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01DOHA1093	TALIBAN PROPOSAL FOR BIN LADEN ISLAMIC TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2001-04-07 12:16:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PTER AF PA QA

01STATE61624	TALIBAN PROPOSAL FOR BIN LADEN ISLAMIC TRIBUNAL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DOHA. PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. (S) THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES THAT DURING THE TALIBAN DELEGATION VISIT TO QATAR THE TALIBAN AND QATARIS MAY DISCUSS A TRIBUNAL OF MUSLIM SCHOLARS TO TRY USAMA BIN LADEN IN QATAR. REPORTEDLY, UNDER THIS FOR [...]	2001-04-07 00:01:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PREL PTER QA AF
02AMMAN4526	GOJ RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO QATAR FOR CONSULTATIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Jordan closed the al-Jazeera office in Amman on August 7 and subsequently recalled its Ambassador to Qatar for consultations in response to an "inflammatory" episode of "Opposite Direction" by al-Jazeera. The program featured a guest who was aggressively criti [...]	2002-08-12 14:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM QA JO
02KUWAIT5415	KUWAIT ACTING OIL MINISTER ON PROJECT KUWAIT, [...] No summary [...]	2002-12-17 07:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD PREL KU SA QA IR ENRG EINV
02VATICAN5640	VATICAN AND QATAR ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS [...] THE HOLY SEE ANNOUNCED NOVEMBER 18 THAT IT HAS ESTABLISHED FORMAL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH QATAR. THE HOLY SEE WILL BE REPRESENTED AT THE LEVEL OF NUNCIO AND QATAR BY AN AMBASSADOR. THE HOLY SEE HAS DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH MOST MOSLEM STATES WITH THE GLARING EXCEPTION OF SAUDI ARABIA, OM [...]	2002-11-20 09:09:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL QA VT
03ABUDHABI1383	MFA MINSTATE: ARAB LEAGUE COMMUNIQUE FAR [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). 2. (C) AMBASSADOR DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON THE AFTERNOON OF 3/23 TO MFA MINSTATE SHAYKH HAMDAN BIN ZAYID (OTHER TOPICS SEPTEL, NOTAL). SHAYKH HAMDAN NOTED THAT NOT MUCH COULD BE EXPECTED FROM THE ARAB LEAGUE SESSIO [...]	2003-03-23 13:32:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ QA TC
03ABUDHABI3680	AFGHANISTAN -- TRAVEL OF PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Shaykh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, is currently vacationing at his villa in France near Geneva. We expect him to continue his vacation in Morocco. Our MFA Protocol contacts were not able to pinpoint his date of return to Abu Dhabi. Because of Sh. Zayed's adva [...]	2003-08-10 10:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP OTRA KU QA TC AF
03ABUDHABI4764	UAE, OMAN FORMALIZE BORDER PACT [...] (U) Summary: The historical dispute between the UAE and Oman over their common international border appears to be over. On October 11, the two neighbors exchanged authenticated documents on the agreement reached on the common border from east of Al Aqeedat to Al Daar in the north on the Arabi [...]	2003-10-27 11:53:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR QA SA IR MU TC
03ABUDHABI870	UAEG WILL CONSIDER MULTILATERAL OPEN SKIES REGIME [...] (U) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Econchief delivered reftel demarche on the benefits of joining a multilateral open skies aviation regime on 2/22 to UAE Ministry of Communications Assistant Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Mohamed Yahya Al-Suweidi [...]	2003-02-22 14:00:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAIR PGOV ECON MU QA BA TC
03DOHA1748	IN-HOUSE VIEWS ON POTENTIAL HAMAS TARGETS [...] (S) SUMMARY. The organizations named in ref B, Qatar Charitable Society (QCS),Sheikh Eid bin Mohammed Charitable Society and the Qatari Joint Committee for Relief, are three of the four charitable entities in Qatar (the fourth is the Qatar Red Crescent Society). The GOQ is committed to combat [...]	2003-07-10 11:43:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	EFIN PTER ECON ETTC QA
03KUWAIT3409	KUWAIT ON SUPPORT FOR POLISH STABILIZATION FORCES [...] (S) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah during their July 28 meeting (other topics septel). The FM said Kuwait had already agreed in principle to supporting Polish forces, as long as the burden was also shared by other nations. He added that Pri [...]	2003-07-29 06:07:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET	MARR MASS PREL KU QA BA SA MU TC
03KUWAIT5209	GCC CONFORMITY CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR COUNTRIES [...] No summary [...]	2003-11-17 05:18:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD MU QA BA SA KU WTRO GCC USTR TC
03KUWAIT5756	(C) GOK STILL AWAITING QATARI GAS; UNLIKELY TO [...] (C) Summary: Despite increased publicity surrounding a possible Kuwaiti-Iranian natural gas deal, the GOK is unlikely to conclude an agreement with Iran, according to a well-placed Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) official. Rather, Kuwait is betting that Qatar will eventually serve as its prima [...]	2003-12-20 13:44:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ETRD PREL KU SA QA IR
03OTTAWA1862	A/S WAYNE'S MEETING WITH ABDULLA BIN AL-ATTIYAH, [...] (SBU) Summary: During a bilateral meeting held June 25 on the margins of the International Arab Banking Summit in Montreal, A/S Anthony Wayne and Abdulla bin al-Attiyah, Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar, discussed the regional economic situation with a focus on the fight against terror [...]	2003-06-30 20:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EFIN ETRD EINV ETTC PREL PTER PINR QA XF
04ABUDHABI138	QATARI FM DEFENDS PRESENCE OF FOREIGN BASES; [...] Qatar's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister defended Gulf countries that invite foreign forces on their soil saying countries have the sovereign right to protect themselves against invaders, such as dictators like Saddam Hussein. Shaykh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr Al Thani was speak [...]	2004-01-12 13:38:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL IZ QA TC
04ABUDHABI2061	VIEWS ON QATAR-SAUDI MEETING, QATAR'S TIES [...] (C) In farewell calls with the Ambassador, the Qatari Ambassador to the UAE, Abdullah Al-Othman, and Abu Dhabi Deputy Crown Prince and Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, Shaykh Mohamed bin Zayed (MbZ),gave their respective readouts on the recent Qatar- Saudi talks, and on the Qatari Crow [...]	2004-06-22 14:04:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA TC
04AMMAN3955	U/S LARSON MEETING WITH QATARI MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] (SBU) U/S Larson met with Qatari Minister of Economy and Commerce Mohammed Bin Ahmed Bin Jassim Al-Thani on May 15 at the margins of the World Economic Forum at the Dead Sea in Jordan. Larson opened by seeking the views of the Qataris on the G-8 reform initiative. He passed a copy of the late [...]	2004-05-19 13:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET EAID QA IZ NG
04CARACAS3826	CHAVEZ'S ANTI-IMPERIALIST MISSIONARY JOURNEY [...] (C) President Hugo Chavez visited Spain, Libya, Russia, Iran, and Qatar during November 23-30 as part of what GOV officials called an "international offensive" to promote the new phase of the Bolivarian Revolution. In Spain, Chavez capitalized on Foreign Minister Moratino's assertion that the [...]	2004-12-10 21:13:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON VE SP RS IR QA
04KUWAIT3462	GCC DISCUSSES COMMON THREAT OF TERRORISM [...] (U) In preparation for an October 9-10 meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Interior Ministers in Kuwait, GCC Interior Ministry Undersecretaries met in Kuwait on October 2 and 3 to discuss the common threat of terrorism and what steps the Council could take to further bolster their cooper [...]	2004-10-04 13:52:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KU BA YM QA UE OM
04KUWAIT786	(SBU) KUWAIT AND IRAQ BEGIN ADDRESSING BILATERAL [...] (SBU) Summary. Energy Ministry Undersecretary Al-Own told USG officials that Kuwait and Iraq have begun direct discussion of bilateral energy issues through the creation of a technical committee, but he remains concerned that Iraq is lacking well-organized plans for the sector. (See septel o [...]	2004-03-09 04:00:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EINV KU IZ SA QA IR
04KUWAIT928	(C) KUWAIT PETROLEUM COMPANY: UNCOMPROMISING ON [...] (SBU) Summary. On 9 March Embassy and US Military officials from OMC-K and the 143rd Transportation Unit met with Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC) Deputy Chairman Nader Sultan to discuss the current status of the Iraq humanitarian fuel contract and the US military's future land needs at the po [...]	2004-03-22 11:34:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ETRD EINV EWWT PREL MARR KU IZ SA QA IR
04MANAMA725	BAHRAIN MAY SIGN BIG IRAN GAS DEAL AT YEAR'S END [...] (C/NF) Bahraini CP Sheikh Salman bin Hamed told CDA on May 15 that Bahrain may conclude a major agreement to buy Iranian gas by the end of CY 2004. Bahraini demand for natural gas is increasing with projects such as the expansion of the aluminum smelter go forward. These projects are vital [...]	2004-05-17 14:37:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ETTC PREL IR QA BA
04YEREVAN2635	GOAM GETS QUOTAS FROM QATAR FOR LABOR [...] The Department on Migration and Refugees (DMR) has finished work with the Government of Qatar to create a legal framework for Armenians working in Qatar. In the agreement (scheduled to be signed in the near future) the Government of Qatar has provided quotas for the workers in the following [...]	2004-12-09 06:10:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ELAB QA AM KTIP
04ZAGREB552	MESIC PLEASED WITH MIDDLE EAST VISIT [...] (C) In a meeting on March 27 with the Ambassador arranged to discuss a Croatian proposal to refit a Libyan military vessel (ref),Croatian President Stipe Mesic spent most of his time discussing his recent visit to the Middle East. He said he had a very full schedule of meetings in Damascus [...]	2004-04-01 08:57:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD HR QA IS SY
05ABUDHABI1271	UAE CONDEMNS TERROR ATTACK IN QATAR [...] UAE leaders have denounced the March 19 attack in Doha, and have pledged to cooperate with Qatar in fighting terrorism. Press reports said that President Khalifa called the Emir of Qatar on March 20 to condemn the attack. Khalifa said the security of Qatar was an "integral part" of the UAE' [...]	2005-03-21 10:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL QA TC
05ABUDHABI1331	UAE INCREASES SECURITY AFTER BOMBING IN QATAR, [...] (C) Summary: After the Doha theater bombing, UAE officials markedly increased the security presence throughout the cities of Abu Dhabi and Dubai in locations such as diplomatic communities, western schools, and residential neighborhoods. UAEG officials are worried they are vulnerable to this [...]	2005-03-23 13:30:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PTER PREL ASEC QA TC
05ABUDHABI4200	MINSTATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MEETS AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad visited Abu Dhabi October 4 to urge Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) and the UAE to support the Iraqi political process. HbZ agreed that the UAEG would encourage Dubai-based Iraqi Su [...]	2005-10-04 11:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR IZ QA TC
05ABUDHABI4696	UAEG RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Summary: On November 9, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ronald Neumann, visited Abu Dhabi and met with Minister of Information Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (AbZ) and MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al Noaimi. He inquired about GCC states, views and UAEG's recommendations on Afghanistan. [...]	2005-11-19 12:50:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	PREL PGOV AF KU QA SA TC
05AMMAN9319	JORDAN SEEKS US SUPPORT IN ADVANCE OF OIC SUMMIT [...] (C) King Abdullah II and Jordanian Foreign Minister Abdulillah Al Khatib separately briefed Ambassador December 1 on GOJ efforts to prepare for the December 7-8 summit in Mecca of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). Khatib explained that the GOJ is working for a final communiq [...]	2005-12-01 13:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PTER SA QA JO
05AMMAN9899	FSN Conference in Doha on ESTH Builds Awareness, [...] Summary: FSNs from Embassies Kuwait, Sanaa, Amman, and Doha and Consulate General Dubai met with Regional Hub Officer and Doha Econ/Pol officers on December 21 to learn about environment, science, technology and health (ESTH) issues. The conference included an introduction to ESTH topics, an [...]	2005-12-27 13:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AFSI KGLB QA XF
05ANKARA1650	POTENTIAL TURKISH CONTRIBUTION TO BMENA INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. In recent months, Turkish government and private sector officials have shown an increasing interest in becoming more involved on the economic side of the BMENA initiative. This fits with Turkey's large and growing trade and investment with the region and its potential -- as a [...]	2005-03-22 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EINV KCRM PGOV QA EG TU
05BAGHDAD3566	SUNNI ARAB OFFICIALS ON HOW TO HELP THE [...] (C) Summary: Fatwa Association (Salafist) Dr. Mahmud al Mashadani told the Ambassador August 30 that changes to the draft constitution in four areas -- Arab identity, Iraqi unity, placement of statement on Islam and human rights, and clarification of ownership of future oil and natural gas dis [...]	2005-08-31 21:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV QA IZ
05BAGHDAD3567	SUNNI LEADER REJECTS CONSTITUTION, ALLEGES POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Adnan al-Dulaimi told Ambassador on August 30 that Minister of Interior Baqr Jabr should be removed due to allegations of arbitrary arrest, abuse, and murder of Sunnis by Iraqi Police (IP). Dulaimi worried that federalism would divide the country and urged that the referendum be [...]	2005-08-31 21:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV QA IZ
05DJIBOUTI196	GUELLEH REQUESTS QATARI INVESTMENT OF NATURAL GAS [...] (C) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf briefed Ambassador on the highlights of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's Qatar trip in a February 23 meeting she requested to discuss several issues (see septels). Youssouf said Guelleh's visit was in response to an invitation extended b [...]	2005-02-28 09:54:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET ENRG DJ QA
05DOHA1005	FRAN TOWNSEND'S JUNE 2, 2005 MEETINGS IN QATAR [...] (S) Summary: Frances (Fran) Townsend, Assistant to the President and Advisor on Homeland Security, visited Doha for a few hours on Thursday, 2 June 2005. In her meetings with Sheikh Tamim the Heir Apparent, with the Amir (in which Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim sat in),and finally [...]	2005-06-06 09:16:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	ASEC KPAO MARR PREL QA
05DOHA1039	DISCUSSION WITH QATARI OPPOSITION FIGURES [...] (SBU) P/E Section hosted a small group of Qatari oppositionists for lunch on May 26. The guests conveyed the view that economic and political power are overwhelmingly in the hands of the state and that democratic ideas had not yet taken root in the overall population. There was some criticism o [...]	2005-06-09 14:44:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM QA
05DOHA1056	CONVERSATION WITH ISLAMIC SCHOLAR YOUSEF [...] (C) P/E Chief met with influential Islamic scholar Dr. Yousef al-Qaradawi in May. Qaradawi maintained an attitude of intellectual superiority and aloofness during the meeting. He made a point to reaffirm his well-known positions on suicide bombings against Israel and on interacting with Jews. H [...]	2005-06-13 14:45:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PTER PINR IZ IS QA
05DOHA1081	G77 Begins the Second "South Summit" in Qatar [...] (U) Foreign Ministers of the Group of 77 UN bloc met June 13 in Doha as part of the second "South Summit." Heads of State, largely from the African, Pacific, and Arab regions, will meet June 15 and 16. The conference is expected to deal with issues of UN reform, international development assist [...]	2005-06-15 08:57:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD KDEM QA UN
05DOHA1096	QATAR REFUTES AL-QAIDA PAYOFF ALLEGATION [...] Post received the note verbale in paragraph two from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by fax on June 8. The message refutes the allegation made in a Sunday Times article May 1 that Qatar pays al-Qaida to spare it from attack. The note requests that the Qatari position be transmitted to the "high [...]	2005-06-16 11:22:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL UK QA
05DOHA1131	G77 SUMMIT: NEW DEVELOPMENT FUND PROPOSED AT CLOSING [...] Summary. The G77 South Summit ended June 16 with a proposal for a new development fund to which Qatar would contribute $20 million. Leaders called on developed nations to meet the target of 0.7% of GDP toward overseas assistance. In addition to improved access to markets in developed economies, [...]	2005-06-21 08:15:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL ETRD KDEM XA XB XC XD XE XK XL XM XO QA UN
05DOHA1132	ASIAN LABOR DEMOGRAPHICS AND EXPERIENCE [...] (U) Summary. Poloff hosted a group of Asian labor attaches for lunch on May 17. Labor attaches from Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka attended. Poloff also met individually with attaches from Bangladesh, China and India. For the most part, the attaches openly expressed [...]	2005-06-21 08:41:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM QA
05DOHA1155	QATAR'S NEW CONSTITUTION TAKES EFFECT WITHOUT FANFARE [...] (SBU) Qatar's first constitution took effect June 9, replacing a temporary law in place since 1971. The event passed without any attention from the media or other official recognition. When the constitution was approved by popular referendum in 2003, there was much fanfare to highlight the occa [...]	2005-06-23 13:05:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM QA
05DOHA1158	MINISTER OF ENERGY ON GAS INVESTMENTS AND RESERVES [...] (SBU) Summary. Energy Minister al-Attiyah welcomed a possible visit by Secretary Bodman in November, telling senior officials from the Department of Energy "we will plan a good trip for him." Attiya discussed Qatar's investment plans with the DOE delegation and noted that Qatar expects to supp [...]	2005-06-23 15:30:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV PREL QA
05DOHA1225	AMIR EXTENDS CURRENT ADVISORY COUNCIL SESSON FOR [...] (SBU) The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, extended the current, all-appointed legislative body by one year, to June 30, 2006, according to official reports seen June 28. The Advisory Council's term was to expire on June 30, 2005 (ref A),in order to conform to Qatar's new con [...]	2005-07-03 15:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM QA
05DOHA1226	DIALOGUE OF RELIGIONS CONFERENCE: AMIR WELCOMES [...] (U) Summary. The Amir of Qatar opened the Third Conference on Dialogue of Religions and welcomed Jewish participants for the first time. (Though none came from Israel, there was a five- member delegation of rabbis from the U.S.) In his opening remarks, the Amir expressed liberal views on reform [...]	2005-07-04 08:45:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KISL IS QA
05DOHA1240	HOW ELITE QATARI WOMEN VIEW THEMSELVES [...] (U) Summary. The Political Section has been following up with Qatari women throughout the last few months to gain their perspective on various facets of Qatari society and the changing role of women. At a recent gathering of elite Qatari women, Poloff asked the women to express their views on a [...]	2005-07-06 12:26:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINS PREL SOCI QA
05DOHA1268	QARADAWI VIEWED LOCALLY AS A MODERATE SCHOLAR [...] (C) Summary. Dr. Yousef al-Qaradawi is the most influential Muslim scholar in Qatar. His positions on social issues are seen as moderate by his followers. He plays an important role in Islamic banking in the country. His personal wealth is due to favors bestowed by the ruling Al Thani family. [...]	2005-07-12 14:43:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PTER QA
05DOHA1443	QATAR WELCOMES ISRAEL'S WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA [...] The government of Qatar announced its satisfaction with the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in a diplomatic circular received August 16. The circular included an "unofficial translation" in English (para. 2). In its statement, the GOQ calls for withdrawal from all Palestinian territories [...]	2005-08-17 14:13:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL GZ IS QA
05DOHA1445	DATA REQUEST: QATARI ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-18 10:41:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN PREL IS WE GZ QA
05DOHA1468	OULD AL-TAYA ARRIVES IN DOHA, JOINING OTHER EXILES [...] (U) Ousted Mauritanian president Maouiya Ould al-Taya arrived in Doha at 8 PM August 22 with his family. According to a local news report, he was also accompanied by the "teacher of his children" and is staying at a luxury hotel. He arrived on a Qatar Airways plane via Cairo. Sources indicate [...]	2005-08-24 13:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PTER KISL XA QA
05DOHA1474	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION UPDATE: QATAR [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points, including the offer to meet Qatari officials at The Hague, to the MFA. Ambassador had previously discussed Washington's offer to send officials to Doha before or after Ramadan 2005 to discuss the CWC Challenge Inspections issue. Post has also delivered the dra [...]	2005-08-25 13:17:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR PREL KTIA QA
05DOHA1567	AL JAZEERA INTERNATIONAL: THE HASSAN AND JOSH SHOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Pol/Econ chief participated September 2 in the filming of an Al Jazeera International pilot program not intended for broadcast. The program, co-hosted by two personalities prominent in the 2004 documentary `Control Room', still lacks polish. AJI operations are still in a somewha [...]	2005-09-13 10:50:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1593	9/17 MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: PAO met 9/17 with Wadah Khanfar, Managing Director of Al Jazeera (AJ). The following topics were discussed: Para 2: Khanfar's view of GWOT; Para 3: A new entity: "The Al Jazeera Network" Paras 4-7: Al Jazeera's relations with Arab governments (including Iraq's); Paras 5: USG [...]	2005-09-18 13:08:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1605	AL JAZEERA CHILDREN'S CHANNEL [...] Summary: Al Jazeera Children's Channel was launched to great media fanfare in Doha on September 9. Ninety percent owned by Qatar Foundation, the new channel has a limited administrative relationship with the original Al Jazeera satellite channel. Developed and implemented in association with t [...]	2005-09-20 06:48:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1609	FINAL MEETING WITH ISRAELI TRADE REP [...] (C) Summary. Dov Segev-Steinberg, Israeli trade representative, shared his views on a range of issues with Poloff in a final meeting before his departure from Qatar the last week of September. While the trade representative did not foresee any change in Qatar-Israeli relations and the current [...]	2005-09-20 11:21:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS QA
05DOHA1657	COMBATING EXTREMISM: QATAR [...] (S) The extent and nature of extremism in Qatar is limited by several factors. One is Qatar,s considerable wealth, which enables it to steer clear of the poverty-inspired extremism affecting poorer nations. Other factors are the small size of the country (comparable to Connecticut) and populat [...]	2005-09-29 09:28:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	EAID KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1701	AMERICAN BUSINESSES IN QATAR EAGER TO DO THEIR [...] (U) Summary. Post continues its effort to promote labor standards and raise awareness of labor issues in Qatar. Recent efforts culminated in a presentation by Qatari Labor Department officials to the American Business Council of Qatar. The presentation highlighted the growing interest and conc [...]	2005-10-05 12:25:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD ECON PREL QA
05DOHA1721	QATAR: CODEL REED'S 10 OCTOBER 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Senators Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Chris Dodd of Connecticut met with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) in his private majlis at Al-Wajba Palace outside Doha on the evening of 10 October 2005. Senator Dodd is the third-ranking Democrat on the Foreign Relati [...]	2005-10-12 10:19:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER QA
05DOHA1726	SPORTS AS POLITICS: QATAR DONATES MILLIONS TO [...] No summary [...]	2005-10-13 10:27:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS QA
05DOHA1733	QATAR CONVICTS TWO EXECUTIVES OF INSIDER TRADING [...] (SBU) Summary. The State of Qatar recently convicted two senior corporate executives on charges of insider trading on the Doha Stock Exchange. One of the executives convicted, Saeed Abdullah Al-Misnad, is an uncle to the Amir's wife, the powerful Sheikha Mozah Bin Nasser Al-Misnad. When th [...]	2005-10-13 13:27:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD QA
05DOHA1734	EMBASSY DEMARCHES ON OBJECTIONABLE AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and PAO met separately 10/13 with GOQ and Al Jazeera officials to express USG objections to material published recently on Al Jazeera's website (www.aljazeera.net) relating to the recent visit of U/S Karen Hughes to the region. Al Jazeera's website director acknowledged [...]	2005-10-13 14:08:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1744	QATAR: AMBASSADOR UNTERMEYER'S 14 OCTOBER 2005 [...] (U) The Ambassador met with Qatar's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) at Wajbah Palace during the evening of Friday, 14 October. ---------------------- Iraq Referendum ---------------------- 2. (S) HBJ said he had been ca [...]	2005-10-17 14:08:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PTER KPAO QA IZ
05DOHA1752	QATAR: S/I JEFFREY'S OCTOBER 6, 2005 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor on Iraq James Jeffrey and an interagency team that included representatives from the NSC, DOD, and Treasury met with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) on October 6. HBJ assured the U.S. delegation that Qatar was committed to winning the [...]	2005-10-19 07:08:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PREL PTER QA
05DOHA1764	AMIR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS TO ADVISORY COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary. On Tuesday, October 11th, the Amir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani delivered the opening address to the 34th session of the Advisory Council. The Amir's speech was perhaps more noteworthy for what it did not say, as opposed to what it said. The speech touched on Qatar's economic [...]	2005-10-20 13:17:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL QA
05DOHA1765	PAO MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA MANAGING DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary: PAO met 10/19 with Al Jazeera Managing Director Wadah Khanfar to discuss the latest DIA report on Al Jazeera and disturbing Al Jazeera website content. Khanfar is preparing a written response to the DIA points from July, August and September which should be available during the co [...]	2005-10-20 13:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1779	QATARIS SEE TRUTH IN MEHLIS REPORT BUT ARE CAUTIOUS [...] (C) Summary. Qataris and resident non-Qatari Arabs (largely Palestinians, Jordanians, and Egyptians) are generally of the view that the Mehlis report on the Hariri assassination is credible but should not be used as a justification to use force against Syria. Qataris and non-Qatari Arabs hold [...]	2005-10-24 13:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SY LE QA
05DOHA1786	MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA QUALITY ASSURANCE CHIEF [...] (C) Summary: PAO met 10/26 with Jaafar Abbas Ahmed, the head of Al Jazeera's Quality Assurance unit. Abbas spoke frankly of the difficulties the unit faces in encouraging the professionalization of Al Jazeera, including resistance and hostility from AJ's older generation of journalists. He said [...]	2005-10-26 13:14:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1790	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR QATAR - QUARTERLY [...] (C) This is a quarterly update on Embassy Doha's democratic reform action plan under the Middle East Partnership Initiative. This update addresses activities in three areas: strengthening the rule of law, developing open political competition, and developing civic education. Rule of Law --- [...]	2005-10-27 13:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KMPI ECON PHUM QA
05DOHA1798	SYRIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VISIT TO DOHA [...] (U) Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Moallem visited Doha for several hours October 30, meeting with the Amir and Foreign Minister. His tour also included Jeddah, Kuwait, and Abu Dhabi. According to reports, Moallem emphasized Syria's desire the cooperate with the Mehlis Committee and said [...]	2005-10-31 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SY QA UNSC
05DOHA1803	MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA MEDIA TRAINING CENTER [...] (SBU) Summary: PAO met 10/31 with Mahmoud Abdel Hadi, Director of the Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Center located in Doha, now in its second year of operation. Abdel Hadi said the focus of the Center is regional and that 1,500 Arab journalists have participated in the Center's pro [...]	2005-11-02 10:41:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO KMPI QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1805	DIRECT FUNDING PROPOSAL - QATAR [...] Embassy Doha requests $2,100 for curriculum materials and $1,900 for an instructor from FSI/Tunis to provide training for post's two teachers. See paragraphs 3 - 6. 2. Embassy Doha's Language Program: Post's two part-time instructors teach Arabic to three new beginners, one continuing begin [...]	2005-11-02 11:15:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI AMGT QA
05DOHA1809	QATAR ECONOMY HEATS UP [...] Summary. Qatari Minister of Economy and Commerce, Sheikh Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Thani, has highlighted the country's bright economic prospects in interviews with local press and in a front- page story in the recent Middle East Economic Digest. The economy is expected to grow by 25 to 27 percent, [...]	2005-11-02 12:33:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA
05DOHA1823	SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN TO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we are pleased to welcome you to Doha. Your visit is an important one: you will be the first cabinet-level U.S. official to meet with Qatari officials in Doha this year. Your visit will demonstrate the importance we place on the future of our energy relationship and will help [...]	2005-11-09 12:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PGOV QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1836	QATAR: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] (U) Post is submitting the following update on Qatar's efforts to address weaknesses identified in the 2005 TIP Report for inclusion in the Interim Assessment Report. 2. (U) The GOQ has begun implementing the broad recommendations contained in the anti-trafficking national action plan. The [...]	2005-11-14 10:27:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL QA
05DOHA1856	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: THE DISCUSSION THAT DID NOT [...] (C) The Amir's decision in May to lease land for the building of churches (reftel) surfaced in non-Qatari Arab and western newspapers at the end of October and early November. At issue was the degree to which the churches would be welcomed by Qatari society. The fact that it appeared primarily [...]	2005-11-16 14:28:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL QA
05DOHA1898	PREPARATIONS BEGIN FOR LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...] (U) The GOQ appears to have launched preparations for Qatar's legislative elections expected in early 2007. The First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, said that "Preparations are currently under way to hold the first-ever parliamentary poll in the [...]	2005-11-28 14:25:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM QA
05DOHA1907	QATAR: OUTLINE OF DRAFT NATIONALITY LAW [...] (C) Summary. A draft law on nationality shared with the Embassy limits the number of foreigners who can be granted Qatari nationality to 50 per year. Those nationalized would not have the right to vote and their citizenship could be revoked upon the recommendation of the Ministry of Interior. [...]	2005-11-30 07:16:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM QA
05DOHA1937	GOQ REQUESTS OFFICIAL EXPLANATION OF AL-JAZEERA [...] (C) Text of diplomatic note received by Ambassador Untermeyer on 4 December 2005: Begin Text: UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar presents its compliments to the State Department of the United States of America and has the honor to refer to the [...]	2005-12-06 13:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA1961	DAS GORDON GRAY MEETING WITH SHEIKH HAMAD BIN [...] (U) Present on the Qatari side: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ),Foreign Minister and First Deputy Prime Minister of Qatar; Sheikh Jabor bin Yusuf al-Thani, HBJ,s Office Director and nephew; Sheikha Mayassa bint Hamad al-Thani, daughter of the Amir of Qatar and newly-appointed Assistan [...]	2005-12-11 14:06:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KPAO QA
05DOHA1976	DAS GRAY'S DECEMBER 1 MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: DAS Gray met with Al Jazeera Managing Director Wadah Khanfar December 1 in Doha. Topics discussed included the Daily Mirror story alleging President Bush considered bombing Al Jazeera offices in Doha; USG concerns about Al Jazeera's professionalism, and possible cooperation in the [...]	2005-12-14 08:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
05DOHA2022	QATAR: FIRST STEPS TOWARD THE FREEDOM TO ASSOCIATE [...] Summary. In the one year that has passed since the enactment of the Law for Societies and Private Foundations, only three private societies have received permission to form. Applicants for private status are critical of an application process that is lengthy, convoluted, and laden with restric [...]	2005-12-22 11:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM QA
05DOHA2037	QATAR: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION CHALLENGE [...] (C) Summary. Qatari authorities balked at meeting a CWC Challenge Inspections negotiating team from Washington on December 15 because, in post's view, senior decision-makers had not been prepared by subordinates on the substance of the meeting. Officials also had not obtained sufficient decisi [...]	2005-12-27 13:44:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MARR KTIA QA
05DOHA2038	SECRETARY OF ENERGY BODMAN'S MEETING WITH AMIR OF [...] (U) U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman met with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, on November 15, 2005, in the course of a two-day visit to Qatar. Secretary Bodman also visited energy installations and met SIPDIS with resident U.S. business executives. The meeting wit [...]	2005-12-28 06:16:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL IR QA
05DOHA206	Special Media Reaction: Qatari coverage of the [...] SUMMARY: All the Qatari papers from 01/29-02/03/2005 provided front-page coverage for the Iraqi elections. The papers focused on the absence of Sunni Iraqi voters in the Elections, linking the poor participation to the deteriorating security situation. Today, all the papers front-paged the Qat [...]	2005-02-03 10:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC QA IZ MEPP
05DOHA845	QATAR: UPDATE ON NATIONALITY ISSUE [...] (C) Summary. Over the past several months, post has received numerous reports from Qatari nationals that the government has revoked their nationality (reftel A). According to various sources, the group most affected by these revocations is the Al-Ghufran branch of the Al-Murra tribe. This trib [...]	2005-05-10 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR QA
05DOHA849	QATAR: UPDATE ON UNDERAGE CAMEL JOCKEYS [...] (U) Summary. Recently concluded camel races in Qatar provided an opportunity to learn about the child camel jockey situation in Qatar. While the findings point to a significant problem, recent statements and pledges by government officials suggest that the GOQ may finally be taking some impor [...]	2005-05-11 14:45:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KCRM QA
05DOHA85	2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: QATAR [...] This report serves as the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Qatar. It will be provided to assist U.S. investors wishing to do business in Qatar. 2. A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment: 3. The Government of Qatar, under the leadership of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa [...]	2005-01-12 11:10:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET QA KTBD OPIC USTR
05DOHA858	QATAR'S SPONSORSHIP LAW [...] (U)Summary. Sponsorship rules are believed by many to be at the heart of labor issues and disputes in Qatar. The current law requires expatriate workers to have the signed permission of their sponsors when changing employment or departing Qatar. Critics of the law allege that it creates a sy [...]	2005-05-12 12:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD PHUM QA
05DOHA861	DOHA SECURITIES MARKET OPENING TO FOREIGN [...] Summary. On April 3 the Doha Securities Market (DSM) opened up to allow greater yet limited foreign investment in all sectors of the economy. The opening of the DSM has created a lot of excitement and speculation among Qatari investors who see opportunities to create wealth. However, foreig [...]	2005-05-15 09:09:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD QA
05DOHA881	DEMOCRATIC REFORM MEPI STRATEGY FOR QATAR [...] Post has developed a three-pronged approach to advance the GOQ's democratic reform agenda. Our planning revolves around Qatar's first national legislative elections, expected to take place in 2006. Post sees the following as primary objectives of the MEPI partnership: promoting open political [...]	2005-05-17 04:22:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KMPI KDEM XF QA
05DOHA910	GOVERNMENT OF QATAR AGREES TO LEASE PROPERTY FOR [...] On 10 May, representatives of Christian churches in Qatar signed an agreement at the Foreign Ministry for a 50-year lease on a large piece of property in Doha on which they will erect six churches at their own expense. The churches will pay nominal leases of only a few hundred dollars a year, [...]	2005-05-22 11:58:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL QA
05DOHA934	NATURAL GAS UPDATE: BAHRAIN PIPELINE, VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary. A Ministry of Energy official told post that a natural gas pipeline to Bahrain announced in papers in Doha and Manama does not have much basis in reality. The official said that Venezuela had asked Qatar to participate in a project to supply LNG to the United States; the Qataris [...]	2005-05-25 15:02:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET EINV PREL VE BA QA
05DOHA953	SCENESETTER FOR NSC FRANCES TOWNSEND'S JUNE 2, [...] (C) Let me extend a warm welcome to you from me and the team at Embassy Doha. Your visit fulfills a pledge President Bush made to the Emir last April for you to visit Qatar to explore enhanced counterterrorism cooperation. To that end, we have requested meetings with the Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin [...]	2005-05-26 15:01:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PTER MARR QA
05DOHA962	PROPOSED MINI-ACTION PLAN FOR QATAR [...] (U) Embassy Doha has reviewed the TIP Mini-Action Plan in reftel and proposes several revisions to reflect recent actions taken by the Government of Qatar (GOQ) and to set out a realistic and achievable series of steps for the GOQ to take before July 30. Revised Mini-Action Plan is below. - [...]	2005-05-31 11:47:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN OPRC PREL KCRM SMIG QA
05DOHA991	QATAR: DELIVERY OF 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) DCM delivered advance draft of the 2005 TIP report and action plan for Qatar on Thursday, June 2 to Amb. Khalid Al-Mansouri, Director of the Americas and European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) DCM informed Al-Mansouri that Qatar had been placed on Tier 3 based on the l [...]	2005-06-02 13:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG QA
05DOHA993	QATAR NEWS AND RUMORS [...] (U) Some schools in Doha have established a forum called "small parliament" to discuss children's issues such as the Child's Rights Convention. Several young sheiks have participated in these small parliaments, which have held several meetings. The views expressed in these parliaments have bee [...]	2005-06-05 11:55:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON KISL KDEM ELAB PHUM EINV QA INL
05MANAMA816	QATAR-BAHRAIN GAS PIPELINE: BAHRAIN REMAINS [...] (SBU) Ref B reported indications from Bahrain that Bahrain and Qatar had concluded a framework agreement on an agreement for Qatar to supply Bahrain with natural gas via a pipeline, and that GOB officials were confident that the project would soon move forward. Ref A quoted Qatari officials as [...]	2005-06-08 10:42:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL BA QA
05NEWDELHI9319	INDIA SEEKS TO PROTECT CITIZENS, SECURE ENERGY INTERESTS IN MIDDLE EAST (C-NE5-00945) [...] (C) Summary: While India has major interests in the Middle East (energy, trade, expatriate workers, and religious ties),it has historically had lackluster relations in the area. GOI attention focuses on a few nations of particular importance to those interests, primarily Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq [...]	2005-12-12 01:08:00	Embassy New Delhi	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG EPET PTER PINR IN BA IR IS IZ QA MU AE XF
05SANSALVADOR2126	EL SALVADORS'S EVOLVING FOREIGN POLICY - ARAB [...] (C) Summary: Following a July 20 visit by Morocco's Health Minister, leading daily "La Prensa Grafica" led July 25 with a 3-page spread detailing El Salvador's evolving political strategy and rapprochement with the Middle East. The article discussed El Salvador's hopes of gaining an ECOSOC, o [...]	2005-07-27 20:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS MO QA BA ES UNGA

06ABUDHABI2875	UAE-QATAR DOLPHIN PROJECT UNDER FIRE FROM SAUDI [...] (C) Summary. The UAE-Saudi border dispute continues, albeit largely out of the public eye. Saudi Arabia claims that the Dolphin pipeline that will bring natural gas from Qatar to UAE crosses Saudi territory. As such, the SAG recently sent letters of complaint to the relevant governments, Do [...]	2006-07-12 12:44:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET SA QA AE
06ABUDHABI3097	MBZ'S VIEWS ON IRAQ COMPACT, HIZBOLLAH AND [...] (S/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the State Department Philip Zelikow won Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan's support for the International Compact on Iraq during their July 22 visit. However, MbZ said that he was less worried about Ira [...]	2006-07-31 12:28:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER EAID EFIN KDEM LE QA IZ AE
06ABUDHABI3632	LEBANON A KEY TOPIC IN A/S HILLEN DISCUSSION WITH [...] (S) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs John Hillen and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ) met on September 11 and discussed the Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD),Qatar and Lebanon. MbZ welcomed the GSD scheduled for October 19 and reiterat [...]	2006-09-14 11:11:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	MASS PREL EAID LE QA IZ SY IR AE
06ABUDHABI3882	PSI: UAE PARTICIPATION IN EXERCISE LEADING EDGE [...] (C) On September 3, econchief and poleconoff met with Yacoub Al-Hosani, Director of International Organizations at the MFA to encourage the UAE to participate actively in the late October Leading Edge exercise. Econchief explained that the UAE military had already received an invitation to [...]	2006-10-05 05:54:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL BA KU MU QA AE
06ABUDHABI779	UAE TO AID PALESTINIANS, NOT HAMAS [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Abu Dhabi February 27-28, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with UAE President Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. The UAE leaders assured Abbas that they would not stop sending humanitaria [...]	2006-03-01 13:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WE GZ IS QA AE
06ABUDHABI951	UAE AID TO PALESTINIANS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly telephoned UAE Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan March 9 to request UAE assistance in paying overdue February salaries. HbZ reportedly agreed to contribute $40 million, which would cover some of the salaries, ac [...]	2006-03-13 09:26:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WE GZ IS QA AE
06AMMAN7592	GOVERNMENT AND MEDIA LASH OUT AT QATAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan's official government spokesman sharply criticized Qatar for failing to support the candidacy of Prince Zeid for SecGen. Media and lawmakers also piled on. END SUMMARY. GOJ: QATAR BROKE FROM ARAB RANKS 2. (U) GOJ spokesman Nasser Judeh told media October 2 that th [...]	2006-10-03 14:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN AL QA JO
06AMMAN7624	JORDAN RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM QATAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Jordan escalated its row with Qatar by recalling its Ambassador from Doha. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) The dispute between Jordan and Qatar escalated October 3 when Jordan recalled its Ambassador for "consultations." The GOJ's official spokesman explained that Jordan took this step in [...]	2006-10-04 13:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN AL QA JO
06ANKARA6372	IRAQ: GOT SEEKS TO POSTPONE CONTROVERSIAL SUNNI [...] (S) Summary: Turkish MFA has learned that a Nov. 14-16 NGO conference in Istanbul of apparent Iraqi Sunni Arab rejectionists may complicate the visit of Iraqi PM Maliki, scheduled for the same dates. The GOT has had no hand in organizing the conference and has been able to learn few specifics [...]	2006-11-08 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ TC QA
06BEIRUT2912	LEBANON: REQUEST FOR AMMUNITION FROM GCC COUNTRIES [...] (U) This cable includes an action request in Paragraph 7. 2. (S/NF) Through our discussions with contacts in the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and political leadership, it is clear there remains a critical need -- as expressed in reftel A -- to immediately equip the LAF to empower it to dep [...]	2006-09-08 14:49:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET//NOFORN	MASS EAID PREL QA SA AE KU LE PARM
06CAIRO6677	EGYPT TO REVIEW DECISION ON UN COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 2 to MFA Cabinet Staff Member responsible for counter-terrorism issues, Mohamed al Shinnawy, requesting Egypt to consider a visit in the coming year by UN Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) staff. Shinnawy was unaware of the [...]	2006-11-02 15:01:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PGOV UNGA PTER UNSC EG SA QA
06DOHA104	ENTERING ITS TENTH YEAR, AL JAZEERA COVETS GLOBAL [...] (C) Summary: PAO met 1/18 with Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera Managing Director, to discuss Ref A demarche and continuing USG concerns with Al Jazeera programming. Khanfar described a series of initiatives planned by Al Jazeera to mark its tenth anniversary year with a view to positioning itself on [...]	2006-01-23 08:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA106	A/S WAYNE MEETS WITH MINISTER OF ENERGY AND [...] (C) Summary. Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs E. Anthony Wayne met separately with Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdallah bin Hamad al-Attiyah and Central Bank Governor Abdullah bin Khalid al-Attiyah on January 5. Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed [...]	2006-01-23 13:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EPET ENRG KTFN EFIN QA
06DOHA1216	QATAR'S ISLAMIC FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES [...] SUMMARY. Qatar's four main Islamic banks comprise up to 20% of the financial sector. The Islamic banks continue to grow rapidly, from $2.6 billion in assets in 2003 to $4.5 billion in 2005, attributing their success to ethical banking and due diligence. Islamic banking is in such demand that th [...]	2006-08-14 11:07:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV BMGT BEXP QA
06DOHA1237	PALESTINIAN DIASPORA IN QATAR: C-NE6-00547 [...] (C) Summary. Embassy officer spoke to several Palestinian private-sector businessmen on issues facing the community in Qatar. They viewed the election of Hamas as a protest vote but believed Hamas should have been given a better chance to govern and through governance, adapt to the reality of t [...]	2006-08-17 14:05:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR KPAL QA
06DOHA1244	DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: INDEX DROP, INVESTOR BASE, EXCHANGE [...] Summary. Doha Securities Market (DSM) officials and Doha-based investment analysts believe that the main reason for high volatility on the Doha Securities Market is that 90 percent of investors have no financial education. Other reasons given for the drop include high liquidity and a pack menta [...]	2006-08-20 14:14:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA
06DOHA125	QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS IRAN AND MEETS [...] (U) Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani met the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmedi-Nejad, delivering a verbal message from the Qatari Amir, on Tehran January 23. He met with his counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki, the following day. Qatari official press reported that HBJ described, i [...]	2006-01-26 13:15:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR QA
06DOHA1257	DISAPPOINTMENT IN ELECTED MUNICIPAL COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary. A recent newspaper survey revealed that most Qataris are disappointed in the performance of the Central Municipal Council, to date Qatar's only elected body. Critics said that the Council has no real power and has not accomplished anything of note. The survey suggests that Qataris [...]	2006-08-21 14:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM QA
06DOHA1265	QATARI AMIR: AFTER ARAB "VICTORY," TIME TO TALK [...] (U) Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani made the first visit to Lebanon by an Arab leader after the end of the recent fighting. Following a tour of bombed-out areas of southern Beirut, he held a press conference with Lebanese President Lahoud carried live on Al Jazeera, in which he said "t [...]	2006-08-22 15:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LE QA
06DOHA1268	QATAR'S ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] Mohamed al-Rumaihy, Assistant to the Foreign Minister and Vice Chairman of the Qatari National Committee for the Relief of the Lebanese People, told Ambassador August 22 that his country has spent USD 10-11 million post-conflict in Lebanon to date. He returned from a trip to Lebanon August 20 a [...]	2006-08-23 11:09:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL LE QA
06DOHA127	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. A/S Silverberg met with FM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) January 21 to discuss UN Security Council issues related to the Darfur conflict in Sudan and Syria's adherence to UNSC 1559. The Foreign Minister said Qatar is keen to cooperate with the United States. But he said he hoped [...]	2006-01-26 14:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR SU SY QA UNSC
06DOHA1288	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO QATAR [...] (C) Mr. Attorney General: Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. Yours is the highest-ranking visit by a U.S. official to Qatar since the President himself came in June 2003, and the first cabinet-level visit to Qatar since Energy Secretary Bodman came in April 2006. The Qataris app [...]	2006-08-27 10:43:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP QA
06DOHA1301	DCM CONVEYS USG CONCERN OVER LEBANON CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: During a courtesy call with Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera Network Director-General, DCM conveyed USG concerns about the channel's coverage of the recent Lebanon conflict. Khanfar said November 1 is the expected launch date of Al Jazeera English channel and that a replacement for himsel [...]	2006-08-29 12:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA1384	AL JAZEERA ENGLISH SAYS IT WILL LAUNCH AFTER RAMADAN [...] (U) Summary: The Managing Director of Al Jazeera International told DCM the English language channel would likely launch in late October/early November, with limited U.S. distribution, at least initially. End summary. 2. (U) DCM, accompanied by PAO, made a courtesy call 9/13 on Nigel Parson [...]	2006-09-17 09:00:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA152	QATARI VIEWS ON ELECTION OF HAMAS IN PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari foreign minister said that Palestinian election results should be respected, as they came about by democratic means. Other Qataris and non-Qatari resident Arabs are cautiously optimistic that the Hamas victory will change the terrorist organization and will benefit the [...]	2006-01-31 14:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF QA
06DOHA1575	QATARI MFA: AL JAZEERA S NOT A BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: After recalling its Ambassador from Qatar October 19 in protest at the content of an Al Jazeera interview with a Tunisian opposition member concerning the Tunisian government's hijab policy, the Tunisian government (GOT) announced the closure of its mission to Qatar October 25. A [...]	2006-10-30 05:05:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV QA TS
06DOHA1603	DEMOCRACIES CONFERENCE DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS; [...] (SBU) Summary. The International Conference of New or Restored Democracies did not meet the Qatari hosts' greater expectations and a range of participants felt that international representation was at a low level. The Israeli FM's plans to attend and then cancellation left the conference organ [...]	2006-11-02 15:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL IS QA
06DOHA1610	IRAQ: QATAR CAN SUPPORT EDUCATION, INFLUENCE SUNNI [...] (S) SUMMARY. In contrast to its support for our military in the region, Qatar has not been an important partner on political issues regarding Iraq. Post believes Qatar can provide increased support in areas where it can achieve leadership, such as education and training. Its contacts with Iraq [...]	2006-11-05 14:28:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS IZ XF QA
06DOHA1614	AL JAZEERA TURNS TEN [...] Al Jazeera celebrated its 10th Anniversary November 1 with a lavish celebration held in the open-air on the Al Jazeera compound in Doha. The event was attended by the Qatari Amir and his wife, Sheikha Moza, as well as a wide range of Qatari dignitaries and members of the diplomatic community, [...]	2006-11-06 10:36:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA
06DOHA1639	QATAR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR PARAGUAY TO HOST NEXT [...] (C) Mohamed al-Rumaihy, Assistant to the Minister for Follow-Up Affairs at the Qatari MFA and Qatar's chief organizer for the Sixth International Conference for New or Restored Democracies (ICNRD - see reftel),asked Ambassador November 8 for USG assistance in raising funds for Paraguay to hos [...]	2006-11-09 13:11:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM QA
06DOHA1659	AL JAZEERA ENGLISH LAUNCHES - FINALLY [...] MORE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER ITS INITIAL CREATION IN 2004, THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF AL JAZEERA - NOW KNOWN AS AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE) - LAUNCHED TO GREAT FANFARE IN DOHA NOVEMBER 15. 2. IN LAUNCHING THIS PROJECT, THE AMIR OF QATAR HAS DISBURSED UNDISCLOSED, BUT UNDOUBTEDLY VAST, SUMS OF [...]	2006-11-16 14:38:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAO QA
06DOHA1715	AL JAZEERA ENGLISH HEAD OF NEWS CAUTIOUSLY [...] (U) PAO met December 6 with Ibrahim Helal, Deputy Managing Director for News and Programming of Al Jazeera English (AJE). The Egyptian-born Helal is 36 years old and worked as program editor for the Al Jazeera Arabic (AJA) channel from its founding in 1996 until 1999. He then worked for Abu Dha [...]	2006-12-07 11:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA1725	QATARIS WILL USE ARAB LEAGUE OR TEMPORARY [...] (SBU) P/E Chief spoke to Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed al-Rumaihy December 7 regarding the mechanism for transfering funds promised by the Qatari government to the Palestinian Authority (reftel). Rumaihy said that Qatar will "certainly" use the Arab League bank account or the [...]	2006-12-10 14:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL EFIN EAID PTER GZ IS QA
06DOHA1737	QATAR WILL CONSIDER DEPOSIT IN LEBANON'S CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador discussed the crisis in Lebanon with Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud (number two in the Qatari MFA) December 13. Al-Mahmoud said that Lebanon's Ambassador in Qatar had recently requested that Qatar act as a mediator between the Lebanese government and oppostion facti [...]	2006-12-13 14:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EFIN MASS LE QA
06DOHA1738	QATAR/UNSC - LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT ON IRAN [...] (C) Ambassador met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud (number two at the Qatari MFA) December 13 to encourage Qatari support for the UK-French draft Iran sanctions resolution (reftel). Al-Mahmoud said Qatar followed French amendments closely and is "positively" incline [...]	2006-12-13 14:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IR QA
06DOHA1743	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION [...] DCM delivered ref demarche to Dr. Hassan al-Hamadi, Head of the Legal Affairs Department at the MFA, on December 13. Al-Hamadi said that Qatar has an inter-agency committee (of which he is a member) charged with implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention. "You will see it becoming more active [...]	2006-12-14 10:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC QA
06DOHA1745	AL JAZEERA QUALITY ASSURANCE CHIEF BELIEVES [...] (C) Summary: PAO met December 14 with Al Jazeera Quality Assurance Chief, Jaafar Abbas Ahmed, to review progress made by the Qality Assurance (QA) Unit in his assessment since Ref A report in October 2005. In the intervening period, Abbas was named head of QA for the overall Al Jazeera Network, [...]	2006-12-14 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA1788	QATAR RECEPTIVE TO SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-27 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT KHLS ASEC PTER ECON QA
06DOHA1789	TERRORIST FINANCE: LIKELY QATARI VIEWS ON POSSIBLE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-28 05:32:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PTER ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN QA
06DOHA1791	REPORT OF VISIT TO TEHRAN FOR IAEA TRAINING COURSE [...] (S) Summary. A Qatar-based Jordanian nuclear expert believes he and other participants of an IAEA workshop in Tehran in December were targeted by internal security services. He said the Iranian nuclear agency had increased its security. The Iranian official in charge of safety at the Bushehr p [...]	2006-12-28 11:16:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP IR QA
06DOHA213	HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS IN QATAR,S LEGISLATION [...] Summary: At a recent workshop sponsored by the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC),participants examined and discussed the extent to which Qatar's constitution and legislation meets international human rights standards. Participants from the government sector, academia, the press and quasi [...]	2006-02-13 10:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI QA
06DOHA219	AL JAZEERA AND KIDNAPPING TAPES [...] (S) Summary: Officials from Embassies Doha and Baghdad met with Al Jazeera leadership on Feb 11 to discuss Al Jazeera,s handling of videos that Al Jazeera receives from terrorist hostage takers, its broader editorial polices, and the media,s role in hostage and terrorist crises. Al Jazeera o [...]	2006-02-13 13:07:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA237	BRIEF READOUT ON AMIR'S MEETING WITH HAMAS LEADERS [...] (C) First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) hosted the Ambassador and his family for an informal dinner February 9. HBJ talked about the 3-hour meeting he and the Amir had that day with Khalid Mishal and two others. HBJ implied that the Qataris lectured [...]	2006-02-15 12:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER XF QA
06DOHA293	U/S HUGHES' MEETINGS WITH QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Summary: U/S Karen Hughes visited Doha Feb 17-19 to attend the US-Islamic World Forum, sponsored by the Saban Center at the Brookings Institution and the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While in Doha, she met with the Foreign Minister and Sheikha Mozah, wife of the Amir. This cable rep [...]	2006-02-26 13:14:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO IZ IR QA
06DOHA3	DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: THIRD QUARTER 2005 [...] Summary. Qatar's stock market is keeping up with the frenetic, bullish trajectory of Gulf region stock indexes. Although the market has remained below the 12,000 trading range reached in the summer, it is up 85 percent from the beginning of the year. Speculation -- rather than value investing [...]	2006-01-02 04:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA
06DOHA303	QATAR: 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified--entire report. 2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact is Political Officer, Farah Chery-Medor. Tel. 974-488-4101 ext. 6453. Fax 974 488-4163. One FS-04 officer spent 34 hours in the preparation of this report cable. 3. (U) Following is post's sixth annual Anti- [...]	2006-02-27 12:58:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB QA
06DOHA312	AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMED [...] (SBU) In an effort to maintain brand identity and consistency of message and quality, the GOQ established in late 2005 (reftel) an entity known as the Al Jazeera Network (AJN),charged with overseeing all bodies bearing the Al Jazeera brand name. On March 1, an Amiri decree announced the estab [...]	2006-03-01 07:58:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA317	U/S HUGHES MEETINGS AT AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: U/S for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes met February 19 with Al Jazeera managing director Wadah Khanfar at the Al Jazeera studios in Doha. She also participated in a roundtable discussion with Khanfar and four senior Al Jazeera staff members and recorded an Al Jaz [...]	2006-03-01 12:38:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA328	Al Jazeera website director to quit; start new [...] (SBU) Summary: The director of the Al Jazeera Arabic website, Abdulaziz Al Mahmoud, said he is quitting his Al Jazeera job to take up the chief editorship of an Arabic newspaper called "Al Arab", which will become the fourth Arabic daily newspaper on the Qatari market. Al Mahmoud is the only s [...]	2006-03-02 14:24:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA360	NATIONALITY LAW: CITIZENSHIP AND POLITICAL RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary. The recent Amiri decision to restore citizenship to approximately 6,000 people who were stripped of their Qatari nationality last year came as a welcome surprise to thousands of people whose fate has been uncertain for over a year. Not coincidentally, the decision comes on the hee [...]	2006-03-09 06:02:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL QA
06DOHA362	QATARI WOMEN ON ELECTION ISSUES [...] Summary. The political section recently met with a group of Qatari women as part of Post's outreach activities to Qatari women in support of their efforts to realize broad political participation in society. Young and old women from various professional backgrounds credited Sheikha Mozah, wife [...]	2006-03-09 13:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KDEM KMPI QA
06DOHA371	AL JAZEERA AND NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH QATAR [...] (S) I recently asked LGEN Mike Maples USA, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA),to address this question: "Does Al Jazeera's reporting/commentary incite violence against the United States?" I did so because I have long heard that Al Jazeera,s broadcasts do exactly this - or, wors [...]	2006-03-12 10:05:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PTER KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA418	ISLAMIC LEADERS DESCRIBE QATAR'S MODERATION [...] (C) Summary. Prominent Islamic scholars describe a prevailing state of tolerance in Qatar. While fundamentalist tendencies exist, followers are not hostile to other members of society. According to these Islamic leaders, the Qatari government's policy of promoting religious moderation has had [...]	2006-03-19 14:20:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV KISL PTER QA
06DOHA442	WHITE HOUSE MEETING FOR AMIR OF QATAR [...] (C) As part of the President's and Secretary's initiative to strengthen relations with moderate Arab countries, I strongly advise that the Amir of Qatar be invited to call on the President in the White House while he and Sheikha Mozah are in the US for their daughter's graduation from Duke. The [...]	2006-03-23 05:55:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA
06DOHA461	COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...] (S) Summary. Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow met with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs March 20 to begin a strategic dialogue between the two countries, consult on Iran, and enlist support for [...]	2006-03-27 09:41:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR KPAL XF IR IZ QA
06DOHA464	COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI MINISTER [...] (C) In two meetings with Minister of Finance Yousef Kamal on March 20, Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow outlined U.S. strategic thinking on Iran and regional security and commended Qatar for choosing the path of reform, progress, and prosperity. At a brief meeting in the Finance Ministry [...]	2006-03-27 13:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL EAID EINV KPAL IZ XF QA
06DOHA465	SCENESETTER FOR U/S ROBERT JOSEPH'S VISIT TO DOHA [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. You will find the Qatari foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),will be interested to meet you to further the nascent Strategic Dialogue put forth by Counselor Zelikow during his visit March 20-21. HBJ will be particularly intereste [...]	2006-03-27 13:48:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KNNP QA
06DOHA467	WADAH KHANFAR TAKES THE HELM OF THE AL JAZEERA [...] (C) Summary: PAO met March 27 with Wadah Khanfar, Managing Director of Al Jazeera satellite channel. Khanfar discussed his recent appointment as Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network, noting that his two mandates are to minimize costs by integrating the infrastructures of the diverse Al Ja [...]	2006-03-27 14:49:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA48	A/S WAYNE BRIEFS QATARI OFFICIALS ON STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary. The Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Finance Minister welcomed in principle the USG proposal presented by EB A/S Wayne for strategic investments in stability in the region. They were well-prepared and provided updates on their current assistance to the four priorit [...]	2006-01-09 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EAID EINV EFIN KPAL IZ AF LE QA
06DOHA480	MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND COMMMERCE REMOVED FROM [...] (U) Local papers March 29 announced that the Minister of Economy and Commerce, Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Thani, has been relieved of his ministerial post. The Minister of Finance, Yousef Hussain Kamal, will assume the economic and commercial portfolio on an interim basis, in addition to his present [...]	2006-03-29 14:40:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN QA
06DOHA5	SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANTHONY [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you back to Doha. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership open and responsive to the proposed Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) for several reasons. Our goals for regional democratic reform largely coincide with those of Qatar. Also, the Qat [...]	2006-01-02 09:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EFIN KTFN QA
06DOHA51	2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: QATAR [...] This report serves as the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Qatar. It will be provided to assist U.S. investors wishing to do business in Qatar. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement. A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment: The government of Qatar, under the leadership of the [...]	2006-01-10 15:11:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET QA KTBD OPIC USTR ECON
06DOHA524	FOREIGN MINISTER ON DEMOCRACY, TERRORISM, IRAN [...] Summary. First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) gave a speech on democratization in the Middle East April 1 during the Doha Cultural Festival. Answering questions afterwards, he said that Qatar will hold the first elections for the country's legislative body in ear [...]	2006-04-06 04:08:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM ECON PTER IZ IR QA
06DOHA526	AMCIT AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD MEMBER CRITICIZES [...] (C) Summary: Mahmud Shammam, Washington bureau chief for the Dar Al Watan Newspaper and Newsweek Arabic, is an American citizen of Libyan descent, well-known for his criticism of the current Libyan regime and reportedly close to Qatar's Amir. Recently named a member of the newly-formed Al Jaze [...]	2006-04-06 12:55:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA552	IMAMS TO PREACH ON AVIAN FLU [...] Summary. As part of their broad strategy for preventing and containing avian flu, Qatari officials recently held a seminar to educate Imams, religious leaders, on the global phenomenon avian influenza. Imams were provided with practical information on the disease, how to detect and respond to [...]	2006-04-10 13:08:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	AMED KFLU PREL CASC QA
06DOHA559	FIVE YEARS ON: THE STATUS OF EDUCATION REFORM IN [...] (U) Summary: In 2001, the government of Qatar embarked on an ambitious mission to reform the country's education system. Under the banner of, "Education for a New Era," this initiative, led by the Amir's consort, Sheikha Mozah, aims to comprehensively reform education from kindergarten throug [...]	2006-04-12 11:22:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO SCUL KMPI QA
06DOHA562	U/S JOSEPH MEETING ON IRAN WITH MINISTER OF STATE [...] (S) Summary. Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph told Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud that Iran was approaching the "point of no return" on its nuclear program, after which it will be much more difficult and costly to stop the country [...]	2006-04-12 14:15:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP IR QA UNSC
06DOHA616	INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN: QATAR'S [...] (S) Ambassador delivered ref A message to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud April 18. Al-Mahmoud said that, as he told U/S Joseph during his recent visit (ref B),Qatar is in a "difficult position." He said Qatar's main interest is to resolve the crisis peacefully so that [...]	2006-04-20 12:03:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR QA
06DOHA670	FOURTH INTERFAITH DIALOGUE: AN "ACADEMIC" EXERCISE [...] Summary. On April 25-27, Qatar held its Fourth Interfaith Dialogue Conference. Representatives from the main monotheistic religions--Christianity, Islam, and Judaism--attended. This year's event witnessed notable differences from the previous three conferences. The conference was organized by [...]	2006-05-03 07:39:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KISL IS QA
06DOHA77	SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO QATAR [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership welcoming -- in principle -- of cooperation with the United States on UN Security Council issues. Our goals for regional security largely coincide with those of Qatar; the number two in the foreign m [...]	2006-01-17 14:53:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON QA UNSC
06DOHA793	AL JAZEERA ACCORDING TO WADAH KHANFAR [...] Summary: (U) On May 21, a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) delegation met with Wadah Khanfar, Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network (AJN) and Managing Director of the Arabic Al Jazeera TV channel. Khanfar told the delegation that Al Jazeera, reflecting regional developments, has ent [...]	2006-05-24 12:58:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA
06DOHA868	A/S WELCH'S MEETINGS JUNE 4 WITH QATAR'S HEIR [...] (S) Summary. A/S David Welch met with the Qatari leadership, including Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and later with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),June 4 to discuss Iran, Iraq, and Israel/Palestine. Relaxed and well-prepared, Sheikh Tamim, who handles defense [...]	2006-06-06 12:28:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP KPAL IR IZ IS QA
06DOHA923	AL JAZEERA PETITIONS IRAQI GOVERNMENT TO RETURN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Wadah Khanfar, Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network, told PAO that Al Jazeera has asked the Iraqi government for permission to return to Baghdad and is awaiting a response. He said the decision to replace him as head of Al Jazeera Arabic is unlikely to occur before the end [...]	2006-06-14 10:17:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
06JERUSALEM4893	PA HEALTH SECTOR UNION AGREES TO END STRIKE; [...] (C) Summary: The PA government and the PA health sector employees union reached an agreement December 3 to end the health sector strike with payment of salary arrears. Health sector employees are scheduled to return to work December 5 but vowed to restart the strike if salary payments are not [...]	2006-12-04 16:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG QA
06KHARTOUM666	Kuwaiti Kismit: Juba's 5-Star Hotel, Port, and [...] SUMMARY: A 5-star destination resort rises from the dusty streets of Juba. A modern port handles 15,000 tons of cargo a month while the tourists at the neighboring harbor enjoy a bite to eat and some shopping before taking a pleasure cruise on the Nile. This is the future of Juba, accordin [...]	2006-03-15 16:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SOCI PREL KU QA SU
06KUWAIT3136	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MILLER(6-8 AUG) [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Miller to travel to post o/a 6-9 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made at the Radisson SAS [...]	2006-08-05 12:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BE EI IS IZ JO KU QA COUNTRY
06KUWAIT3324	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KILEY (20-27 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Kiley to travel to post o/a 21 to 25 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 21 thru [...]	2006-08-16 13:40:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF IZ QA GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3621	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS [...] This is an action request: See para 7. 2. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed and Economist Jonathan Rose to visit Kuwait o/a September 13th. 3. Embassy driver, expeditor, and control officer will meet and assist at the airport. E [...]	2006-09-09 14:33:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOJ OFFICIAL MICHAEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Michael Gunnison, Department of Justice Resident Legal Advisor at Embassy Abu Dhabi, to visit Kuwait from September 17-19 for meetings with Kuwaiti officials to discuss possible training in the areas of money laundering and terro [...]	2006-09-16 07:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3746	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC OFFICIALS TAN [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance to Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) officials Geoffrey Tan and Nancy Rivera. We understand that Tan and Rivera will visit Kuwait between September 19-28 for meetings and a due diligence review of Kuwait Gulf Links Port [...]	2006-09-18 14:35:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4204	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JONES (23-30 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Jones to travel to post o/a 27 to 30 October, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 27 to 29 Oct, a [...]	2006-10-23 06:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ AF KU QA GM UK
06KUWAIT4484	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KING (22 NOV - 29 [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL King to travel to post o/a 24-25 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]	2006-11-20 09:11:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF IZ KU KG GM QA UK PK
06MANAMA326	SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH KING HAMAD: FTA, [...] (C) Summary. In a February 27 meeting with visiting Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, King Hamad strongly praised the strength of the U.S.-Bahrain relationship, said that Bahrain can never forget what the U.S. has done for it, and stressed the importance of the Free Trade Agreement for Bahrain. He [...]	2006-03-05 09:00:00	Embassy Manama	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BA IS QA ETRD OVIP SECRETARY OF COMMERCE GUTIERREZ BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS REGION
06PARIS596	CHIRAC MEETING WITH QATARI AMIR FOCUSES ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: Elysee contacts reported that President Chirac's January 27 discussion with the visiting Qatari Amir focused largely on Iran, with the Qatari leader stressing concern over Iran's nuclear program and its negative regional role. On Syria/Lebanon, Elysee contacts stressed that Chirac [...]	2006-01-30 16:02:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL QA IR SY LE KPAL FR
06ROME1005	EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES CASPIAN BASIN NATURAL GAS [...] (U) Summary: In March 17 meetings, GOI officials in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Productive Activities, and the Prime Minister's office concurred with EUR DAS Matthew Bryza's assessment of the risk to Italian and European energy security of Gazprom's dominance of natural gas shipments t [...]	2006-04-04 04:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET RU IR QA IT
06ROME1308	ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] This unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Pos [...]	2006-05-03 08:25:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	JA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06ROME556	ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] The following is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Post will prov [...]	2006-02-23 09:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	JA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO
06STATE93016	(U) ISLAMIC FINANCE (C-TN6-00207) [...] (C) AS POSTS ARE AWARE, POLICY MAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN THE GROWTH AND IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, WHICH OFFER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH ISLAMIC LAW, WHICH FORBIDS PAYING OR RECEIVING INTEREST, MANDATES THAT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BE BASED ON REAL ECON [...]	2006-06-07 23:17:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR ECIN EFIN AL BA BK EG ID KU MU MY PK QA SA
06TUNIS2639	TUNISIAN EMBASSY IN QATAR CLOSED TO PROTEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 25, the Tunisian MFA announced the closure of Tunisia's embassy in Qatar, citing al-Jazeera's lack of objectivity. The announcement followed numerous international media reports that Tunisia had withdrawn its ambassador in protest over al-Jazeera coverage of Tunisian d [...]	2006-10-27 14:14:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPAO KDEM QA TS
06TUNIS2802	VISIT OF EMIR FORESHADOWS RE-OPENING OF TUNISIAN [...] (C) Qatari Ambassador Saad Ben Nasser al-Hamidi told Ambassador that the Emir of Qatar, on a private visit to Tunisia, met one-on-one with President Ben Ali on November 22. The session was an effort to resolve differences, following recent frictions between Tunisia and Qatar over satellite T [...]	2006-11-24 13:58:00	Embassy Tunis	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAO KDEM QA TS
06USNATO731	RFG: QATAR CHALLENGING IMMIGRATION STATUS OF NATO [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; see para 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Qatari government has informed NATO that fourteen ISAF personnel at the CAOC at al Udeid airbase are in illegal immigration status, working ISAF issues in the absence of a NATO-Qatar SOFA. Qatar has asked NATO to decl [...]	2006-12-19 16:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF QA
06WARSAW207	POLAND: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Over the last two years, Poland has been a staunch ally of the United States. According to the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Poland spent about 1,213,151,800 Zloty ($370,994,434) and committed 4,122 troops to Iraq-coalition and NATO operations in 2005. In 2004, Polan [...]	2006-02-09 12:54:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MCAP PM KS KU QA SA US PL TC NATO
07ABIDJAN959	(U) ACTION COMPLETED: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE [...] (SBU) Embassy Abidjan completed action requested in reftel. Here is the biographic information on three influential Ivoirian Muslim leaders who have favorable views of the United States and offer an alternative view to Islamic extremism. 2. (SBU) El Hadj Aboubacar FOFANA Gender: Male DOB [...]	2007-09-12 18:50:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PK PO QA RP RS RW SA SF SG SL SN SO SP
07ABUDHABI1206	SATELLITE COOPERATION AGREEMENT - INFORMAL UAE [...] (S/NF) DATT met with UAE Air Force Intelligence Chief Colonel Mahash Al-Hameli on July 16 to follow-up on our previous approaches on the draft U.S. - KSA, UAE, and Qatar Satellite Cooperation Agreement (SCA). Col Mahash said he preferred a bilateral agreement with the USG on this subject. T [...]	2007-07-19 08:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC KSTC PARM PREL SA QA AE
07ADDISABABA1079	SOMALIA: TFG REACHES OUT TO HAWIYE, BUT PLANS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, Abdulkarim Farah, disputed reports of inter-clan tensions between the Darood (President Abdullahi Yusuf's clan) and Hawiye who control Mogadishu, asserting they were exaggerated by disenchanted Hawiye/Habr-Gedir/Ay [...]	2007-04-11 08:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID KDEM ET SO QA CA
07ADDISABABA1234	SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT YUSUF HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, visiting Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf said the security situation in Somalia was improving, but that Council of Islamic Court (CIC) remnants in Mogadishu continued to provoke the TFG. While the [...]	2007-04-20 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET DJ QA EG IR
07ADDISABABA2392	SOMALI TFG PRIME MINISTER GHEDI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi, accompanied by TFG Foreign Minister Hussein Elabe Fahiye, informed Ambassador on July 27 that earlier meetings with AU Commission Chairperson Konare and French FM Kouchner "went well," with Kouchne [...]	2007-07-30 15:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KPKO SO EG QA
07AMMAN2870	A/S WELCH MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KHATIB [...] (S) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Welch and Ambassador met Foreign Minister Abdelelah Al Khatib on June 27. A/S Welch and Khatib agreed that the new PA government led by Salaam Fayyad represented positive change compared to the NUG. Khatib emphasized that PM Olmert's actions now would be more [...]	2007-07-04 12:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PREF JO KPAL IS IZ QA LE
07AMMAN3004	JORDANIAN FM LIKELY TO ATTEND GCC+2 [...] (SBU) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on 7/14 to Thamer Adwan, Director of the Foreign Minister,s private office. (Note: FM Al-Khatib was in transit in Europe on his way back from King Abdullah,s visit to Canada. End note.) 2. (C) Adwan expressed satisfaction at the senior level of USG r [...]	2007-07-15 09:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BA EG JO KU MU QA SA AE
07ANKARA1620	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, May 2007 [...] The 8th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF - the biennial Turkish defense fair) was held on May 22-25 in Ankara. 494 companies (333 foreign and 161 Turkish firms) from 48 countries participated in the fair, including 42 American companies. Many high level officials from different count [...]	2007-06-25 13:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL GG MK BK AF GR EG AJ QA BA SA LE

07ASMARA307	EXPANDING QATARI INTERESTS IN ERITRA; COMMERCIAL, [...] (C) In a March 14 meeting with DCM, the Sudanese DCM in Eritrea Hussein Mohammed Hussein expanded on recent press reports on March 7-8 discussions between Eritrean President Isaias, Sudanese President Bashir, and Sheikh Hamed Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar in Doha. The topics they focused on include [...]	2007-03-16 09:07:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SU ER QA
07BAGHDAD498	IRAQI SUNNI ENDOWMENT HEAD PLANS NEW RELIGIOUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarraie, head of the Sunni Endowment, told Poloffs on February 12 that he plans to start a new Sunni religious organization that will be a moderate alternative to the Association of Muslim Scholars (AMS). He predicts that approximately ninety perce [...]	2007-02-13 14:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IZ JO QA SA
07BEIRUT1346	WITH NAHR AL-BARID IN LAF HANDS, DEFMIN MURR [...] (S) On 9/3, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Elias Murr called the Ambassador to report that the wife of Fatah al-Islam (FAI) leader Shakr al-Absi had positively identified the body of her husband, apparently killed on the last day of fighting on 9/2 in the Nahr al-Barid camp. Whil [...]	2007-09-03 09:19:00	Embassy Beirut	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PARM LE SY QA
07BEIRUT2007	LEBANON: MARCH 14 TURNS DOWN LATEST FRENCH EFFORT [...] (C) Parliament Majority Leader Saad Hariri's advisor Ghattas Khoury, explained to CDA and Poloff that the latest French proposal on solving the political crisis in Lebanon -- based on a 15-13-2 cabinet -- would be rejected by the majority. Khoury referred to the initiative as a Syrian proposa [...]	2007-12-28 16:47:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER FR LE QA SY UNSC
07CAIRO1690	EGYPT: GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED PRESS SLAMS DOHA [...] (C) Editorials in the GOE-controlled press (Refs A-C) have strongly criticized the May 27-29 conference in Doha on "Democracy and Political Reform in the Arab World." The attacks have singled out the Doha meeting's most prominent Egyptian participant, Egyptian-American democracy activist Sa [...]	2007-06-05 11:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EG QA
07CAIRO539	EGYPT RAIL: U.S. COMPANIES SWEEP LOCOMOTIVE TENDER [...] (SBU) U.S. companies General Electric (GE) and Electromotive Diesel (EMD) recently beat out Chinese competition, with each company selling forty new locomotives to Egyptian National Railways (ENR) as part of Egypt's multi-billion dollar transport infrastructure development plan. The GE portio [...]	2007-02-28 07:08:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ECON PREL EG QA
07DOHA1007	QATAR TO STUDY REQUEST FOR LEADING ROLE IN LEBANON [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche October 22 to MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi, stressing U.S. support for a Qatari leadership role in a joint EU-Arab Lebanon border mission proposed by Lebanese PM Siniora. Charge also emphasized our desire that Qatar garner [...]	2007-10-22 14:21:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LE QA
07DOHA1009	QATAR MFA WARNED THAT VISA SUSPENSION LOOMS IF [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires, accompanied by P/E Chief, informed MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi October 22 that November 1 would be the last day Embassy Doha could issue U.S. visas due to a shortage of visa foils, which the Embassy must receive by classified diplomati [...]	2007-10-23 15:07:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ADCO ADPM PREL CVIS ASEC ACOA ATRN KRIM QA
07DOHA1020	QATAR GIVES ORAL ASSURANCES THAT DIPLOMATIC POUCH [...] (C/NF) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud convoked Charge October 25 to discuss delivery of U.S. diplomatic pouches (see reftel for background.) Al-Mahmoud informed Charge that following the GOQ's review of the bilateral discussions on this matter, the GOQ had taken the dec [...]	2007-10-25 14:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ADCO ADPM PREL CVIS ASEC ACOA ATRN KRIM QA
07DOHA1021	QATAR AIRWAYS SECURITY UPDATE [...] (C) Econoff visited Doha International Airport October 29 to observe security screening procedures for the direct Doha to Washington/Dulles flight (see reftel for background). The flight had 90 passengers flying out of the economy terminal and another 20 from the separate first and business c [...]	2007-10-29 13:32:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ASEC KSAC QA
07DOHA1040	SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL OUTLINES QATAR'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C//NF) Summary: MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi in an October 23 presentation to a group of recently promoted senior U.S. military officers (CAPSTONE) gave a noteworthy overview of Qatar's foreign policy and made some significant remarks about domestic policy. [...]	2007-11-04 13:42:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM QA
07DOHA1042	PRIME MINISTER OFFERS "SINCERE ADVICE" ON IRAQ [...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Crocker briefed Qatar's Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) October 31 on the progress in Iraq and asked his assessment of building on this progress with the help of Arab states. HBJ said Qatar was a friend of the U.S. and wanted us to succe [...]	2007-11-05 10:03:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PGOV MASS IZ QA
07DOHA1043	INFLATION, HOUSING COSTS TAKING TOLL ON QATARI [...] SUMMARY: Double-digit inflation in Qatar has become the norm, with increases in the housing sector felt most acutely. The high cost of living dominates public and private discourse. The government has begun to take steps to address inflation, though they have been ineffective thus far, and the [...]	2007-11-05 12:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AFSN ALOW AMGT APER ECON ELAB QA
07DOHA1046	SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL [...] (C) Poloff approached the MFA International Organizations, Conferences and Treaties Department October 28 regarding Government of Qatar (GOQ) participation in the November 5-8 INTERPOL General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco and inquired about GOQ thinking regarding Argentina Red Notices (reft [...]	2007-11-05 13:50:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS PTER ASEC PGOV IR QA
07DOHA1047	QATAR-ISRAEL COMMERCE CONTINUES QUIETLY [...] (C) The Israeli Trade Representation Office in Qatar opened in 1996 but, despite its name, focuses less on promoting trade than on facilitating political engagement, such as Shimon Peres' January 2007 visit to Qatar and various civil society interactions. (Note: See reftel for more backgroun [...]	2007-11-06 10:09:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KBCT USTR QA IS
07DOHA1050	QATARI IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCRS 1737 AND 1747 [...] (C) The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Embassy via diplomatic note on October 25 that the GOQ examined the list of Iranian entities and individuals listed in the annexes to UNSC resolutions 1737 and 1747 and found "no accounts or financial transactions with the individuals an [...]	2007-11-07 12:23:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN PARM QA
07DOHA1052	QATAR FORGES ITS OWN "WAHABI" PATH [...] (C) Summary: Qatar's brand of Islam, according to three sources, is both traditional and progressive. It is traditional in that it is based on scripture and standing interpretations, but progressive in its tolerance for various Islamic schools of thought and moderate social strictures. Even [...]	2007-11-08 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL QA
07DOHA1053	QATAR'S DEPORTATION DETENTION CENTER - NO APPARENT [...] (U) Summary. A visit to the Qatar Deportation Detention Center (DDC) 30 October revealed little to no improvement over the previous year. What appear to be obvious trafficking-in-persons (TIP) victims continue to be administratively apprehended, detained and deported. End Summary. ------ [...]	2007-11-08 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KWMN SMIG QA
07DOHA1054	DEMARCHE ON QATAR'S HOLD ON UNSCR 1267 TERRORIST [...] (C) Econoff and British Political Secretary James Lynch delivered Ref A demarche November 8 to Adel Al-Khal, Director of International Organizations, Conferences and Treaties at the MFA. Al-Khal explained that at the time of the UN 1267 Committee meeting, the Qatari mission at the United Nati [...]	2007-11-08 14:44:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ETTC KTFN UNSC QA IZ
07DOHA1071	QATARI MFA AND CENTRAL BANK VIEWS ON IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Al-Mahmoud told Charge November 14 that Iran's acquisition of weapons of mass destruction would be a "disaster" for Qatar, the U.S. and the region. Qatar agreed that a peaceful and diplomatic resolution of the Iranian nuclear issue was [...]	2007-11-15 09:52:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP PARM EFIN IR QA
07DOHA1073	GCC FOREIGN MINISTERS PREPARE FOR UPCOMING SUMMIT [...] (C) The Foreign Ministers of the GCC member states met in Doha November 11 to discuss the agenda for the heads of state summit, scheduled to take place in Doha December 3-4. Omani DCM Salim Abdulla Al-Alawi told Charge and P/E Chief November 14 that it appeared certain King Abdullah of Saudi [...]	2007-11-15 15:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GCC QA
07DOHA11	SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FORE'S JANUARY [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. The Government of Qatar remains a key ally of the U.S. in the war on terror and supports a significant U.S. military presence in the country. Qatar's Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, took power from his father in 1995 and embarked on [...]	2007-01-03 13:44:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL AMGT PGOV ASEC CMGT QA
07DOHA1104	QATAR CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR DOWNPLAYS CURRENCY [...] (C) Qatar Central Bank Governor Sheikh Abdulla Bin Saoud Al Thani told Charge and Econoff November 25 that recent press commentary speculating on an imminent move by GCC countries' to depeg or revalue their currencies is overblown. Sheikh Abdulla said Qatar's economy had been well served by [...]	2007-11-26 10:33:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN QA
07DOHA1112	QATARIS AMBIVALENT ABOUT IRANIAN THREAT FOR NOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Qataris by and large remain ambivalent about the Iranian threat, especially with respect to Iranian intentions to acquire nuclear weapons. Key Embassy contacts paint a composite picture of Qataris' welcoming, on an emotional level, Iranian nuclear weapons capability to counter [...]	2007-11-29 06:01:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR QA
07DOHA1115	BOEING DELIVERY, FCS OPENING HIGHLIGHT COMMERCIAL [...] State-owned Qatar Airways took delivery today of its firs... [...]	2007-11-29 13:54:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	BTIO ECON BEXP BMGT EAIR QA
07DOHA1127	GCC SUMMIT OPENS IN DOHA WITH LOW PUBLIC [...] (SBU) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit opened December 3 in Doha with all six heads of state, plus Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad in attendance. Though not on the written agenda, Ahmedinejad delivered a largely non-inflammatory speech that included a twelve-point proposal to a [...]	2007-12-03 13:46:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN GCC QA
07DOHA1133	GCC SUMMIT WRAPS UP IN DOHA WITHOUT NOTABLE [...] (C) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit officially closed December 4 with a brief and low-key ceremony and with no notable achievements. Neither the Iranian president nor the UAE president attended the closing. (According to press reports, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad departed [...]	2007-12-04 13:30:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN GCC IR QA
07DOHA1134	BAN ON SAUDI POULTRY DUE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA MAKES [...] The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) announced November 13 the reoccurence of Avian Influenza in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Based on the OIE finding of H5N1 in the KSA, Qatar's Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Khalifa Al-Thani, issued a M [...]	2007-12-04 13:30:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PREL TBIO SENV KFLU QA SA
07DOHA1136	QATAR LIKELY TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST GCC STATES TO [...] (C) P/E Chief delivered Ref A demarche December 5 to MFA Director of GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber. Al-Jaber said the GCC heads of state discussed how to proceed on stabilizing Iraq in their December 3-4 Doha summit. According to Al-Jaber, the GCC states believed that the security situation i [...]	2007-12-05 11:59:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR TU QA
07DOHA1141	READOUT ON GCC SUMMIT FROM THE DOHA ORGANIZER [...] (C) MFA Director of GCC Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber (strictly protect),who was the organizer of the December 3-4 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Doha, provided P/E Chief December 5 a readout of the event and the preparations leading up to it. Had it not been for Iranian President Mahmo [...]	2007-12-06 13:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN GCC IR QA
07DOHA1172	SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 18 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (S) In November, Qatar's Amir told the Commander of CENTCOM, Admiral Fallon, that he wants the Qatari leadership to seek ways to deepen its military partnership with the U.S. at all levels. While a desirable goal given the considerable equities we have in our relationship with Qatar, the Amir' [...]	2007-12-12 14:19:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	MASS MARR PREL QA
07DOHA1174	VODAFONE AND QATAR FOUNDATION BEAT AT&T FOR MOBILE [...] (U) United Kingdom-based Vodafone and its local partner, the Qatar Foundation (QF),won Qatar's second mobile phone operating license. The winning consortium plans to start operations in 2008 and would compete with government-owned Q-tel, currently Qatar's sole mobile telephone provider. Vod [...]	2007-12-13 13:33:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BTIO QA
07DOHA1187	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHARING DRAFT IRAQ UNSCR [...] (SBU) Poloff approached the MFA International Organizations, Conferences and Treaties Department December 11 regarding Government of Qatar (GOQ) support for extending the mandates for the Multinational Force - Iraq (MNF-I),Development Fund for Iraq (DFI),and International Advisory, and Moni [...]	2007-12-16 11:00:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL UNSC EFIN MARR QA IZ
07DOHA1195	QATARI MFA OFFICIAL OFFERS ADVICE ON POST-NIE [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Representative to the IAEA Ambassador Gregory Schulte briefed MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Al-Rumaihi December 11 on the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran and U.S. policy toward Tehran in the wake of it. As Qatar prepares to leave the UN Securit [...]	2007-12-17 12:25:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PNUC ETTC IAEA IR QA
07DOHA1199	QATAR LOOKS EAST TO SINGAPORE AS A MODEL FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Qatar (GOQ) has over the past two years been building a strong, strategic relationship with the Government of Singapore (GOS),particularly in the areas of security and economic development. Both small, prosperous states surrounding by much larger neighbors, the [...]	2007-12-17 13:29:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN MARR ECON PREL QA SN
07DOHA1214	EMPOWERING QATARI WOMEN TO TACKLE FAMILY VIOLENCE [...] The Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) organized November 25-26 a workshop on combating violence against women, a subject once considered taboo in Qatar. Even today, the Qatari Criminal Code does not define punishments or penalize offenders in this regard. Likewise, Qatar has not [...]	2007-12-30 06:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN QA
07DOHA135	QATAR FINANCIAL CENTRE: SOLID REGULATIONS, [...] Summary. On 28 January Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) regulatory officials told EmbOffs that the Authority has licensed 17 financial services firms and focuses on corporate governance as the primary risk in evaluating applications. The Authority, which regulates the QFC as a sort of financial fr [...]	2007-02-07 12:18:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN QA KTFN
07DOHA137	C-NE6-02072 SHIA IN QATAR QUIET ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Shia amount to 5% of Qatari citizenry. They are well-represented in the business sector and also hold some important government positions, though not the most senior. Their mosques are un-regulated, and Sunni and Shia frequently pray together. Shia would like more official oversig [...]	2007-02-07 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL IZ IR QA
07DOHA163	SECURITY GAPS IN QATAR'S ONSHORE OIL FACILITY [...] (U) Summary. On January 30 Ambassador and Emboffs visited Qatar Petroleum's Dukhan compound and oil field. Qatar Petroleum is undertaking a major infrastructure upgrade at Dukhan to improve the administrative and living spaces. No armed guards were present at the compound and the area was prot [...]	2007-02-14 13:39:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET QA ASEC PTER
07DOHA168	PUTIN VISITS DOHA BUT NO TANGIBLE RESULTS [...] (C) Summary. Russian president Vladimir Putin met with the Qatari Amir in Doha February 12. The two agreed on the need for a Middle East peace conference, the date and locale of which was undefined. The two also agreed on holding discussions on an OPEC-like organization for gas producers at th [...]	2007-02-14 14:45:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL EPET UNSC RU IR QA
07DOHA174	C-TN6-01921: SASOL CHEVRON FIRST OF MANY IN QATAR [...] (U) Summary. Sasol Chevron's Qatar Country Manager and Public Relations Executive told Emboffs February 6 that the GTL industry is in the phase that liquefied natural gas was 15 years ago, and they expect GTLs will follow the same course. Sasol's Oryx plant will produce 34,000 barrels per day [...]	2007-02-19 10:38:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET QA EINV
07DOHA201	QATAR PETROLEUM'S CONFIRMATION OF SECURITY PROCEDURES [...] Saad al-Kaabi, director of oil and gas ventures at Qatar Petroleum (QP),submitted by e-mail the following document in response to reftel. The QP document confirms, line by line, all of the security procedures noted during the January 31 videoconference between QP and U.S. energy, transportatio [...]	2007-02-22 13:12:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET ETRD ASEC QA
07DOHA202	RISING COSTS END EXXONMOBIL GTL PROJECT [...] (U) On February 21 Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum (QP) terminated plans to build a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant because of increasing costs to build the facility. The plant was supposed to be become the world's largest GTL plant, producing 154,000 barrels per day of base oils and synthetic fuel [...]	2007-02-22 14:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET QA
07DOHA206	QATARI MFA DOES NOT WANT NATO/ISAF TO BECOME A [...] (S) SUMMARY: Qatari Deputy Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Mohamad al-Rumaihi told Ambassador and DCM February 25 that U.S. personnel supporting the NATO/ISAF Afghanistan mission out of Al-Udeid Air Base are covered by the bilateral Defense Cooperation Agreement. He nevertheless complained tha [...]	2007-02-25 14:57:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	MARR NATO PGOV PTER QA XF
07DOHA212	QATAR ESTABLISHING A TOURISM NICHE [...] (U) Summary. The acting Director General of the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) told Emboffs that in developing a tourism sector, Qatar is not looking to become a mass-market destination like Dubai but is aiming to be a niche market for East to West travel. The government has dedicated USD 18 bi [...]	2007-02-26 09:32:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON QA
07DOHA224	U/S HENRIETTA HOLSMAN FORE'S FEBRUARY 15 MEETING AT QATARI [...] (SBU) Under Secretary of State for Management Henrietta Holsman Fore met February 15 with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Qatar's second-ranking MFA official) Ahmed al-Mahmoud to discuss consular notification of arrested Americans, Iran, Iraq, and other regional issues. Al-Mahmou [...]	2007-02-28 04:18:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC QA
07DOHA260	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) The following is post's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) Paragraph 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or des [...]	2007-03-08 09:25:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB QA
07DOHA271	QATAR'S LEADING BANKS SUPPORT ERO DIVERSIFICATION [...] Summary. In iscussions with senior management of Qatar's top two banks, Qatar National Bank and Doha Bank, Emboffs learned that the private sector anticipates Qatar's continued diversification away from the dollar as the country becomes more involved in the global economy. Bank officials also s [...]	2007-03-12 10:37:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON FIN QA
07DOHA285	INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES ON QATAR'S ENERGY SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. Security officials from ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and KBR operations in Qatar told Emboffs of their current security measures and future plans. The companies do not have direct influence on the security of the plants they are invested in but some hope to change this in the futur [...]	2007-03-15 14:24:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC ECON EPET QA
07DOHA311	POST ACTION PLAN FOR ENGAGING QATAR ON ENERGY [...] (C) Qatar's intention to become the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) leader by 2012 necessitates a robust energy infrastructure security program that it currently lacks. While the Qataris have adequately prepared a production and shipping infrastructure for the boom [...]	2007-03-25 13:35:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ASEC ECON PREL QA
07DOHA321	QATAR GAS SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD ON SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. QatarGas is in the midst of improving its security procedures with new equipment, better training, and more security personnel, the goal is to be ISO 28000 compliant in the next two years. While undergoing physical improvements, the QatarGas head of security is also trying to rais [...]	2007-03-26 13:39:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ASEC EWWT QA
07DOHA330	QATAR AIRWAYS CHAIRMAN SEES MORE BOEINGS AND [...] (C) Summary: At a recent meeting with Ambassador, Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways (QA),discussed QA expansion plans for the near future, which he said now include the purchase of 60 Boeing 777 aircraft, up from an original buy of 20. According to Al Baker, QA will fly to Los Angeles and [...]	2007-03-28 13:05:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC CVIS EAIR PREL QA KHLS IR
07DOHA335	INFORMATION EXCHANGE: QATARI BORDER DATABASES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. THIS CABLE PROVIDES DETAILS OF QATAR'S USE OF IMMIGRATION DATABASES AND BIOMETRICS SYSTEMS AT PORTS OF ENTRY. IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS AT QATAR'S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SCREEN ARRIVING AND DEPARTING PASSENGERS FOR PREVIOUS PASSENGER RECORDS AND FRAUDULENT, LOST OR STOLEN TRAVEL DOCU [...]	2007-03-29 13:34:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PGOV ASEC PTER KVPR CVIS PINR KHLS QA
07DOHA339	RARE PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION IN QATAR: SOLIDARITY [...] (U) The Qatari Central Municipal Council organized a "rally" the afternoon of March 28 to show solidarity with Iraq. It lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. The event took place at a central location along the city's corniche. Participants numbered a maximum of 400 and mostly included high-school and [...]	2007-03-29 14:50:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ASEC PREL IZ QA
07DOHA351	FOREIGN MINISTER ASSUMES PRIME MINISTERSHIP [...] (U) Qatar News Agency announced today that the Qatari Prime Minister, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, who is the Amir's brother, has resigned. The First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ),has replaced him while retaining the foreign affairs portfolio. T [...]	2007-04-03 14:29:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL QA
07DOHA353	QATAR ESTABLISHES LARGEST NATIONAL PARK IN THE COUNTRY [...] Summary. On January 22, 2007, the Government of Qatar (GOQ) passed a law establishing the largest national park in the country. Post and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) have supported the project since its inception in 2000. The GOQ is now requesting further assistance from the U.S. to dev [...]	2007-04-04 08:18:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV QA
07DOHA359	SECURITY OBSERVATIONS AT QATAR'S ENERGY PORTS [...] (C) Summary. Security at Qatar's most important ports, Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, currently meet the basic standards for infrastructure protection but many improvements could be made. Both ports are in the process of upgrading security with new equipment including x-ray units for passenger cars [...]	2007-04-04 14:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ASEC PGOV QA
07DOHA368	QATAR CENTRAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS SEE [...] Summary. Qatar held national elections for the third session of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) April 1. The turnout (nearly 50 percent) was higher than many predicted. One of three women running for the council was re-elected in a landslide. Voting ran smoothly without significant problem [...]	2007-04-05 14:32:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL QA
07DOHA385	GAS EXPORTING COUNTRIES FORUM: NO GAS CARTEL [...] (U) Summary. Ministers at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),representing the world,s top gas producers, rejected the idea of forming an OPEC-style gas cartel. The decision came after member countries, which together hold more than 70 per cent of natural gas reserves, discussed a propos [...]	2007-04-10 13:56:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PGOV RU IR QA
07DOHA388	LAUNCH OF RASGAS TRAIN 5 MAKES QATAR WORLD'S [...] Summary. Qatar recently launched RasGas Train 5, the world,s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility. The start-up of Train 5, which will produce 4.7 million tons of LNG per annum (mtpa),will increase Qatar's total LNG production capacity to approximately 30.7 mtpa, making it [...]	2007-04-12 10:31:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ECON PGOV QA
07DOHA420	DEMOCRACY FORUM: LEBANESE PRESIDENT AND SYRIAN [...] (U) The Amir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, opened the seventh annual Forum on Democracy, Development, and Free Trade April 23 with a speech that focused on the need for democratic reforms in the Arab region. He described a "sort of lassitude" in Arab movement toward reform in the region [...]	2007-04-24 14:16:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY QA
07DOHA433	FORMER ARAB KNESSET MEMBER BISHARA SPEAKS AT DOHA DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Former Arab member of the Israeli Knesset Azmi Bishara was a featured speaker on the "Political Reform: National Programs and External Projects" panel of the Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade on April 24. Speaking without notes, Bishara asked how a state could be built on [...]	2007-04-29 04:34:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS KPAL QA
07DOHA439	QATARIS WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO RESOLUTION ON PRINCIPLE [...] (C) Summary. Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs told S/R Frank Wisner that Qatar "will support the same position you support" on Kosovo. He appreciated consultation on the matter. He said a Serbian envoy had tried to convince him to back a "middle way" -- but the Qataris were not swa [...]	2007-05-01 10:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC XH QA
07DOHA495	WADAH KHANFAR LOSES POSITION AS MEMBER OF AL [...] (C) Summary: In a long-awaited move, the Amir has appointed a new board of governors for the Al Jazeera Network (AJN). Highlights include: the retention of Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer as chairman; the replacement of Wadah Khanfar as a board member and possibly as manager of the entire AJ Network; [...]	2007-05-16 08:55:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
07DOHA507	QATAR INCLINED TO SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE TO BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 12:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL QA
07DOHA508	QATAR "FIFTY-FIFTY" ON SUPPORT FOR HARIRI TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Assistant Minister Mohamed al-Rumaihi, who holds the MFA's UN portfolio, told the Ambassador May 17 that Qatar was "fifty-fifty" on supporting the Hariri assassination tribunal. He said the tribunal was "important to approve," but then outlined reasons why Qatar believes the decision shoul [...]	2007-05-17 13:03:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY QA
07DOHA511	SCENESETTER FOR MAY 24 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome the Gulf Security Dialogue delegation to Qatar. This second GSD meeting and the first in Doha will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our mil-to-mil relationship and help in our efforts to moderate the Qataris' more objectionable fore [...]	2007-05-18 12:52:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR PARM IR IZ QA
07DOHA556	QATAR STRONGLY HINTS IT WON'T SUPPORT THE SPECIAL [...] (C) During Gulf Security Dialogue discussions in Doha May 24, Acting PM A/S Mull expressed the hope that Qatar would vote for the UN Security Council resolution establishing the Hariri Tribunal under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter. Qatari MFA Assistant Minister Mohammad al-Rumeihi replied, "We wi [...]	2007-05-24 14:05:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC LE SY QA
07DOHA575	QATARI-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 24 [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-31 14:32:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KNNP EPET IR ASEC IZ SU LE QA
07DOHA577	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY SCHULTE'S VISIT [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This visit - your second - will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will strengthen our cooperation on UN Security Council issues and help in our efforts to move Doha to take stronger positions on Iran and its nuclear activities, about w [...]	2007-06-01 10:05:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL KNNP UN IR QA
07DOHA581	QATARI-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 24 [...] (C) Summary. State/DOD Gulf Security Dialogue delegation met with Qatari MFA, MOD, and MOI officials May 24 in Doha. The Qataris acknowledged the importance of maintaining ambiguity on whether there might be a military attack in response to Iranian plans to develop a nuclear weapon. Noting per [...]	2007-06-03 08:25:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL MARR KNNP EPET IR ASEC IZ SU LE QA
07DOHA594	QATAR LIKELY TO SUPPORT FURTHER IRAN SANCTIONS IF [...] (C) Summary. The GOQ's Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mohamed al-Rumaihi, who holds the UN portfolio, told Ambassador Greg Schulte June 4 that Qatar would likely support additional Iran sanctions in the UN Security Council if the sanctions did not exceed unspecified red lines. Rumaihi [...]	2007-06-06 11:27:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL KNNP IR QA
07DOHA606	NEW INDICATIONS THAT ELECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN [...] (U) The Qatari Amir, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, issued a decree June 6 which extended the term of the current Advisory Council to June 30, 2008. The term had been set to end June 30 of this year. The Advisory Council consists of 30 members appointed by the Amir; it had been extended, with some [...]	2007-06-07 14:00:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM QA
07DOHA641	BEGINNING OF THE END? KHANFAR STILL AT THE HELM OF [...] (C) Summary: Wadah Khanfar remains Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network (AJN),but no longer has responsibility for financial and administrative issues. Although Khanfar placed a positive spin on the recent AJN board reshuffle in a meeting with Emboffs, our assessment is that his position [...]	2007-06-18 12:29:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA
07DOHA705	DELEGATION TO LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary. MinState for Foreign Affairs Al Mahmoud told Ambassador July 2 that a special Arab League delegation that involved him had attempted to mediate between Lebanese factions during a June visit to Beirut to deal with the Lebanese political crisis. The group made no progress, for the i [...]	2007-07-05 07:16:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LE QA
07DOHA709	SOMALIS MEET IN QATAR, REJECT RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary. A local NGO affiliated with Islamic hard-liners hosted Somali activists in Doha for a conference June 7-8 2007. Sheikh Sharif of the Islamic Courts movement and Sharif Hassan, former parliamentary speaker, participated. The event was paid for through a hard-line Sunni organization [...]	2007-07-05 14:39:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MOPS XF AL QA
07DOHA710	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT TO THE [...] (C) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This is your third visit here, and the most senior USG visit since Secretary Gates met the Amir in January 2007. Your meetings SIPDIS can help define the tone of bilateral engagement on a range of issues over the coming 18 months, help s [...]	2007-07-05 16:25:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL PINR IZ LE QA
07DOHA713	DEMARCHE TO OIL EXPORTERS: QATAR "ON THE SAME PAGE" [...] (C) Minister of State for Energy and Industry Mohamed al-Sada agreed with Charge in a meeting July 9 that statements in support of high oil prices made it difficult for the U.S. Administration to oppose the No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act (reftel). Al-Sada nevertheless made the poin [...]	2007-07-09 14:28:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET PREL QA
07DOHA723	QATAR TO CONSIDER GCC+2 MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-15 13:33:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL XF QA
07DOHA764	FREEDOM AGENDA: SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Qatar's April 1 municipal elections, the country's third, served as a focal point for democracy promotion in 2007. Ambassador and Emboffs engaged in a program of support and undertook the following activities: -- Ambassador hosted a series of salons at his residence to discuss election [...]	2007-08-01 10:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KMPI KDEM SCUL KPAO QA
07DOHA771	UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ATTENDANCE - QATAR [...] GOQ contacts have told us that the Qatari Amir will lead his country's delegation to the UNGA. The GOQ has not yet formed the full delegation, and specific travel plans have not been made. Post will report as information becomes available. 2. Currently available information: A. Attendan [...]	2007-08-02 09:13:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OVIP UNGA QA
07DOHA78	SUNNI AND SHI'A DISCUSS RAPPROCHEMENT IN DOHA [...] (SBU) Summary. Prominent cleric Yousef Qaradawi called on Iraqi Shi'a and Iran to take steps to end sectarian violence in Iraq at Doha's Conference for Dialogue of Islamic Schools of Thought. Shi'a and other clerics said that Muslims must unite in the face of a common (some mentioned Zionist) e [...]	2007-01-22 13:16:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KISL QA
07DOHA863	SUBJECT: QTEL CHAIRMAN DISCUSSES PLANS FOR IRAQ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA and Econoff met August 29 with Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohamad Al Thani, Chairman of government-controlled QTel, and Dr. Nasser M. Marafih, QTel CEO, to discuss QTel investments in Iraq and elsewhere in the region, as well as ArabSat broadcasts of Al-Zawraa. QTel continues a rap [...]	2007-08-30 11:04:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS EINV KPAL KPAO PGOV EG IS IZ KU QA
07DOHA871	(C) SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S [...] (C) Embassy Doha welcomes you on this brief stop in Qatar. You last met with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) in Washington in December 2006 in your capacity as DNI. In April 2007, HBJ also became Prime Minister, long an inconsequential portfolio held by the Amir's brother. D [...]	2007-08-31 10:23:00	Embassy Doha	SECRET	PREL QA
07DOHA897	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH QATARI [...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary John Negroponte met the evening of September 9 at the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud, the number two official in the Qatari MFA. Joining Al-Mahmoud were Assistant Minister Mohamad Al-Rumaihi, Director of Eu [...]	2007-09-12 10:50:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA IR IS IZ KWBG PREL QA
07DOHA922	NEW QATAR LABOR MINISTER PLEDGES COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary. State Department Special Representative for Social Issues Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees used his visit to Qatar September 4-8 to engage GOQ officials on the issue of forced labor and trafficking-in-persons (TIP) among the large migrant worker population. During a meeting with [...]	2007-09-20 14:24:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB QA
07DOHA964	QATAR WILLING TO CONSIDER SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND [...] (C) Summary: In September 18 meetings at the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank, a U.S. Treasury delegation led by DAS Saeed told the Qatari Finance Minister and Central Bank Governor that the USG remains committed to an open investment climate in the United States and invited Qatar's part [...]	2007-10-03 06:55:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EINV QA
07DOHA972	QATARI TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] (U) Textiles and apparel production is not a significant part of Qatar's hydrocarbon-based economy. Until recently, there were a handful of textile factories in Qatar, many of which were started by investors from the Asian subcontinent as a means to avoid textile quotas from the global multifi [...]	2007-10-04 12:37:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX QA
07DOHA978	TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-08 13:37:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL IZ QA
07DOHA979	QATAR AIRWAYS U.S. FLIGHTS - GETTING SECURITY RIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Barely two months after the inauguration of direct Doha to U.S. flights via Qatar Airways, an assessment by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) inspectors found several major areas of concern for the flights, including insufficient passenger screening, particularly for wo [...]	2007-10-09 09:41:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KSAC EAIR QA
07DOHA980	QATAR AGREES TO GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE IN [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-09 11:51:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PINS PREL QA
07DOHA982	CODEL BOYD MEETING OCTOBER 5 WITH QATARI HEIR [...] (SBU) A congressional delegation led by Rep. Allen Boyd of Florida, and accompanied by charge, met Qatar's Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, October 5 in Doha. In addition to Boyd, the Delegation included Rep. Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Rep. Wayne Gilchrist of Maryland, Rep. B [...]	2007-10-10 13:01:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV QA
07DOHA983	UPDATED DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR QATAR [...] (U) Embassy Doha continues to use a combination of programmatic and diplomatic means to assist the GOQ in its efforts to build and sustain democratic institutions. In line with the Mission Strategic Plan, Post has expanded its areas of emphasis to include: promoting democratic elections, pro [...]	2007-10-10 13:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KMPI AMGT KDEM ECON KPAO QA
07DOHA986	QATAR NOMINATION FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] Embassy Doha nominates Amal Abdullatif Al Mannai to receive the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage for 2008. Amal Al-Mannai has been informed of her nomination and was flattered by the news. Requested information follows: Full Legal Name: Amal Abdullatif Al-Mann [...]	2007-10-11 12:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM QA
07DOHA999	NEW QATARI MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS [...] (U) Summary. As of October 1, the Qatari ministry formerly known as the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Housing officially became the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. Dr. Sultan bin Hassan Al-Dhabit Al-Dousari remained Minister during the transition. Most of the functions of the [...]	2007-10-21 10:51:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ELAB QA
07JAKARTA2228	MUSLIM ORGANIZATION OFFERS ASSISTANCE ON KOREAN [...] (SBU) Pol/C met August 15 with Rozy Munir, Indonesia's Ambassador-designate to Qatar. Munir is currently a senior Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) official and chairman of its international relations committee. NU, a mainstream group, is Indonesia's largest mass-Muslim organization with an estimated 35 [...]	2007-08-15 09:56:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL PTER ID AF PK KS QA
07JERUSALEM222	PA PRESIDENCY PAYS PA SALARIES [...] (C) Summary: The PA Presidency disbursed salary payments to PA security and civil service members, except health and education employees, beginning January 28. This marks the first time that the Presidency has made salary payments on behalf of the PA government. The PA government disbursed [...]	2007-02-02 12:45:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG QA IS AE
07KHARTOUM1846	MINAWI PRESSES QATAR FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Please see action request para. 4. 2. (S) Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leader Minni Minawi traveled to Doha November 21 to 25 as part of a broader effort to solicit political and financial support from Arab capitals for his beleaguered movement [...]	2007-11-26 05:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	SECRET	PREL PGOV SU QA
07KHARTOUM406	SUDAN, ACCEPTING ISOLATION, TURNS TO IRAN, QATAR [...] (C) Egypt's influence on Sudan's leadership and its ability to persuade the government to engage in constructive dialogue with the international community has waned, Egyptian diplomat Hani Khedr (please protect) told Poloff on March 15. Sudan has accepted its growing isolation from the West, m [...]	2007-03-15 15:53:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UN SU EG IR CD QA
07KHARTOUM951	MINAWI PREVIEWS TRIP OF ARAB CAPITALS [...] (C) Senior Assistant to the President and SLM leader Minni Minawi will travel to five Arab capitals next week to seek political and financial support for his movement in an effort to stabilize the situation in Darfur. He has asked for U.S. assistance in previewing his trip with these Arabs go [...]	2007-06-15 10:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU UN SU EG SA KU QA TC

07KUWAIT1097	MINISTER SAYS GCC CRISIS MANAGEMENT CENTER TO BE [...] (C) Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Shaykh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah told the Ambassador on July 9 that agreement had been reached at the recent GCC meeting of defense and foreign ministers and national security chiefs on establishing a GCC crisis management center in Kuwait. He credite [...]	2007-07-10 09:28:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ASEC LE QA SA IR IZ IS KU
07KUWAIT1122	GOK INTEREST IN REGIONAL RADIOACTIVE SEALED [...] (U) The following Government of Kuwait officials have expressed an interest in participating in reftel workshop: Eng. Samir Al-Asfour Director Radiation Protection Department Ministry of Health Tel. 965-241-5047/ 965-243-9889 Fax 965-241-5049 Mr. Fadhel A. H. Ghuloum Head of Ionizing [...]	2007-07-16 10:04:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	JO SA QA KU IZ TC ENRG TRGY
07KUWAIT1543	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Ryan Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq; Senior Advisor David Pearce; Special Assistant Ali Khedery; and A/RSO David Hazarian, to travel to post on October 29, 2007 to meet with host government principals. 2. An Embassy visit officer and [...]	2007-10-22 12:54:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	BA EG JO KU QA OTRA AMGT ASEC
07KUWAIT219	TERRORIST FINANCE: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN [...] (C/NF) The following response is keyed to ref A. 2. (S/NF) Effectiveness of Tranche I Designations: Tranche I designations have had little discernible impact on the three Kuwaitis identified as terrorist facilitators -- Hamad Al-Ali, Jaber Al-Jalamah, and Mubarak Al-Bathali -- though we [...]	2007-02-14 13:29:00	Embassy Kuwait	SECRET//NOFORN	KU QA KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER
07KUWAIT281	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED: KUWAIT CRITICAL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for the following Kuwait Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection Survey Team (ATA 6156) members traveling to Kuwait from March 13-21, 2007: Richard Soler - DS/T/ATA; Kevin Maloy - DS/T/ATA; Patrick Willging - U.S. Dept. of Energy; [...]	2007-02-27 10:48:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU QA KCIP ASEC ENRG OTRA PTER
07KUWAIT481	KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SANCHEZ (APRIL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Sanchez to travel to post April 7-8, 2007. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]	2007-04-04 11:50:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS VM CH JA IT QA TH KU
07KUWAIT542	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GULF SECURITY [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for PM Acting A/S Stephen Mull, DOD Acting A/S Mary Beth Long, NEA DAS Gordon Gray, NSC Director Nik Ramchand, Lt. Col. Reginald Robinson, Capt. James Pelkofski, and Cmdr. Edward Palmer to travel to post o/a May 21 to May 22, 2007. 2. Th [...]	2007-04-15 11:16:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	SA QA KU PREL AMGT OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT789	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GULF SECURITY [...] This is an action request; please see paragraph j. 2. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for PM Acting A/S Stephen Mull, DASD Mark Kimmitt, NEA DAS Gordon Gray, Col Ronald Tuggle, Brigadier General Michael Jones, DIA Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst Bruce Hardc [...]	2007-05-19 12:21:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	KU QA SA AMGT OTRA PREL APER COUNTRY CLEARANCE
07KUWAIT879	KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HANS WECHSEL [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Hans Wechsel, Regional Office Director, to travel to post o/a June 10-11, 2007 and for Dima Toukan, Political Women's Issues Specialist, to travel to post o/a June 8-10. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]	2007-06-06 05:41:00	Embassy Kuwait	UNCLASSIFIED	QA BA KU KMPI OTRA AMGT APER
07KUWAIT952	UN LABOR CONFERENCE IN KUWAIT IN DOUBT, MAY MOVE [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with UN Resident Representative Valerie Cliff by telephone on June 16. He urged the ILO (International Labor Organization) positions on TIP and the labor situation in the region be made clear, since local officials are claiming that the ILO has not criticized local [...]	2007-06-19 13:57:00	Embassy Kuwait	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB AE SA QA KU TIP
07PRISTINA301	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO AMBASSADOR FRANK WISNER AND [...] (SBU) US Office Pristina warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Department of State for Kosovo Final Status Issues, and his assistant, Patrick Hanish, to visit Pristina April 26 - April 27, 2007. The purpose of the visit is f [...]	2007-04-17 16:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC EG KSAC AU QA OTRA
07SANAA1133	SAADA: WAR IS OVER, BUT CAN ROYG NOW WIN THE PEACE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post contacts have confirmed media reporting of a peace deal brokered by the Government of Qatar to bring an end to almost five months of intensive fighting in the northern governorate of Saada. The deal reportedly provides safe haven for the al-Houthi rebel leadership in Doha [...]	2007-06-18 13:57:00	Embassy Sanaa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR QA YM
07SANAA2124	EFFORTS UNDERWAY TO REVIVE QATARI MEDIATION [...] (C) Summary. According to Presidential advisor Abdul Karim al-Eryani, Qatari FM Hamid bin Jassim has undertaken efforts to revive his government's stalled efforts to mediate an end to hostilities between the ROYG and the rebellious al-Houthi tribe in the northern governorate of Saada. Notin [...]	2007-11-18 12:50:00	Embassy Sanaa	SECRET	PREL PINS QA YM
07STATE111591	MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its twentieth meeting in Salalah, Om [...]	2007-08-09 17:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV XF MU IS JO KS KWBG JA NL QA
07TOKYO1146	JAPANESE ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH [...] (C) In an exchange of letters with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Japanese Ambassador SIPDIS for Iraq Reconstruction Gotaro Ogawa confirmed his plan to attend the March 16 meeting on the International Compact with Iraq in New York. He also indicated that the Japanese Diet had recentl [...]	2007-03-15 08:58:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL QA SA KU
07TOKYO1760	PREVIEW OF PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO THE MIDDLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Immediately following his summit with President Bush, Japanese PM Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Qatar, and Egypt between April 28 and May 2. A major goal of the trip will be to enhance economic relations and to raise Japan's profile in the region. Abe w [...]	2007-04-20 07:22:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KU QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2190	JAPANESE PLEASED WITH PRIME MINISTER ABE'S TRIP TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Abe's April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a "great success" which enabled Tokyo to advance its "Japan and the Middle East: Entering a New Level" policy goal, according to MOFA contacts. National Security Advisor Koike told Charge d'Affaires that Abe enjoyed the trip, [...]	2007-05-15 09:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2269	ECON CONTACTS CONFIRM SUCCESS OF ABE'S MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Separate talks with METI and Keidanren officials largely confirmed MOFA and Kantei reports (reftel) that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,s April 28-May 2 visit to the Middle East was a success. One official emphasized the improved relationship with Saudi Arabia but explained that the [...]	2007-05-21 09:01:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AE JA
07TOKYO2306	METI MINISTER'S VISIT TO CENTRAL ASIA, MIDDLE EAST [...] (SBU) Summary: Officials from the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI),the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MOFA) confirmed the success of METI Minister Akira Amari's April 27 - May 5 visit to Central Asia and the Middle East. In [...]	2007-05-23 07:53:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD ENRG XF EG KUNC QA SA AEMR JA
07TOKYO695	JAPANESE AMBASSADOR FOR IRAQI RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japanese Ambassador in Charge of Reconstruction Assistance to Iraq Gotaro Ogawa visited Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar January 24-31. Ogawa reports he found all four countries to be deeply concerned about the lack of stability in Iraq, critical of United States policy, a [...]	2007-02-16 09:02:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IZ SA QA TU SY JA
07USNATO113	UPDATE ON NATO-QATAR TALKS ON STATUS OF ISAF [...] (C) SUMMARY: High level discussions between Qatar's military and NATO on the future of ISAF's support to the Coalition Air Operations Center (CAOC) at al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar are back on track after a number of miscommunications. However, the overall prospect for this dialogue is still fra [...]	2007-02-23 12:07:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO REL PTER QA XF
07USNATO117	QATAR REQUESTS NATO PERSONNEL DEPART BY 4 MARCH [...] (U) This is a request for guidance. see para. 3. 2.(C) Summary: Qatari Ambassador to Belgium al-Dosari met with NATO D/SYG Ambassador Minuto Rizzo February 22 and hand delivered a Note Verbale (see para. 6) reporting that the presence of NATO personnel at al-Udeid Airbase would be illegal a [...]	2007-02-23 19:24:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PGOV PTER QA XF
07USNATO131	QATAR-NATO SHOWDOWN OVER AIR OPERATIONS [...] (U) This is a request for guidance - see para. 5. 2.(C) Summary: A senior Qatari Air Force officer told NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General (DASG) Robert Simmons in Brussels on March 1 that Qatar would assert full jurisdiction over NATO personnel in the ISAF liaison group working at the [...]	2007-03-01 18:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR QA XF
07USNATO139	NATO-QATAR TALKS FAIL, ALLIES PACKING BAGS TO LEAVE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 17:58:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL MOPS QA
07USNATO146	ISAF LIAISON GROUP TO STAY IN QATAR ANOTHER THREE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-06 17:49:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL NATO QA
07USNATO172	NATO WEIGHING NATURE OF POSSIBLE TIES TO QATAR [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-16 15:45:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO QA
07USNATO342	REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE GUIDANCE ON WITHDRAWAL OF [...] (U) Please see request for guidance by OOB Friday in para 3. 2. (C) NATO D/ASG Bob Simmons concluded two days of talks with Qatari BG Abdullah Juman Al-Hamad May 30 on the status of NATO personnel assigned to the Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) at Qatar's Al-Udeid Airbase. Key issue [...]	2007-05-30 16:23:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR QA
07USUNNEWYORK129	EVALUATION OF TERRORIST FACILITATORS/INCITERS [...] (S/NF) UNSC 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee members treated as normal the November 30 joint request by the United States and the United Kingdom to sanction five terrorist facilitators and inciters (TF and I). The Statements of Case demonstrated that these individuals were "associa [...]	2007-02-13 19:18:00	USUN New York	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KU QA SW NO UNSC
07USUNNEWYORK630	UNSC: QATAR AND INDONESIA DROP GAZA PRST [...] (SBU) Qatar and Indonesia formally abandoned July 30 an effort to push a UNSC Presidential Statement expressing concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, including a call to open the border crossings, after USUN advised the Council we would not be able to support the statement. USUN [...]	2007-08-01 00:33:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KPAL ID QA
08ABUDHABI189	UNIFIL LOBBYING FOR ARAB SUPPORT [...] (C) The Charge pressed UAE Minster of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain al-Sha'ali February 10 on the need for a continued Arab presence in UNIFIL, a prospect complicated by the impending withdrawal of Qatari forces. Asked to consider a UAE contribution, al-Sha'ali said frankly, "may [...]	2008-02-11 13:56:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL QA LE AE
08ABUDHABI543	APRIL 2008 MENAFATF PLENARY SUMMARY [...] (SBU) The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF VII),and working group meetings from April 6-9, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Fi [...]	2008-05-01 07:01:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN KTFN PREL PTER AE QA YM
08AMMAN2579	JORDAN'S REACTION TO MAURITANIA COUP LINKED TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 13:23:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AG EG IS JO KDEM LY MO MR PREL QA SA
08AMMAN3122	JORDANIAN-QATARI RELATIONS START TO THAW IN BUSINESS AND [...] (C) Prime Minister Nader Dahabi led a high-level November 8-9 delegation to Qatar which included the Ministers of Labor, Industry and Trade, and Media Affairs. According to press reports, Jordan and Qatar agreed to establish a joint investment fund, with up to $1 billion from Qatar, and to se [...]	2008-11-17 07:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL PGOV KISL KWBG JO QA
08ANKARA349	TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: January 2008 [...] Turkey carried out air strikes against PKK terrorist positions in northern Iraq on January 15. Turkish General Staff (TGS) announced that over 60 targets were hit. Counter-terrorism operations within Southeast Turkey against PKK terrorists continued during month. TGS reported that 36 terrori [...]	2008-02-25 08:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PREL IZ IT UK MK QA GR TU
08ANKARA932	TURKISH RESPONSE ON UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. (S) Summary. We met May 14 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General for Security Affairs Inan Ozyildiz and Section Chief Metin Ergin. Ozyildiz promised to share reftel A information promptly with appropriate e [...]	2008-05-14 14:24:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	KTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL BA QA TU
08ASHGABAT751	TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-13 06:04:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QA TX
08ASHGABAT781	TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF NINE NAMES DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-19 12:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER PINR UNSC BA QA TX
08BEIJING1267	April 3 MFA Press Briefing: Hu Jia Case, Olympic Boycott, [...] Key points at the April 3 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China has handled the Hu Jia case according to law and will not accept criticism. -- The IOC is right to reject calls to boycott the Beijing Olympics and the torch relay should not be disrupted. -- Reports China supplied the IAEA with [...]	2008-04-03 11:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CH PK TN TZ CI QA KZ AS SW
08BEIJING1316	April 8 MFA Press Briefing: Dalai Lama, Olympic Torch, [...] Key points at the April 8 MFA Press Briefing were: -- The Dalai Lama "lies for a living" and wants to bring emancipated Tibetans back to slavery. -- United States and Chinese officials have been in contact to ensure safe passage for the Olympic torch in San Francisco. -- China will hold [...]	2008-04-08 11:15:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER CH PK TN TZ CI QA KZ AS SW
08BEIJING2179	JUNE 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: Security Dialogue, Tibet, [...] Key points at the June 5 MFA press briefing were: -- The Security Dialogue held in Beijing was pragmatic and conducive to the development of security relations. -- Tibet is stabilizing "gradually." -- China has taken note of Australian Prime Minister Rudd's proposal for an Asia Pacific [...]	2008-06-05 10:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KOLY PTER PHUM KS ZI KN MG SA YM QA
08BEIRUT1270	LEBANON: NEA DAS HALE MEETS SPEAKER BERRI [...] (C) In an August 28 meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, NEA DAS David Hale reiterated the USG's continued support for Lebanon. Berri thanked DAS Hale for USG assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces and expressed his concern over the recent violence in Tripoli, blaming Al-Qaeda and f [...]	2008-09-02 09:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR UNSC MARR IS LE QA
08BEIRUT1299	LEBANON: MAKKAWI SAYS GULF STATES NEED TO HELP [...] (C) In a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee President Ambassador Khalil Makkawi said Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar had yet to make any pledges for the reconstruction appeal for the destroyed Palestinian Refugee camp Nah [...]	2008-09-04 14:13:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE AE KU QA SA
08BEIRUT1345	LEBANON: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND TRADE DISCUSSES [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Economy and Trade Mohammad Safadi praised majority leader Saad Hariri's role in the reconciliation among opposing groups in Tripoli, but said their weapons will remain. He worried that the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp outside Tripoli is b [...]	2008-09-15 10:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN ETRD KPAL QA LE
08BEIRUT1363	LEBANON: USG ANNOUNCES CONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) At a September 11 donors conference, the USG announced a $17.81 million pledge to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to provide relief and reconstruction assistance to displaced Nahr al-Barid camp refugees. The U.S. was the only donor to ma [...]	2008-09-17 11:38:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREF PREL PTER KPAL LE AE KU QA SA
08BEIRUT1729	LEBANON: HARIRI ON OPPOSITION ATTACKS ON SUNNIS [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met December 4 with Parliamentary Majority Leader Saad Hariri, who said opposition March 8's fanning of anti-Sunni sentiment was not succeeding politically. He claimed that Michel Aoun's trip to Syria would backfire on Aoun, and said it was a "fact" that Aoun was receiv [...]	2008-12-05 18:26:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER LE SY QA
08BEIRUT1787	LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, CHATAH SHARES THOUGHTS ON [...] (C) Joking that, in addition to his continued role as advisor to PM Siniora, he was "moonlighting" at the Ministry of Finance, Finance Minister Mohamad Chatah met with visiting NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) David Hale, Ambassador, visiting NEA Lebanon Desk Officer Matthew Irwin, and acti [...]	2008-12-23 13:14:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN MASS IS LE SA QA RU
08BEIRUT2	LEBANON: SLEIMAN SEES AOUN AS "DANGEROUS" AND [...] (C) In a 1/2 meeting with the Ambassador, LAF Commander -- and presidential front-runner -- Michel Sleiman came across as both bemused and exasperated by the presidential limbo. While skeptical that elections would occur on 1/12, he denied rumors he would pull out of the race. Dismissing p [...]	2008-01-02 14:50:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY QA SA
08BEIRUT807	LEBANON: DILUTE HIZBALLAH'S INFLUENCE WITH [...] (C) "Daily Star" editor-in-chief and influential Lebanese Shia figure Jamil Mroue told the Charge that he advised newly-elected President Michel Sleiman to take immediate advantage of Emirati and Qatari economic and technological assistance to improve the daily lives of Lebanese. Mroue, who h [...]	2008-05-30 12:18:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL

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