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The attack on Hamas leaders in Doha upended a decades-old assumption – and left Arab leaders questioning how much they can still rely on Washington

Regional leaders express solidarity with Qatar as funeral held for six killed in Israeli attack on Hamas leadership.

The attack has called into question how Qatar might respond, the future of its mediator role, and its defence alliances.

The Israeli airstrike targeting senior Hamas political leaders in Qatar on Sept. 9, 2025, represents the crossing of a number of lines.

Interest in flights from the Gulf to Armenia accelerated sharply in the weeks after the country eased entry rules for GCC citizens and residents

The tiny, wealthy Gulf Arab state of Qatar has long hosted the biggest American military base in the Middle East

The oil-rich states of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have a lot going for them: wealth, domestic stability and growing global influence. In recent months, these Gulf kingdoms also appear closer to something they have long sought: reliable U.S. support that has become stronger and more uncritical…

Israel launched an unprecedented airstrike on the Qatari capital of Doha on September 9, the first time it has directly attacked a Gulf state. The “precision strike”, as Israel has called it, targeted a building in which Hamas officials were reportedly discussing a peace proposal brokered by the US.

A killer storm two decades past still teaches lessons about survival and resilience in a world where weather is getting more extreme.