THE EMIR OF QATAR TOURS THE SITE OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DESTRUCTION
NYP2001100222 - 02 OCTOBER 2001 - NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: His Highness the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al- Thani with his 8 year old son khalifsa bin Hamad al-Thani tours October 2, 2001 the site of the World Trade Center complex destruction of September 11th. mk/ep/W.Mathis pool UPI
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Surrounded by crises in all its Arab neighbors, Israeli leaders are not about to facilitate the birth of a Palestinian state.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Israeli-Palestinian peace had an urgent, new opportunity to make headway, and he intended to take advantage of it.
Israeli politicians delivered a mixed response to a U.S.-sponsored Arab Peace initiative ratified by the Arab League, officials said.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with Qatar Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani Tuesday, the White House said.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai traveled to Qatar and met with the emir of the Persian Gulf state where the Taliban may set up an office.
Qatar Emir Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, speaking at an Arab League summit, proposed a $1 billion fund to support Arabic and Islamic heritage in Jerusalem.
Arab television broadcaster al-Jazeera is no longer a voice for change, but of propaganda for its royal owner, journalists who used to work for the network say.
Qatar's emir will meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during his first visit to the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian officials said.
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Syrian rebels are taking aim at the country's military bases in an effort to prevent the government from hitting them from the air, observers say.
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