UPI) -- The Arab world must help find solutions to the problems that have produced a "shaking of the foundation" of the global economy, Qatar's emir said Monday.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Arab support for the Palestinians has been the bedrock of Arab diplomacy for decades, but the recent Israeli military action against Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip has divided those backing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party and those supporting its Hamas rival. A series of meetings before and after last month's unilateral Israeli cease-fire could mark the beginning of significant changes in Arab diplomacy concerning the Palestinians. Arab attitudes toward the emerging threat of a nuclear-armed Iran are also in flux.

DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The Qatar Museums Authority has teamed with New York's Tribeca Film Festival to start a film festival in its capital, Doha, officials said Sunday.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- While the Gulf states want to strengthen ties with Iran, the Gulf Cooperation Council hasn't invited Iranian officials to its next summit, officials said.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 23 (UPI) -- Gen. Michael Suleiman, commander of the Lebanese armed forces, will assume the presidency in a special session of Parliament, Speaker Nabih Berri announced.

NEW ORLEANS, April 29 (UPI) -- The emir of Qatar arrived in New Orleans Tuesday to get a first-hand look at how the $100 million his country sent the hurricane-ravaged city has been spent.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The latest U.S. National Intelligence Estimate that said Iran had abandoned its nuclear weapons quest four years ago was welcomed in the Persian Gulf Emirates.

JERUSALEM, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Israel sent fighter jets to the Syrian border Thursday in response to a report of aircraft near the border on the Syrian side.

To a world reeling from record-high prices, the April 9 meeting in Doha, Qatar, of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum attracted intense media scrutiny. Pundits s