Topic: Hamad al-Thani

Iran's President, Hassan Rouhani, warned the United States Saturday not to create trouble for a group of Iranian oil tankers headed for Venezuela to help the latter country address a major fuel shortage.

President Donald Trump met with Qatari Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani at the White House on Tuesday.

The U.S. approved a $300 million sale of APKWS guidance sections and rockets to Qatar as the state's emir meets with Defense Secretary James Mattis and President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday they're not ruling out the possibility of military action against the Syrian government.

Saudi Arabia suspended contact with Qatar after the representatives of the two countries involved in a rift spoke over the phone, Saudi officials said.

The UAE has rejected a report indicating it hacked Qatari government websites to post incendiary false quotes attributed to Qatar's emir.

Saudi Arabia and allies have targeted dozens of organizations and individuals with new terror sanctions, heightening rising tensions in the region.

Kuwait offered to mediate talks after several Middle East nations ended diplomatic relations with Qatar, the Qatari foreign minister said.

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates broke off diplomatic relations with Qatar, they announced Monday.

France-based contractor Dassault Aviation received its down payment from the government of Qatar for the delivery of 24 Rafale multi-role fighter aircraft.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in South Korea, prompting speculation of a presidential bid.

Meetings this week with British and Qatari leaders come amid growing concern Qatar is funding al-Qaida and Islamic State militants.

Qatar is called on to use the 2022 World Cup as an opportunity to improve its human rights record, a U.N. special envoy said Wednesday from Doha.

Saudi Arabia, exasperated with U.S. vacillation over Syria's chemical arsenal and now its effort to reconcile with Iran, Riyadh's foremost adversary, is forging a new alliance of Islamist rebels in Syria under a pro-Saudi warlord to supersede the U.S.-backed Free Syrian Army.

Qatari ruler Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani said it is time for a new generation to lead and appointed his 33-year-old son Tamim the next emir of Qatar.