Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Secretary of Defense James Mattis is on a Mideast tour to “continue efforts to strengthen regional security architectures.” While his meetings in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel are likely to attract most of the press coverage, his discussions in Qatar Saturday could be the most consequential.

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic was on Monday received by Qatar's PM and Interior Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Nikolic on the occasion "proposed establishing a joint commission of the two countries," Tanjug reported, quoting a presidential press service statement.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic will be on an official visit to Qatar on Monday, November 7, and meet with top state officials, with several bilateral agreements also to be signed.

Nikolic will meet with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and PM and Interior Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Qatar on Saturday for a two-day visit mainly to boost bilateral economic ties.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has concluded a military agreement that involves the deployment of the Turkish Armed Forces in Qatar, during his official two-day visit to the Gulf nation. 

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu will pay a two-day visit to Qatar next week, with the Syrian conflict topping the agenda. 

Earlier this month, Davuto?lu held a bilateral meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani when the two participated in a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) hosted in Istanbul. 

High-Tech Port by MÜS?AD, a defense industry fair organized by the Independent Industrialists? and Businessmen?s Association (MÜS?AD), will be held in the Qatari capital of Doha to display products and services of Turkey?s leading defense companies. 

Qatar's emir has appointed an ambassador to Iraq, the first since the embassy was closed 25 years ago, Iraqi and Qatari media said, in the latest sign of a thaw in relations between Gulf Arab countries and Iraq. 

Iraq's foreign minister had said in May that Qatar would open an embassy in Baghdad. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has informed the leaders of France, Qatar and Saudi Arabia about Turkey?s ongoing operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK). 

President Francois Hollande and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani signed on May 4 a 6.3 billion euro ($7.02 billion) agreement for the sale of 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets.