Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

The 22nd Doha Forum, held last weekend, was attended by the first deputy speaker of the Greek Parliament, Yiannis Plakiotakis, who held a series of meetings with senior state officials.

Plakiotakis even participated in the opening ceremony of the forum, which was attended by the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and other heads of state.

The Queen Camilla, Charles’ wife, who recently cancelled a number of her obligations, revealed that she was suffering from a form of pneumonia, British media reported today.

Ankara has denied reports from the Israeli media that Hamas political leadership has moved to Türkiye from Qatar.

"The members of the Hamas political bureau visit Türkiye from time to time. But claims that the Hamas political bureau has moved to Türkiye do not reflect the reality," said the sources from the Turkish Foreign Ministry on Nov. 18.

Gulf leaders, including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, met with EU counterparts in Brussels on Wednesday for talks they hoped could help defuse an "extremely dangerous escalation" in the Middle East.

For the first time, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will attend the first Summit of the EU-Persian Gulf Cooperation Council.

He will attend a landmark meeting between leaders of the European Union and Arab Gulf countries in Brussels, according to a Politico article.

The emir of Qatar today expressed his “full support” for Lebanon, assuring that he has ordered aid to the stricken country, where Israeli bombing has caused hundreds of deaths and nearly 1.2 million displaced people, according to an account by Lebanese authorities.

The United States said Friday that progress had been made at the latest round of Gaza truce talks, after the presence of Israeli troops on the Egyptian border emerged as a major sticking point.

The White House said CIA chief William Burns was among U.S. officials taking part in the discussions in Cairo, joining the heads of Israel's spy agency and security service.

This picture taken from Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing over the Hamad residential towers in Khan Yunis in the south following Israeli bombardment on Aug. 17, 2024.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hosted Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in the Turkish capital to discuss the growing regional escalation following Israel's killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.