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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01DOHA1093 | TALIBAN PROPOSAL FOR BIN LADEN ISLAMIC TRIBUNAL [...][...] |
2001-04-07 12:16:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PTER AF PA QA |
| 01STATE61624 | TALIBAN PROPOSAL FOR BIN LADEN ISLAMIC TRIBUNAL [...]) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR DOHA. PLEASE SEE PARA 3. ¶2. (S) THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES THAT &#x[...] |
2001-04-07 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PREL PTER QA AF |
| 02AMMAN4526 | GOJ RECALLS AMBASSADOR TO QATAR FOR CONSULTATIONS, [...]) SUMMARY. The Government of Jordan closed the al-Jazeera office in Amman on August 7 and subsequently recalled its Ambassador to Qa[...] |
2002-08-12 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM QA JO |
| 02KUWAIT5415 | KUWAIT ACTING OIL MINISTER ON PROJECT KUWAIT, [...][...] |
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 A[...] |
2002-11-20 09:09:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL QA VT |
| 03ABUDHABI1383 | MFA MINSTATE: ARAB LEAGUE COMMUNIQUE FAR [...]) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR MARCELLE M. WAHBA FOR REASONS 1.5 (B,D). ¶2. (C) AMBASSADOR DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE ON �[...] |
2003-03-23 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ QA TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3680 | AFGHANISTAN -- TRAVEL OF PRESIDENT'S SPECIAL [...]BU) Shaykh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE, is currently vacationing at his villa in France near Geneva. We expe[...] |
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 [...]) Summary: The historical dispute between the UAE and Oman over their common international border appears to be over. On October 11, [...] |
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 [...]) Classified by DCM Richard Albright for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). ¶2. (C) Econchief delivered reftel demarche on the benef[...] |
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 [...]) SUMMARY. The organizations named in ref B, Qatar Charitable Society (QCS), Sheikh Eid bin Mohammed Charitable Society and the Qatari[...] |
2003-07-10 11:43:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | EFIN PTER ECON ETTC QA |
| 03KUWAIT3409 | KUWAIT ON SUPPORT FOR POLISH STABILIZATION FORCES [...]) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al-Sabah during their July 28 meeting (other topics s[...] |
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 [...][...] |
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 [...]) Summary: Despite increased publicity surrounding a possible Kuwaiti-Iranian natural gas deal, the GOK is unlikely to conclude an agr[...] |
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 Antho[...] |
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; [...]tar's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister defended Gulf countries that invite foreign forces on their soil saying countri[...] |
2004-01-12 13:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IZ QA TC |
| 04ABUDHABI2061 | VIEWS ON QATAR-SAUDI MEETING, QATAR'S TIES [...]) In farewell calls with the Ambassador, the Qatari Ambassador to the UAE, Abdullah Al-Othman, and Abu Dhabi Deputy Crown Prince and C[...] |
2004-06-22 14:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA TC |
| 04AMMAN3955 | U/S LARSON MEETING WITH QATARI MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...]BU) 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[...] |
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 [...]) President Hugo Chavez visited Spain, Libya, Russia, Iran, and Qatar during November 23-30 as part of what GOV officials called an "i[...] |
2004-12-10 21:13:00 | Embassy Caracas | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECON VE SP RS IR QA |
| 04KUWAIT3462 | GCC DISCUSSES COMMON THREAT OF TERRORISM [...]) In preparation for an October 9-10 meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Interior Ministers in Kuwait, GCC Interior Ministry Und[...] |
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[...] |
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 Com[...] |
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 en[...] |
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 [...]he Department on Migration and Refugees (DMR) has finished work with the Government of Qatar to create a legal framework for Armenians[...] |
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), Croa[...] |
2004-04-01 08:57:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD HR QA IS SY |
| 05ABUDHABI1271 | UAE CONDEMNS TERROR ATTACK IN QATAR [...]E leaders have denounced the March 19 attack in Doha, and have pledged to cooperate with Qatar in fighting terrorism. Press reports [...] |
2005-03-21 10:59:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL QA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI1331 | UAE INCREASES SECURITY AFTER BOMBING IN QATAR, [...]) Summary: After the Doha theater bombing, UAE officials markedly increased the security presence throughout the cities of Abu Dhabi a[...] |
2005-03-23 13:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PTER PREL ASEC QA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4200 | MINSTATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS MEETS AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD [...]) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad visited Abu Dhabi October 4 to urge Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Fo[...] |
2005-10-04 11:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR IZ QA TC |
| 05ABUDHABI4696 | UAEG RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...]) Summary: On November 9, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ronald Neumann, visited Abu Dhabi and met with Minister of Information Shei[...] |
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 p[...] |
2005-12-01 13:04:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL PTER SA QA JO |
| 05AMMAN9899 | FSN Conference in Doha on ESTH Builds Awareness, [...]ummary: FSNs from Embassies Kuwait, Sanaa, Amman, and Doha and Consulate General Dubai met with Regional Hub Officer and Doha Econ/Pol[...] |
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 i[...] |
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 [...]) Summary: Fatwa Association (Salafist) Dr. Mahmud al Mashadani told the Ambassador August 30 that changes to the draft constitution i[...] |
2005-08-31 21:16:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV QA IZ |
| 05BAGHDAD3567 | SUNNI LEADER REJECTS CONSTITUTION, ALLEGES POLICE [...]) SUMMARY. Adnan al-Dulaimi told Ambassador on August 30 that Minister of Interior Baqr Jabr should be removed due to allegations of [...] |
2005-08-31 21:27:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV QA IZ |
| 05DJIBOUTI196 | GUELLEH REQUESTS QATARI INVESTMENT OF NATURAL GAS [...]) Summary: Acting Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf briefed Ambassador on the highlights of President Ismail Omar Guelleh's Qatar[...] |
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 [...]) Summary: Frances (Fran) Townsend, Assistant to the President and Advisor on Homeland Security, visited Doha for a few hours on Thurs[...] |
2005-06-06 09:16:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | ASEC KPAO MARR PREL QA |
| 05DOHA1039 | DISCUSSION WITH QATARI OPPOSITION FIGURES [...]BU) P/E Section hosted a small group of Qatari oppositionists for lunch on May 26. The guests conveyed the view that economic and poli[...] |
2005-06-09 14:44:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM QA |
| 05DOHA1056 | CONVERSATION WITH ISLAMIC SCHOLAR YOUSEF [...]) P/E Chief met with influential Islamic scholar Dr. Yousef al-Qaradawi in May. Qaradawi maintained an attitude of intellectual superi[...] |
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 [...]) 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 [...] |
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 [...]st received the note verbale in paragraph two from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by fax on June 8. The message refutes the allegatio[...] |
2005-06-16 11:22:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL UK QA |
| 05DOHA1131 | G77 SUMMIT: NEW DEVELOPMENT FUND PROPOSED AT CLOSING [...]mmary. The G77 South Summit ended June 16 with a proposal for a new development fund to which Qatar would contribute $20 million. Lead[...] |
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 [...]) Summary. Poloff hosted a group of Asian labor attaches for lunch on May 17. Labor attaches from Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Phil[...] |
2005-06-21 08:41:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PHUM QA |
| 05DOHA1155 | QATAR'S NEW CONSTITUTION TAKES EFFECT WITHOUT FANFARE [...]BU) Qatar's first constitution took effect June 9, replacing a temporary law in place since 1971. The event passed without any attenti[...] |
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 [...]BU) Summary. Energy Minister al-Attiyah welcomed a possible visit by Secretary Bodman in November, telling senior officials from the D[...] |
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 [...]BU) The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, extended the current, all-appointed legislative body by one year, to June 30[...] |
2005-07-03 15:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM QA |
| 05DOHA1226 | DIALOGUE OF RELIGIONS CONFERENCE: AMIR WELCOMES [...]) Summary. The Amir of Qatar opened the Third Conference on Dialogue of Religions and welcomed Jewish participants for the first time.[...] |
2005-07-04 08:45:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KISL IS QA |
| 05DOHA1240 | HOW ELITE QATARI WOMEN VIEW THEMSELVES [...]) Summary. The Political Section has been following up with Qatari women throughout the last few months to gain their perspective on v[...] |
2005-07-06 12:26:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINS PREL SOCI QA |
| 05DOHA1268 | QARADAWI VIEWED LOCALLY AS A MODERATE SCHOLAR [...]) Summary. Dr. Yousef al-Qaradawi is the most influential Muslim scholar in Qatar. His positions on social issues are seen as moderate[...] |
2005-07-12 14:43:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER QA |
| 05DOHA1443 | QATAR WELCOMES ISRAEL'S WITHDRAWAL FROM GAZA [...]e government of Qatar announced its satisfaction with the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in a diplomatic circular received Aug[...] |
2005-08-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL GZ IS QA |
| 05DOHA1445 | DATA REQUEST: QATARI ASSISTANCE TO THE PALESTINIAN [...][...] |
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 [...]) Ousted Mauritanian president Maouiya Ould al-Taya arrived in Doha at 8 PM August 22 with his family. According to a local news repor[...] |
2005-08-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PTER KISL XA QA |
| 05DOHA1474 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION UPDATE: QATAR [...]) Post delivered reftel points, including the offer to meet Qatari officials at The Hague, to the MFA. Ambassador had previously discu[...] |
2005-08-25 13:17:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR PREL KTIA QA |
| 05DOHA1567 | AL JAZEERA INTERNATIONAL: THE HASSAN AND JOSH SHOW [...]BU) Summary: Pol/Econ chief participated September 2 in the filming of an Al Jazeera International pilot program not intended for broa[...] |
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 [...]BU) Summary: PAO met 9/17 with Wadah Khanfar, Managing Director of Al Jazeera (AJ). The following topics were discussed: �[...] |
2005-09-18 13:08:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA |
| 05DOHA1605 | AL JAZEERA CHILDREN'S CHANNEL [...]mmary: Al Jazeera Children's Channel was launched to great media fanfare in Doha on September 9. Ninety percent owned by Qatar Foundat[...] |
2005-09-20 06:48:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
| 05DOHA1609 | FINAL MEETING WITH ISRAELI TRADE REP [...]) Summary. Dov Segev-Steinberg, Israeli trade representative, shared his views on a range of issues with Poloff in a final meeting bef[...] |
2005-09-20 11:21:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS QA |
| 05DOHA1657 | COMBATING EXTREMISM: QATAR [...]) The extent and nature of extremism in Qatar is limited by several factors. One is Qatar,s considerable wealth, which enables it to s[...] |
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 [...]) Summary. Post continues its effort to promote labor standards and raise awareness of labor issues in Qatar. Recent efforts culminate[...] |
2005-10-05 12:25:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD ECON PREL QA |
| 05DOHA1721 | QATAR: CODEL REED'S 10 OCTOBER 2005 MEETING WITH [...]) Senators Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Chris Dodd of Connecticut met with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani ([...] |
2005-10-12 10:19:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER QA |
| 05DOHA1726 | SPORTS AS POLITICS: QATAR DONATES MILLIONS TO [...][...] |
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 [...] |
2005-10-13 13:27:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD QA |
| 05DOHA1734 | EMBASSY DEMARCHES ON OBJECTIONABLE AL JAZEERA [...]) Summary: Ambassador and PAO met separately 10/13 with GOQ and Al Jazeera officials to express USG objections to material published r[...] |
2005-10-13 14:08:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
| 05DOHA1744 | QATAR: AMBASSADOR UNTERMEYER'S 14 OCTOBER 2005 [...]) The Ambassador met with Qatar's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani (HBJ) a[...] |
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 [...]) Summary: Senior Advisor on Iraq James Jeffrey and an interagency team that included representatives from the NSC, DOD, and Treasury[...] |
2005-10-19 07:08:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PREL PTER QA |
| 05DOHA1764 | AMIR'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS TO ADVISORY COUNCIL [...]) Summary. On Tuesday, October 11th, the Amir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani delivered the opening address to the 34th session of t[...] |
2005-10-20 13:17:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL QA |
| 05DOHA1765 | PAO MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA MANAGING DIRECTOR [...]) Summary: PAO met 10/19 with Al Jazeera Managing Director Wadah Khanfar to discuss the latest DIA report on Al Jazeera and disturbing[...] |
2005-10-20 13:25:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
| 05DOHA1779 | QATARIS SEE TRUTH IN MEHLIS REPORT BUT ARE CAUTIOUS [...]) Summary. Qataris and resident non-Qatari Arabs (largely Palestinians, Jordanians, and Egyptians) are generally of the view that the [...] |
2005-10-24 13:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SY LE QA |
| 05DOHA1786 | MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA QUALITY ASSURANCE CHIEF [...]) Summary: PAO met 10/26 with Jaafar Abbas Ahmed, the head of Al Jazeera's Quality Assurance unit. Abbas spoke frankly of the difficul[...] |
2005-10-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
| 05DOHA1790 | DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR QATAR - QUARTERLY [...]) This is a quarterly update on Embassy Doha's democratic reform action plan under the Middle East Partnership Initiative. This update[...] |
2005-10-27 13:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM KMPI ECON PHUM QA |
| 05DOHA1798 | SYRIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER VISIT TO DOHA [...]) Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Walid Moallem visited Doha for several hours October 30, meeting with the Amir and Foreign Minister. [...] |
2005-10-31 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY QA UNSC |
| 05DOHA1803 | MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA MEDIA TRAINING CENTER [...]BU) Summary: PAO met 10/31 with Mahmoud Abdel Hadi, Director of the Al Jazeera Media Training and Development Center located in Doha, [...] |
2005-11-02 10:41:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO KMPI QA ALJAZEERA |
| 05DOHA1805 | DIRECT FUNDING PROPOSAL - QATAR [...]bassy Doha requests $2,100 for curriculum materials and $1,900 for an instructor from FSI/Tunis to provide training for post's two tea[...] |
2005-11-02 11:15:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AMGT QA |
| 05DOHA1809 | QATAR ECONOMY HEATS UP [...]mmary. Qatari Minister of Economy and Commerce, Sheikh Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Thani, has highlighted the country's bright economic prosp[...] |
2005-11-02 12:33:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA |
| 05DOHA1823 | SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN TO [...]) 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. offic[...] |
2005-11-09 12:33:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON ETRD EINV PGOV QA ALJAZEERA |
| 05DOHA1836 | QATAR: TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...]) Post is submitting the following update on Qatar's efforts to address weaknesses identified in the 2005 TIP Report for inclusion in [...] |
2005-11-14 10:27:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL QA |
| 05DOHA1856 | RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: THE DISCUSSION THAT DID NOT [...]) The Amir's decision in May to lease land for the building of churches (reftel) surfaced in non-Qatari Arab and western newspapers at[...] |
2005-11-16 14:28:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI KISL QA |
| 05DOHA1898 | PREPARATIONS BEGIN FOR LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS [...]) The GOQ appears to have launched preparations for Qatar's legislative elections expected in early 2007. The First Deputy Premier and[...] |
2005-11-28 14:25:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM QA |
| 05DOHA1907 | QATAR: OUTLINE OF DRAFT NATIONALITY LAW [...]) Summary. A draft law on nationality shared with the Embassy limits the number of foreigners who can be granted Qatari nationality to[...] |
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 TRAN[...] |
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; Shei[...] |
2005-12-11 14:06:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KPAO QA |
| 05DOHA1976 | DAS GRAY'S DECEMBER 1 MEETING WITH AL JAZEERA [...]) Summary: DAS Gray met with Al Jazeera Managing Director Wadah Khanfar December 1 in Doha. Topics discussed included the Daily Mirror[...] |
2005-12-14 08:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
| 05DOHA2022 | QATAR: FIRST STEPS TOWARD THE FREEDOM TO ASSOCIATE [...]mmary. In the one year that has passed since the enactment of the Law for Societies and Private Foundations, only three private societ[...] |
2005-12-22 11:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM QA |
| 05DOHA2037 | QATAR: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION CHALLENGE [...]) Summary. Qatari authorities balked at meeting a CWC Challenge Inspections negotiating team from Washington on December 15 because, i[...] |
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.S. Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman met with the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, on November 15, 2005, in the c[...] |
2005-12-28 06:16:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PREL IR QA |
| 05DOHA206 | Special Media Reaction: Qatari coverage of the [...]MMARY: All the Qatari papers from 01/29-02/03/2005 provided front-page coverage for the Iraqi elections. The papers focused on the abs[...] |
2005-02-03 10:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC QA IZ MEPP |
| 05DOHA845 | QATAR: UPDATE ON NATIONALITY ISSUE [...]) Summary. Over the past several months, post has received numerous reports from Qatari nationals that the government has revoked thei[...] |
2005-05-10 13:51:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR QA |
| 05DOHA849 | QATAR: UPDATE ON UNDERAGE CAMEL JOCKEYS [...]) Summary. Recently concluded camel races in Qatar provided an opportunity to learn about the child camel jockey situation in Qatar. [...] |
2005-05-11 14:45:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ELAB KCRM QA |
| 05DOHA85 | 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: QATAR [...]is report serves as the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Qatar. It will be provided to assist U.S. investors wishing to do busin[...] |
2005-01-12 11:10:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG EPET QA KTBD OPIC USTR |
| 05DOHA858 | QATAR'S SPONSORSHIP LAW [...])Summary. Sponsorship rules are believed by many to be at the heart of labor issues and disputes in Qatar. The current law requires e[...] |
2005-05-12 12:16:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PHUM QA |
| 05DOHA861 | DOHA SECURITIES MARKET OPENING TO FOREIGN [...]mmary. On April 3 the Doha Securities Market (DSM) opened up to allow greater yet limited foreign investment in all sectors of the ec[...] |
2005-05-15 09:09:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD QA |
| 05DOHA881 | DEMOCRATIC REFORM MEPI STRATEGY FOR QATAR [...]st has developed a three-pronged approach to advance the GOQ's democratic reform agenda. Our planning revolves around Qatar's first na[...] |
2005-05-17 04:22:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMPI KDEM XF QA |
| 05DOHA910 | GOVERNMENT OF QATAR AGREES TO LEASE PROPERTY FOR [...] 10 May, representatives of Christian churches in Qatar signed an agreement at the Foreign Ministry for a 50-year lease on a large pie[...] |
2005-05-22 11:58:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL QA |
| 05DOHA934 | NATURAL GAS UPDATE: BAHRAIN PIPELINE, VENEZUELA [...]BU) Summary. A Ministry of Energy official told post that a natural gas pipeline to Bahrain announced in papers in Doha and Manama doe[...] |
2005-05-25 15:02:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV PREL VE BA QA |
| 05DOHA953 | SCENESETTER FOR NSC FRANCES TOWNSEND'S JUNE 2, [...]) 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 Em[...] |
2005-05-26 15:01:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PTER MARR QA |
| 05DOHA962 | PROPOSED MINI-ACTION PLAN FOR QATAR [...]) Embassy Doha has reviewed the TIP Mini-Action Plan in reftel and proposes several revisions to reflect recent actions taken by the G[...] |
2005-05-31 11:47:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN OPRC PREL KCRM SMIG QA |
| 05DOHA991 | QATAR: DELIVERY OF 2005 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...]) DCM delivered advance draft of the 2005 TIP report and action plan for Qatar on Thursday, June 2 to Amb. Khalid Al-Mansouri, Directo[...] |
2005-06-02 13:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG QA |
| 05DOHA993 | QATAR NEWS AND RUMORS [...]) Some schools in Doha have established a forum called "small parliament" to discuss children's issues such as the Child's Rights Conv[...] |
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 [...]BU) Ref B reported indications from Bahrain that Bahrain and Qatar had concluded a framework agreement on an agreement for Qatar to su[...] |
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 lacklu[...] |
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 [...]) Summary: Following a July 20 visit by Morocco's Health Minister, leading daily "La Prensa Grafica" led July 25 with a 3-page spread[...] |
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 [...]) Summary. The UAE-Saudi border dispute continues, albeit largely out of the public eye. Saudi Arabia claims that the Dolphin pipeli[...] |
2006-07-12 12:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET SA QA AE |
| 06ABUDHABI3097 | MBZ'S VIEWS ON IRAQ COMPACT, HIZBOLLAH AND [...]/NF) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Robert Kimmitt and Counselor of the State Department Philip Zelikow won Abu Dhabi Crown Prince[...] |
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 N[...] |
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 [...]) On September 3, econchief and poleconoff met with Yacoub Al-Hosani, Director of International Organizations at the MFA to encourage[...] |
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 [...]) Summary: During a visit to Abu Dhabi February 27-28, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with UAE President Khalifa, Deputy Prim[...] |
2006-03-01 13:58:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL WE GZ IS QA AE |
| 06ABUDHABI951 | UAE AID TO PALESTINIANS UNCERTAIN [...]) Summary: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reportedly telephoned UAE Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed al-Nahyan March[...] |
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 [...]BU) SUMMARY: Jordan's official government spokesman sharply criticized Qatar for failing to support the candidacy of Prince Zeid for S[...] |
2006-10-03 14:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN AL QA JO |
| 06AMMAN7624 | JORDAN RECALLS AMBASSADOR FROM QATAR [...]) SUMMARY: Jordan escalated its row with Qatar by recalling its Ambassador from Doha. END SUMMARY. ¶2. (U) The dispute bet[...] |
2006-10-04 13:51:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN AL QA JO |
| 06ANKARA6372 | IRAQ: GOT SEEKS TO POSTPONE CONTROVERSIAL SUNNI [...]) Summary: Turkish MFA has learned that a Nov. 14-16 NGO conference in Istanbul of apparent Iraqi Sunni Arab rejectionists may complic[...] |
2006-11-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PTER PGOV TU IZ TC QA |
| 06BEIRUT2912 | LEBANON: REQUEST FOR AMMUNITION FROM GCC COUNTRIES [...]) This cable includes an action request in Paragraph 7. ¶2. (S/NF) Through our discussions with contacts in the Lebanes[...] |
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 Shinna[...] |
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 [...]) Summary: PAO met 1/18 with Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera Managing Director, to discuss Ref A demarche and continuing USG concerns with A[...] |
2006-01-23 08:24:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
| 06DOHA106 | A/S WAYNE MEETS WITH MINISTER OF ENERGY AND [...]) Summary. Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs E. Anthony Wayne met separately with Second Deputy Prime Minister and[...] |
2006-01-23 13:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET ENRG KTFN EFIN QA |
| 06DOHA1216 | QATAR'S ISLAMIC FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE SERVICES [...]MMARY. Qatar's four main Islamic banks comprise up to 20% of the financial sector. The Islamic banks continue to grow rapidly, from $2[...] |
2006-08-14 11:07:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV BMGT BEXP QA |
| 06DOHA1237 | PALESTINIAN DIASPORA IN QATAR: C-NE6-00547 [...]) Summary. Embassy officer spoke to several Palestinian private-sector businessmen on issues facing the community in Qatar. They viewe[...] |
2006-08-17 14:05:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KPAL QA |
| 06DOHA1244 | DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: INDEX DROP, INVESTOR BASE, EXCHANGE [...]mmary. Doha Securities Market (DSM) officials and Doha-based investment analysts believe that the main reason for high volatility on t[...] |
2006-08-20 14:14:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA |
| 06DOHA125 | QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS IRAN AND MEETS [...]) Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani met the Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmedi-Nejad, delivering a verbal message from [...] |
2006-01-26 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR QA |
| 06DOHA1257 | DISAPPOINTMENT IN ELECTED MUNICIPAL COUNCIL [...]) Summary. A recent newspaper survey revealed that most Qataris are disappointed in the performance of the Central Municipal Council, [...] |
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 [...]) Qatari Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani made the first visit to Lebanon by an Arab leader after the end of the recent fighting. Foll[...] |
2006-08-22 15:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IS LE QA |
| 06DOHA1268 | QATAR'S ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...]hamed al-Rumaihy, Assistant to the Foreign Minister and Vice Chairman of the Qatari National Committee for the Relief of the Lebanese [...] |
2006-08-23 11:09:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL LE QA |
| 06DOHA127 | A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...]) Summary. A/S Silverberg met with FM Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) January 21 to discuss UN Security Council issues related to the [...] |
2006-01-26 14:30:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR SU SY QA UNSC |
| 06DOHA1288 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL TO QATAR [...]) Mr. Attorney General: Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. Yours is the highest-ranking visit by a U.S. official to Qat[...] |
2006-08-27 10:43:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV OVIP QA |
| 06DOHA1301 | DCM CONVEYS USG CONCERN OVER LEBANON CONFLICT [...]) Summary: During a courtesy call with Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera Network Director-General, DCM conveyed USG concerns about the channel[...] |
2006-08-29 12:33:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
| 06DOHA1384 | AL JAZEERA ENGLISH SAYS IT WILL LAUNCH AFTER RAMADAN [...]) Summary: The Managing Director of Al Jazeera International told DCM the English language channel would likely launch in late October[...] |
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 [...]) Summary. The Qatari foreign minister said that Palestinian election results should be respected, as they came about by democratic me[...] |
2006-01-31 14:03:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF QA |
| 06DOHA1575 | QATARI MFA: AL JAZEERA S NOT A BILATERAL [...]) Summary: After recalling its Ambassador from Qatar October 19 in protest at the content of an Al Jazeera interview with a Tunisian o[...] |
2006-10-30 05:05:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PGOV QA TS |
| 06DOHA1603 | DEMOCRACIES CONFERENCE DOES NOT MEET EXPECTATIONS; [...]BU) Summary. The International Conference of New or Restored Democracies did not meet the Qatari hosts' greater expectations and a ran[...] |
2006-11-02 15:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAL IS QA |
| 06DOHA1610 | IRAQ: QATAR CAN SUPPORT EDUCATION, INFLUENCE SUNNI [...]) SUMMARY. In contrast to its support for our military in the region, Qatar has not been an important partner on political issues rega[...] |
2006-11-05 14:28:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MARR MOPS IZ XF QA |
| 06DOHA1614 | AL JAZEERA TURNS TEN [...] Jazeera celebrated its 10th Anniversary November 1 with a lavish celebration held in the open-air on the Al Jazeera compound in Doha.[...] |
2006-11-06 10:36:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA |
| 06DOHA1639 | QATAR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR PARAGUAY TO HOST NEXT [...]) Mohamed al-Rumaihy, Assistant to the Minister for Follow-Up Affairs at the Qatari MFA and Qatar's chief organizer for the Sixth Inte[...] |
2006-11-09 13:11:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KDEM QA |
| 06DOHA1659 | AL JAZEERA ENGLISH LAUNCHES - FINALLY [...]RE THAN TWO YEARS AFTER ITS INITIAL CREATION IN 2004, THE ENGLISH-LANGUAGE VERSION OF AL JAZEERA - NOW KNOWN AS AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJ[...] |
2006-11-16 14:38:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA |
| 06DOHA1715 | AL JAZEERA ENGLISH HEAD OF NEWS CAUTIOUSLY [...]) PAO met December 6 with Ibrahim Helal, Deputy Managing Director for News and Programming of Al Jazeera English (AJE). The Egyptian-b[...] |
2006-12-07 11:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
| 06DOHA1725 | QATARIS WILL USE ARAB LEAGUE OR TEMPORARY [...]BU) P/E Chief spoke to Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed al-Rumaihy December 7 regarding the mechanism for transfering fu[...] |
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 [...]) Summary. Ambassador discussed the crisis in Lebanon with Minister of State Ahmed Al-Mahmoud (number two in the Qatari MFA) December [...] |
2006-12-13 14:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN MASS LE QA |
| 06DOHA1738 | QATAR/UNSC - LEANING TOWARD SUPPORT ON IRAN [...]) Ambassador met with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud (number two at the Qatari MFA) December 13 to encourage Q[...] |
2006-12-13 14:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IR QA |
| 06DOHA1743 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION [...]M delivered ref demarche to Dr. Hassan al-Hamadi, Head of the Legal Affairs Department at the MFA, on December 13. Al-Hamadi said that[...] |
2006-12-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC QA |
| 06DOHA1745 | AL JAZEERA QUALITY ASSURANCE CHIEF BELIEVES [...]) Summary: PAO met December 14 with Al Jazeera Quality Assurance Chief, Jaafar Abbas Ahmed, to review progress made by the Qality Assu[...] |
2006-12-14 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
| 06DOHA1788 | QATAR RECEPTIVE TO SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE [...][...] |
2006-12-27 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KHLS ASEC PTER ECON QA |
| 06DOHA1789 | TERRORIST FINANCE: LIKELY QATARI VIEWS ON POSSIBLE [...][...] |
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 [...]) Summary. A Qatar-based Jordanian nuclear expert believes he and other participants of an IAEA workshop in Tehran in December were ta[...] |
2006-12-28 11:16:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR QA |
| 06DOHA213 | HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS IN QATAR,S LEGISLATION [...]mmary: At a recent workshop sponsored by the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), participants examined and discussed the extent to[...] |
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 vid[...] |
2006-02-13 13:07:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
| 06DOHA237 | BRIEF READOUT ON AMIR'S MEETING WITH HAMAS LEADERS [...]) First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) hosted the Ambassador and his family for an informa[...] |
2006-02-15 12:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER XF QA |
| 06DOHA293 | U/S HUGHES' MEETINGS WITH QATARI FOREIGN MINISTER [...]) Summary: U/S Karen Hughes visited Doha Feb 17-19 to attend the US-Islamic World Forum, sponsored by the Saban Center at the Brooking[...] |
2006-02-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAO IZ IR QA |
| 06DOHA3 | DOHA SECURITIES MARKET: THIRD QUARTER 2005 [...]ummary. Qatar's stock market is keeping up with the frenetic, bullish trajectory of Gulf region stock indexes. Although the market has[...] |
2006-01-02 04:01:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV PGOV QA |
| 06DOHA303 | QATAR: 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...]) Sensitive But Unclassified--entire report. ¶2. (U) Embassy Point of Contact is Political Officer, Farah Chery-Medor. Te[...] |
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 [...]BU) In an effort to maintain brand identity and consistency of message and quality, the GOQ established in late 2005 (reftel) an entit[...] |
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 [...]) Summary: U/S for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes met February 19 with Al Jazeera managing director Wadah Khanfar at[...] |
2006-03-01 12:38:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAO IZ QA ALJAZEERA |
| 06DOHA328 | Al Jazeera website director to quit; start new [...]BU) Summary: The director of the Al Jazeera Arabic website, Abdulaziz Al Mahmoud, said he is quitting his Al Jazeera job to take up th[...] |
2006-03-02 14:24:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
| 06DOHA360 | NATIONALITY LAW: CITIZENSHIP AND POLITICAL RIGHTS [...]) Summary. The recent Amiri decision to restore citizenship to approximately 6,000 people who were stripped of their Qatari nationalit[...] |
2006-03-09 06:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL QA |
| 06DOHA362 | QATARI WOMEN ON ELECTION ISSUES [...]mmary. The political section recently met with a group of Qatari women as part of Post's outreach activities to Qatari women in suppor[...] |
2006-03-09 13:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KDEM KMPI QA |
| 06DOHA371 | AL JAZEERA AND NORMALIZING RELATIONS WITH QATAR [...]) I recently asked LGEN Mike Maples USA, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), to address this question: "Does Al Jazeera[...] |
2006-03-12 10:05:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PTER KPAO QA ALJAZEERA |
| 06DOHA418 | ISLAMIC LEADERS DESCRIBE QATAR'S MODERATION [...]) Summary. Prominent Islamic scholars describe a prevailing state of tolerance in Qatar. While fundamentalist tendencies exist, follow[...] |
2006-03-19 14:20:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV KISL PTER QA |
| 06DOHA442 | WHITE HOUSE MEETING FOR AMIR OF QATAR [...]) As part of the President's and Secretary's initiative to strengthen relations with moderate Arab countries, I strongly advise that t[...] |
2006-03-23 05:55:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA |
| 06DOHA461 | COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI FOREIGN [...]) Summary. Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow met with the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Chief of Staff of the Armed Fo[...] |
2006-03-27 09:41:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MARR KPAL XF IR IZ QA |
| 06DOHA464 | COUNSELOR ZELIKOW'S MEETING WITH QATARI MINISTER [...]) In two meetings with Minister of Finance Yousef Kamal on March 20, Department Counselor Dr. Philip Zelikow outlined U.S. strategic t[...] |
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 [...]) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. You will find the Qatari foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ), will be i[...] |
2006-03-27 13:48:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KNNP QA |
| 06DOHA467 | WADAH KHANFAR TAKES THE HELM OF THE AL JAZEERA [...]) Summary: PAO met March 27 with Wadah Khanfar, Managing Director of Al Jazeera satellite channel. Khanfar discussed his recent appoin[...] |
2006-03-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
| 06DOHA48 | A/S WAYNE BRIEFS QATARI OFFICIALS ON STRATEGIC [...]) Summary. The Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Finance Minister welcomed in principle the USG proposal presented by E[...] |
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 [...]) Local papers March 29 announced that the Minister of Economy and Commerce, Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Thani, has been relieved of his mini[...] |
2006-03-29 14:40:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD EFIN QA |
| 06DOHA5 | SCENESETTER - VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY ANTHONY [...]) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you back to Doha. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership open and responsive to the p[...] |
2006-01-02 09:30:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET EFIN KTFN QA |
| 06DOHA51 | 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: QATAR [...]is report serves as the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Qatar. It will be provided to assist U.S. investors wishing to do busine[...] |
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 [...]mmary. First Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) gave a speech on democratization in the Middle East April [...] |
2006-04-06 04:08:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ECON PTER IZ IR QA |
| 06DOHA526 | AMCIT AL JAZEERA NETWORK BOARD MEMBER CRITICIZES [...]) Summary: Mahmud Shammam, Washington bureau chief for the Dar Al Watan Newspaper and Newsweek Arabic, is an American citizen of Libya[...] |
2006-04-06 12:55:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL PTER QA ALJAZEERA |
| 06DOHA552 | IMAMS TO PREACH ON AVIAN FLU [...]mmary. As part of their broad strategy for preventing and containing avian flu, Qatari officials recently held a seminar to educate Im[...] |
2006-04-10 13:08:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED KFLU PREL CASC QA |
| 06DOHA559 | FIVE YEARS ON: THE STATUS OF EDUCATION REFORM IN [...]) Summary: In 2001, the government of Qatar embarked on an ambitious mission to reform the country's education system. Under the bann[...] |
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 [...]) Summary. Undersecretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph told Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed a[...] |
2006-04-12 14:15:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KNNP IR QA UNSC |
| 06DOHA616 | INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN: QATAR'S [...]) Ambassador delivered ref A message to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed al-Mahmoud April 18. Al-Mahmoud said that, as he t[...] |
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 [...]mmary. On April 25-27, Qatar held its Fourth Interfaith Dialogue Conference. Representatives from the main monotheistic religions--Ch[...] |
2006-05-03 07:39:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KISL IS QA |
| 06DOHA77 | SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO QATAR [...]) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you. We expect that you will find the Qatari leadership welcoming -- in principle -- of cooperati[...] |
2006-01-17 14:53:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON QA UNSC |
| 06DOHA793 | AL JAZEERA ACCORDING TO WADAH KHANFAR [...]mmary: (U) On May 21, a Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) delegation met with Wadah Khanfar, Director-General of the Al Jazeera Ne[...] |
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 [...]) Summary. A/S David Welch met with the Qatari leadership, including Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and later with Fore[...] |
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 [...]BU) Summary: Wadah Khanfar, Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network, told PAO that Al Jazeera has asked the Iraqi government for pe[...] |
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[...] |
2006-12-04 16:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG QA |
| 06KHARTOUM666 | Kuwaiti Kismit: Juba's 5-Star Hotel, Port, and [...]UMMARY: A 5-star destination resort rises from the dusty streets of Juba. A modern port handles 15,000 tons of cargo a month while t[...] |
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) [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Miller to travel to post o/a 6-9 August, 2006. ¶2. Thi[...] |
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 [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Kiley to travel to post o/a 21 to 25 August, 2006. &#x[...] |
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 [...]his is an action request: See para 7. ¶2. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury DAS A[...] |
2006-09-09 14:33:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 06KUWAIT3703 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOJ OFFICIAL MICHAEL [...]mbassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Michael Gunnison, Department of Justice Resident Legal Advisor at Embas[...] |
2006-09-16 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 06KUWAIT3746 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC OFFICIALS TAN [...]mbassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance to Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) officials Geoffrey Tan an[...] |
2006-09-18 14:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 06KUWAIT4204 | KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JONES (23-30 [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Jones to travel to post o/a 27 to 30 October, 2006. ¶2. Th[...] |
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 [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL King to travel to post o/a 24-25 November, 2006. ¶2. This cle[...] |
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, [...]) Summary. In a February 27 meeting with visiting Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, King Hamad strongly praised the strength of the U.S.-B[...] |
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, [...]) Summary: Elysee contacts reported that President Chirac's January 27 discussion with the visiting Qatari Amir focused largely on Ira[...] |
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[...] |
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 [...]his unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defe[...] |
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 [...]he following is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post[...] |
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 PRO[...] |
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 [...]) SUMMARY. On October 25, the Tunisian MFA announced the closure of Tunisia's embassy in Qatar, citing al-Jazeera's lack of objectivit[...] |
2006-10-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAO KDEM QA TS |
| 06TUNIS2802 | VISIT OF EMIR FORESHADOWS RE-OPENING OF TUNISIAN [...]) Qatari Ambassador Saad Ben Nasser al-Hamidi told Ambassador that the Emir of Qatar, on a private visit to Tunisia, met one-on-one wi[...] |
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 [...] |
2006-12-19 16:29:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF QA |
| 06WARSAW207 | POLAND: 2005/2006 ALLIED CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE [...]) SUMMARY: Over the last two years, Poland has been a staunch ally of the United States. According to the General Staff of the Polish[...] |
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 [...]BU) Embassy Abidjan completed action requested in reftel. Here is the biographic information on three influential Ivoirian Muslim lea[...] |
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 th[...] |
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 [...]) SUMMARY. Somalia's Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, Abdulkarim Farah, disputed reports of inter-clan tensio[...] |
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 [...]) SUMMARY. In an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, visiting Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusu[...] |
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 [...]) SUMMARY. Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi, accompanied by TFG Foreign Minister Hu[...] |
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 [...]) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Welch and Ambassador met Foreign Minister Abdelelah Al Khatib on June 27. A/S Welch and Khatib agreed[...] |
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 [...]BU) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche on 7/14 to Thamer Adwan, Director of the Foreign Minister,s private office. (Note: FM Al-Khatib[...] |
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 [...]e 8th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF - the biennial Turkish defense fair) was held on May 22-25 in Ankara. 494 companies ([...] |
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, [...]) In a March 14 meeting with DCM, the Sudanese DCM in Eritrea Hussein Mohammed Hussein expanded on recent press reports on March 7-8 [...] |
2007-03-16 09:07:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU ER QA |
| 07BAGHDAD498 | IRAQI SUNNI ENDOWMENT HEAD PLANS NEW RELIGIOUS [...]) SUMMARY: Sheikh Ahmed Abdul Ghafour al-Samarraie, head of the Sunni Endowment, told Poloffs on February 12 that he plans to start a [...] |
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[...] |
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 [...]) Parliament Majority Leader Saad Hariri's advisor Ghattas Khoury, explained to CDA and Poloff that the latest French proposal on solv[...] |
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 Poli[...] |
2007-06-05 11:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EG QA |
| 07CAIRO539 | EGYPT RAIL: U.S. COMPANIES SWEEP LOCOMOTIVE TENDER [...]BU) U.S. companies General Electric (GE) and Electromotive Diesel (EMD) recently beat out Chinese competition, with each company selli[...] |
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 [...]) Charge delivered reftel demarche October 22 to MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi, stressing U.S. suppo[...] |
2007-10-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV LE QA |
| 07DOHA1009 | QATAR MFA WARNED THAT VISA SUSPENSION LOOMS IF [...]) Charge d'Affaires, accompanied by P/E Chief, informed MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi October 22 tha[...] |
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 [...]/NF) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmed Al-Mahmoud convoked Charge October 25 to discuss delivery of U.S. diplomatic pouches [...] |
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/Du[...] |
2007-10-29 13:32:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC KSAC QA |
| 07DOHA1040 | SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL OUTLINES QATAR'S FOREIGN POLICY [...]//NF) Summary: MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi in an October 23 presentation to a group of recently p[...] |
2007-11-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV KDEM QA |
| 07DOHA1042 | PRIME MINISTER OFFERS "SINCERE ADVICE" ON IRAQ [...]) Summary: Ambassador Crocker briefed Qatar's Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) October 31 on the progr[...] |
2007-11-05 10:03:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV MASS IZ QA |
| 07DOHA1043 | INFLATION, HOUSING COSTS TAKING TOLL ON QATARI [...]MMARY: Double-digit inflation in Qatar has become the norm, with increases in the housing sector felt most acutely. The high cost of l[...] |
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[...] |
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 faci[...] |
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 Ira[...] |
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[...] |
2007-11-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL QA |
| 07DOHA1053 | QATAR'S DEPORTATION DETENTION CENTER - NO APPARENT [...]) Summary. A visit to the Qatar Deportation Detention Center (DDC) 30 October revealed little to no improvement over the previous yea[...] |
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 [...] |
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[...] |
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, schedul[...] |
2007-11-15 15:03:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GCC QA |
| 07DOHA11 | SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY FORE'S JANUARY [...]) 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 sup[...] |
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 spec[...] |
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[...] |
2007-11-29 06:01:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR QA |
| 07DOHA1115 | BOEING DELIVERY, FCS OPENING HIGHLIGHT COMMERCIAL [...]tate-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 [...]BU) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit opened December 3 in Doha with all six heads of state, plus Iranian President Mahmoud Ah[...] |
2007-12-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN GCC QA |
| 07DOHA1133 | GCC SUMMIT WRAPS UP IN DOHA WITHOUT NOTABLE [...]) The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit officially closed December 4 with a brief and low-key ceremony and with no notable achieve[...] |
2007-12-04 13:30:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN GCC IR QA |
| 07DOHA1134 | BAN ON SAUDI POULTRY DUE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA MAKES [...]e World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) announced November 13 the reoccurence of Avian Influenza in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ([...] |
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[...] |
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 [...] |
2007-12-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN GCC IR QA |
| 07DOHA1172 | SCENESETTER FOR DECEMBER 18 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE [...]) In November, Qatar's Amir told the Commander of CENTCOM, Admiral Fallon, that he wants the Qatari leadership to seek ways to deepen [...] |
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. [...] |
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 Qa[...] |
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-Rumaih[...] |
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 [...]) Summary: The Government of Qatar (GOQ) has over the past two years been building a strong, strategic relationship with the Governme[...] |
2007-12-17 13:29:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN MARR ECON PREL QA SN |
| 07DOHA1214 | EMPOWERING QATARI WOMEN TO TACKLE FAMILY VIOLENCE [...]e Qatar Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) organized November 25-26 a workshop on combating violence against women, a subject o[...] |
2007-12-30 06:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN QA |
| 07DOHA135 | QATAR FINANCIAL CENTRE: SOLID REGULATIONS, [...]mmary. On 28 January Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) regulatory officials told EmbOffs that the Authority has licensed 17 financial servi[...] |
2007-02-07 12:18:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN QA KTFN |
| 07DOHA137 | C-NE6-02072 SHIA IN QATAR QUIET ON POLITICAL [...]) Summary. Shia amount to 5% of Qatari citizenry. They are well-represented in the business sector and also hold some important govern[...] |
2007-02-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL IZ IR QA |
| 07DOHA163 | SECURITY GAPS IN QATAR'S ONSHORE OIL FACILITY [...]) Summary. On January 30 Ambassador and Emboffs visited Qatar Petroleum's Dukhan compound and oil field. Qatar Petroleum is undertakin[...] |
2007-02-14 13:39:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET QA ASEC PTER |
| 07DOHA168 | PUTIN VISITS DOHA BUT NO TANGIBLE RESULTS [...]) Summary. Russian president Vladimir Putin met with the Qatari Amir in Doha February 12. The two agreed on the need for a Middle East[...] |
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 [...]) Summary. Sasol Chevron's Qatar Country Manager and Public Relations Executive told Emboffs February 6 that the GTL industry is in th[...] |
2007-02-19 10:38:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET QA EINV |
| 07DOHA201 | QATAR PETROLEUM'S CONFIRMATION OF SECURITY PROCEDURES [...]ad al-Kaabi, director of oil and gas ventures at Qatar Petroleum (QP), submitted by e-mail the following document in response to refte[...] |
2007-02-22 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ETRD ASEC QA |
| 07DOHA202 | RISING COSTS END EXXONMOBIL GTL PROJECT [...]) On February 21 Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum (QP) terminated plans to build a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant because of increasing cos[...] |
2007-02-22 14:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET QA |
| 07DOHA206 | QATARI MFA DOES NOT WANT NATO/ISAF TO BECOME A [...]) SUMMARY: Qatari Deputy Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Mohamad al-Rumaihi told Ambassador and DCM February 25 that U.S. personnel su[...] |
2007-02-25 14:57:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | MARR NATO PGOV PTER QA XF |
| 07DOHA212 | QATAR ESTABLISHING A TOURISM NICHE [...]) Summary. The acting Director General of the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) told Emboffs that in developing a tourism sector, Qatar is[...] |
2007-02-26 09:32:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON QA |
| 07DOHA224 | U/S HENRIETTA HOLSMAN FORE'S FEBRUARY 15 MEETING AT QATARI [...]BU) Under Secretary of State for Management Henrietta Holsman Fore met February 15 with Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs ([...] |
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 [...]) The following is post's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. �[...] |
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 [...]mmary. In iscussions with senior management of Qatar's top two banks, Qatar National Bank and Doha Bank, Emboffs learned that the priv[...] |
2007-03-12 10:37:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON FIN QA |
| 07DOHA285 | INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES ON QATAR'S ENERGY SECURITY [...]) Summary. Security officials from ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and KBR operations in Qatar told Emboffs of their current security meas[...] |
2007-03-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON EPET QA |
| 07DOHA311 | POST ACTION PLAN FOR ENGAGING QATAR ON ENERGY [...]) Qatar's intention to become the world's liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas-to-liquids (GTL) leader by 2012 necessitates a robust en[...] |
2007-03-25 13:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ASEC ECON PREL QA |
| 07DOHA321 | QATAR GAS SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD ON SECURITY [...]) Summary. QatarGas is in the midst of improving its security procedures with new equipment, better training, and more security person[...] |
2007-03-26 13:39:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET ASEC EWWT QA |
| 07DOHA330 | QATAR AIRWAYS CHAIRMAN SEES MORE BOEINGS AND [...]) Summary: At a recent meeting with Ambassador, Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways (QA), discussed QA expansion plans for the near [...] |
2007-03-28 13:05:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CVIS EAIR PREL QA KHLS IR |
| 07DOHA335 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE: QATARI BORDER DATABASES AND [...]BU) SUMMARY. THIS CABLE PROVIDES DETAILS OF QATAR'S USE OF IMMIGRATION DATABASES AND BIOMETRICS SYSTEMS AT PORTS OF ENTRY. IMMIGRATION[...] |
2007-03-29 13:34:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PGOV ASEC PTER KVPR CVIS PINR KHLS QA |
| 07DOHA339 | RARE PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION IN QATAR: SOLIDARITY [...]) The Qatari Central Municipal Council organized a "rally" the afternoon of March 28 to show solidarity with Iraq. It lasted 1 hour an[...] |
2007-03-29 14:50:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ASEC PREL IZ QA |
| 07DOHA351 | FOREIGN MINISTER ASSUMES PRIME MINISTERSHIP [...]) Qatar News Agency announced today that the Qatari Prime Minister, Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, who is the Amir's brother, has resi[...] |
2007-04-03 14:29:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL QA |
| 07DOHA353 | QATAR ESTABLISHES LARGEST NATIONAL PARK IN THE COUNTRY [...]mmary. On January 22, 2007, the Government of Qatar (GOQ) passed a law establishing the largest national park in the country. Post and[...] |
2007-04-04 08:18:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV QA |
| 07DOHA359 | SECURITY OBSERVATIONS AT QATAR'S ENERGY PORTS [...]) Summary. Security at Qatar's most important ports, Ras Laffan and Mesaieed, currently meet the basic standards for infrastructure pr[...] |
2007-04-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ASEC PGOV QA |
| 07DOHA368 | QATAR CENTRAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS SEE [...]mmary. Qatar held national elections for the third session of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) April 1. The turnout (nearly 50 perc[...] |
2007-04-05 14:32:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL QA |
| 07DOHA385 | GAS EXPORTING COUNTRIES FORUM: NO GAS CARTEL [...]) Summary. Ministers at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), representing the world,s top gas producers, rejected the idea of for[...] |
2007-04-10 13:56:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV RU IR QA |
| 07DOHA388 | LAUNCH OF RASGAS TRAIN 5 MAKES QATAR WORLD'S [...]mmary. Qatar recently launched RasGas Train 5, the world,s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility. The start-up of Tr[...] |
2007-04-12 10:31:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ECON PGOV QA |
| 07DOHA420 | DEMOCRACY FORUM: LEBANESE PRESIDENT AND SYRIAN [...]) The Amir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, opened the seventh annual Forum on Democracy, Development, and Free Trade April 23 wi[...] |
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 [...]) Former Arab member of the Israeli Knesset Azmi Bishara was a featured speaker on the "Political Reform: National Programs and Extern[...] |
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 [...]) Summary. Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs told S/R Frank Wisner that Qatar "will support the same position you support" [...] |
2007-05-01 10:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC XH QA |
| 07DOHA495 | WADAH KHANFAR LOSES POSITION AS MEMBER OF AL [...]) Summary: In a long-awaited move, the Amir has appointed a new board of governors for the Al Jazeera Network (AJN). Highlights includ[...] |
2007-05-16 08:55:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
| 07DOHA507 | QATAR INCLINED TO SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE TO BELARUS [...][...] |
2007-05-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL QA |
| 07DOHA508 | QATAR "FIFTY-FIFTY" ON SUPPORT FOR HARIRI TRIBUNAL [...]) Assistant Minister Mohamed al-Rumaihi, who holds the MFA's UN portfolio, told the Ambassador May 17 that Qatar was "fifty-fifty" on [...] |
2007-05-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER LE SY QA |
| 07DOHA511 | SCENESETTER FOR MAY 24 GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE IN [...]) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome the Gulf Security Dialogue delegation to Qatar. This second GSD meeting and the first in Doha wil[...] |
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 [...]) During Gulf Security Dialogue discussions in Doha May 24, Acting PM A/S Mull expressed the hope that Qatar would vote for the UN Sec[...] |
2007-05-24 14:05:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC LE SY QA |
| 07DOHA575 | QATARI-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 24 [...][...] |
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 [...]) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This visit - your second - will mean a lot to the Qatari leadership. It will streng[...] |
2007-06-01 10:05:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL KNNP UN IR QA |
| 07DOHA581 | QATARI-U.S. GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE MAY 24 [...]) Summary. State/DOD Gulf Security Dialogue delegation met with Qatari MFA, MOD, and MOI officials May 24 in Doha. The Qataris acknowl[...] |
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 [...]) Summary. The GOQ's Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mohamed al-Rumaihi, who holds the UN portfolio, told Ambassador Greg Schu[...] |
2007-06-06 11:27:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KNNP IR QA |
| 07DOHA606 | NEW INDICATIONS THAT ELECTIONS WILL TAKE PLACE IN [...]) The Qatari Amir, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, issued a decree June 6 which extended the term of the current Advisory Council to June [...] |
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 [...]) Summary: Wadah Khanfar remains Director-General of the Al Jazeera Network (AJN), but no longer has responsibility for financial and [...] |
2007-06-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA ALJAZEERA |
| 07DOHA705 | DELEGATION TO LEBANON: ARAB LEAGUE INITIATIVE [...]) Summary. MinState for Foreign Affairs Al Mahmoud told Ambassador July 2 that a special Arab League delegation that involved him had [...] |
2007-07-05 07:16:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE QA |
| 07DOHA709 | SOMALIS MEET IN QATAR, REJECT RECONCILIATION [...]) Summary. A local NGO affiliated with Islamic hard-liners hosted Somali activists in Doha for a conference June 7-8 2007. Sheikh Shar[...] |
2007-07-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS XF AL QA |
| 07DOHA710 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT TO THE [...]) Embassy Doha is pleased to welcome you to Qatar. This is your third visit here, and the most senior USG visit since Secretary Gates[...] |
2007-07-05 16:25:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PINR IZ LE QA |
| 07DOHA713 | DEMARCHE TO OIL EXPORTERS: QATAR "ON THE SAME PAGE" [...]) Minister of State for Energy and Industry Mohamed al-Sada agreed with Charge in a meeting July 9 that statements in support of high [...] |
2007-07-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL QA |
| 07DOHA723 | QATAR TO CONSIDER GCC+2 MEETING [...][...] |
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 [...]BU) Qatar's April 1 municipal elections, the country's third, served as a focal point for democracy promotion in 2007. Ambassador and [...] |
2007-08-01 10:23:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KMPI KDEM SCUL KPAO QA |
| 07DOHA771 | UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ATTENDANCE - QATAR [...]Q 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 deleg[...] |
2007-08-02 09:13:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP UNGA QA |
| 07DOHA78 | SUNNI AND SHI'A DISCUSS RAPPROCHEMENT IN DOHA [...]BU) Summary. Prominent cleric Yousef Qaradawi called on Iraqi Shi'a and Iran to take steps to end sectarian violence in Iraq at Doha's[...] |
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. N[...] |
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 [...]) Embassy Doha welcomes you on this brief stop in Qatar. You last met with Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) in Washin[...] |
2007-08-31 10:23:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL QA |
| 07DOHA897 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH QATARI [...]BU) Deputy Secretary John Negroponte met the evening of September 9 at the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs with Minister of State f[...] |
2007-09-12 10:50:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA IR IS IZ KWBG PREL QA |
| 07DOHA922 | NEW QATAR LABOR MINISTER PLEDGES COOPERATION ON [...]BU) Summary. State Department Special Representative for Social Issues Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees used his visit to Qatar Septembe[...] |
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 th[...] |
2007-10-03 06:55:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV QA |
| 07DOHA972 | QATARI TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...]) Textiles and apparel production is not a significant part of Qatar's hydrocarbon-based economy. Until recently, there were a handfu[...] |
2007-10-04 12:37:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX QA |
| 07DOHA978 | TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION [...][...] |
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 [...]) SUMMARY: Barely two months after the inauguration of direct Doha to U.S. flights via Qatar Airways, an assessment by Transportation [...] |
2007-10-09 09:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC KSAC EAIR QA |
| 07DOHA980 | QATAR AGREES TO GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE IN [...][...] |
2007-10-09 11:51:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PINS PREL QA |
| 07DOHA982 | CODEL BOYD MEETING OCTOBER 5 WITH QATARI HEIR [...]BU) A congressional delegation led by Rep. Allen Boyd of Florida, and accompanied by charge, met Qatar's Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim b[...] |
2007-10-10 13:01:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV QA |
| 07DOHA983 | UPDATED DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR QATAR [...]) Embassy Doha continues to use a combination of programmatic and diplomatic means to assist the GOQ in its efforts to build and susta[...] |
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 [...]bassy Doha nominates Amal Abdullatif Al Mannai to receive the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage for 2008. [...] |
2007-10-11 12:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PREL PHUM QA |
| 07DOHA999 | NEW QATARI MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS [...]) Summary. As of October 1, the Qatari ministry formerly known as the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Housing officially became[...] |
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)[...] |
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 employee[...] |
2007-02-02 12:45:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ELAB PGOV KWBG QA IS AE |
| 07KHARTOUM1846 | MINAWI PRESSES QATAR FOR ASSISTANCE [...]BU) Please see action request para. 4. ¶2. (S) Senior Assistant to the President and Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) leade[...] |
2007-11-26 05:53:00 | Embassy Khartoum | SECRET | PREL PGOV SU QA |
| 07KHARTOUM406 | SUDAN, ACCEPTING ISOLATION, TURNS TO IRAN, QATAR [...]) Egypt's influence on Sudan's leadership and its ability to persuade the government to engage in constructive dialogue with the inter[...] |
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 [...]) Senior Assistant to the President and SLM leader Minni Minawi will travel to five Arab capitals next week to seek political and fina[...] |
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[...] |
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 [...]) The following Government of Kuwait officials have expressed an interest in participating in reftel workshop: Eng. Samir Al[...] |
2007-07-16 10:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | JO SA QA KU IZ TC ENRG TRGY |
| 07KUWAIT1543 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Ryan Crocker, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq; Senior Advisor David Pearce; Special Assi[...] |
2007-10-22 12:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | BA EG JO KU QA OTRA AMGT ASEC |
| 07KUWAIT219 | TERRORIST FINANCE: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN [...]/NF) The following response is keyed to ref A. ¶2. (S/NF) Effectiveness of Tranche I Designations: Tranche I designatio[...] |
2007-02-14 13:29:00 | Embassy Kuwait | SECRET//NOFORN | KU QA KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER |
| 07KUWAIT281 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED: KUWAIT CRITICAL [...]mbassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for the following Kuwait Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection Survey T[...] |
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 [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Sanchez to travel to post April 7-8, 2007. ¶2. This clearance[...] |
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 [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for PM Acting A/S Stephen Mull, DOD Acting A/S Mary Beth Long, NEA DAS Gordon Gray,[...] |
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 [...]his is an action request; please see paragraph j. ¶2. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for PM [...] |
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 [...]mbassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Hans Wechsel, Regional Office Director, to travel to post o/a June 10-1[...] |
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[...] |
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 [...]BU) US Office Pristina warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Frank G. Wisner, Special Representative of the Depa[...] |
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? [...]) SUMMARY: Post contacts have confirmed media reporting of a peace deal brokered by the Government of Qatar to bring an end to almos[...] |
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[...] |
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 Introdu[...] |
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 Reconstructi[...] |
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 [...]) SUMMARY: Immediately following his summit with President Bush, Japanese PM Abe will visit Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Kuwait, Q[...] |
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 [...]) 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 [...] |
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 [...]) Summary. Separate talks with METI and Keidanren officials largely confirmed MOFA and Kantei reports (reftel) that Prime Minister Sh[...] |
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 [...]BU) Summary: Officials from the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI), the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) and[...] |
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 [...]) SUMMARY: Japanese Ambassador in Charge of Reconstruction Assistance to Iraq Gotaro Ogawa visited Turkey, Syria, Saudi Arabia, and [...] |
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 [...] |
2007-02-23 12:07:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO REL PTER QA XF |
| 07USNATO117 | QATAR REQUESTS NATO PERSONNEL DEPART BY 4 MARCH [...]) This is a request for guidance. see para. 3. 2.(C) Summary: Qatari Ambassador to Belgium al-Dosari met with NATO D/SYG Amb[...] |
2007-02-23 19:24:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PGOV PTER QA XF |
| 07USNATO131 | QATAR-NATO SHOWDOWN OVER AIR OPERATIONS [...]) This is a request for guidance - see para. 5. 2.(C) Summary: A senior Qatari Air Force officer told NATO Deputy Assistant S[...] |
2007-03-01 18:00:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR QA XF |
| 07USNATO139 | NATO-QATAR TALKS FAIL, ALLIES PACKING BAGS TO LEAVE [...][...] |
2007-03-02 17:58:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MOPS QA |
| 07USNATO146 | ISAF LIAISON GROUP TO STAY IN QATAR ANOTHER THREE [...][...] |
2007-03-06 17:49:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL NATO QA |
| 07USNATO172 | NATO WEIGHING NATURE OF POSSIBLE TIES TO QATAR [...][...] |
2007-03-16 15:45:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO QA |
| 07USNATO342 | REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE GUIDANCE ON WITHDRAWAL OF [...]) Please see request for guidance by OOB Friday in para ¶3. ¶2. (C) NATO D/ASG Bob Simmons concluded two days of talks [...] |
2007-05-30 16:23:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR QA |
| 07USUNNEWYORK129 | EVALUATION OF TERRORIST FACILITATORS/INCITERS [...]/NF) UNSC 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee members treated as normal the November 30 joint request by the United States and[...] |
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 huma[...] |
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 Ara[...] |
2008-02-11 13:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL QA LE AE |
| 08ABUDHABI543 | APRIL 2008 MENAFATF PLENARY SUMMARY [...]BU) The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF VII), and working group m[...] |
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 [...][...] |
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 T[...] |
2008-11-17 07:09:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL PGOV KISL KWBG JO QA |
| 08ANKARA349 | TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP: January 2008 [...]rkey carried out air strikes against PKK terrorist positions in northern Iraq on January 15. Turkish General Staff (TGS) announced th[...] |
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 [...]) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. ¶2. (S) Summary. We met May 14 with Ministry of Foreign Affair[...] |
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 [...][...] |
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 [...][...] |
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, [...]y points at the April 3 MFA Press Briefing were: -- China has handled the Hu Jia case according to law and will not accept cr[...] |
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, [...]y points at the April 8 MFA Press Briefing were: -- The Dalai Lama "lies for a living" and wants to bring emancipated Tibetan[...] |
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, [...]ey points at the June 5 MFA press briefing were: -- The Security Dialogue held in Beijing was pragmatic and conducive to the [...] |
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.[...] |
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 Saud[...] |
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 [...]) In a meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Economy and Trade Mohammad Safadi praised majority leader Saad Hariri's role in the r[...] |
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 [...] |
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 [...]) Ambassador and DCM met December 4 with Parliamentary Majority Leader Saad Hariri, who said opposition March 8's fanning of anti-Sunn[...] |
2008-12-05 18:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER LE SY QA |
| 08BEIRUT1787 | LEBANON: WITH DAS HALE, CHATAH SHARES THOUGHTS ON [...]) Joking that, in addition to his continued role as advisor to PM Siniora, he was "moonlighting" at the Ministry of Finance, Finance M[...] |
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[...] |
2008-01-02 14:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM LE SY QA SA |
| 08BEIRUT807 | LEBANON: DILUTE HIZBALLAH'S INFLUENCE WITH [...]) "Daily Star" editor-in-chief and influential Lebanese Shia figure Jamil Mroue told the Charge that he advised newly-elected Presiden[...] |
2008-05-30 12:18:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC QA AE LE |
| 08BEIRUT942 | LEBANON: PM'S AIDE ON CABINET, VIENNA PLEDGES, [...]) PM Siniora's senior aide Mohamed Chatah said Michel Aoun has agreed to withdraw his demand for a sovereign ministry in the new cabin[...] |
2008-06-27 18:36:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP PINR PREF PREL PTER LE KU QA SA |
| 08CAIRO2079 | ARAB LEAGUE WORKING WITH AFRICAN UNION TO ADDRESS [...]) Summary: According to senior officials at the Arab League and African Union, the two bodies are working closely to address key issu[...] |
2008-09-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU SO MR IT QA EG |
| 08CAIRO2264 | ARAB LEAGUE HAPPY WITH "QATARI INITIATIVE," EGYPT [...]) Summary: The Arab League Advisor told us that the Government of Sudan (GOS) supports the Qatari initiative as a way to end the crisi[...] |
2008-10-28 11:51:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PHUM KPKO SU QA EG |
| 08CAIRO2461 | ARAB LEAGUE FOCUSING ON ICC CASE, OUT OF THE LOOP [...]) Summary: The Arab League (AL) SYG's advisor on African Affairs recently returned from The Hague, where he discussed the ICC indictme[...] |
2008-12-03 15:18:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM AL SU QA EG |
| 08CAIRO2476 | HAJ PILGRIMS IN GAZA; GOE AWAITING HUMANITARIAN [...]) Summary. The GOE has opened Rafah crossing for approximately 3100 inbound Haj pilgrims (reftel a), but the MFA reports that Hamas c[...] |
2008-12-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAL IS QA EG |
| 08CHISINAU619 | MOLDOVA RECEIVES REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON U.S. DOMESTIC [...][...] |
2008-06-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QA MD |
| 08DOHA115 | QATAR BEGS TO DIFFER WITH OUR ASSESSMENT OF ITS [...]) Charge, accompanied by P/E Chief, delivered Ref A and B demarches February 7 to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Bin Abdu[...] |
2008-02-07 15:38:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EFIN EINV KDEM LE SY QA |
| 08DOHA132 | CHAD: DOHA EMBASSY OFFICER MEETING WITH CHADIAN [...]S/NF) SUMMARY: PolOff met at the Embassy February 11 with Jebren Issa, the Chadian rebel group "Union of Forces for Democracy and Dev[...] |
2008-02-13 08:13:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF CH SU QA |
| 08DOHA146 | QATAR ANNOUNCES ESTABLISHMENT OF "SILATECH" GLOBAL [...]) Sheikha Mozah bin Nasser Al-Misnad, the wife of the Qatari Amir, announced January 15 the establishment of the "Silatech" ("your con[...] |
2008-02-20 10:46:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ELAB UN QA |
| 08DOHA151 | FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION CHAIRMAN'S [...]) During a February 4-8 visit to Qatar focused on broadening knowledge about the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry and sources of s[...] |
2008-02-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET QA |
| 08DOHA155 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S LEVEY'S FEBRUARY 24-25 VISIT [...]/NF) Your February 24-25 visit to Qatar should advance our engagement with the GOQ on CT cooperation and counter-terrorist finance, an[...] |
2008-02-21 12:19:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PTER KTFN QA IR |
| 08DOHA156 | PEACEFUL PROTEST AGAINST UK DENIAL OF VISA FOR [...]) Summary: A peaceful demonstration of about 300 people took place February 20 in front of the British Embassy in Doha. The demonstr[...] |
2008-02-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KIRF QA UK |
| 08DOHA169 | QATAR UNLIKELY TO ISSUE WARNING ON IRAN TO BANKING [...]) In the context of a broader discussion about Iranian financial activity in the Gulf (see septel), Qatar Financial Center Regulatory [...] |
2008-02-27 13:23:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN KNNP MNUC IR QA |
| 08DOHA171 | QATAR: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...]BU) Subsequent to the demotion of Qatar to Tier-3 status last year, information and statistics from Qatari Government and quasi-govern[...] |
2008-02-28 13:16:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA |
| 08DOHA172 | QATAR: INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...]BU) Paragraph 29. PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: ¶A. (SBU) Does the government assist foreign trafficking victims,[...] |
2008-02-28 13:17:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA |
| 08DOHA185 | POLICY POINTS DELIVERED TO CHADIAN UFDD REBEL [...][...] |
2008-03-04 13:03:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV CH QA |
| 08DOHA186 | U/S LEVEY URGES QATAR TO PREVENT IRANIAN BANKS [...]) During February 25 meetings, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey commended Qatar's financ[...] |
2008-03-05 05:31:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | EFIN KTFN ECON QA IR |
| 08DOHA190 | EASY MONEY AND A WELFARE-STATE MENTALITY CREATE [...]) SUMMARY. Qatar's impressive economic growth over the past few years has been accompanied by increasing economic and social challeng[...] |
2008-03-05 13:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB QA |
| 08DOHA201 | FM Calls for GCC-Iran Nuclear Talks, Urges Attendance at [...]) Summary: All the Qatari local dailies and Al Jazeera provided prominent coverage for a lecture delivered by Qatar's Premier and Fore[...] |
2008-03-10 14:32:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL MNUC IR QA |
| 08DOHA210 | QATAR: VERDICT STILL OUT ON PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR [...]) Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note March 6, requesting that the GOQ express support for Kosovo's independence at the[...] |
2008-03-13 05:22:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNMIK KISL UNSC QA |
| 08DOHA211 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ANNOUNCING OIC SPECIAL ENVOY [...][...] |
2008-03-13 05:24:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISM QA |
| 08DOHA212 | QATAR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1803 [...]C) Post delivered reftel demarche and copies of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 and P5 1 Foreign Ministers, statements[...] |
2008-03-13 05:24:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC IR QA |
| 08DOHA213 | QATAR CONSIDERS MAJOR CHANGE IN MONETARY POLICY [...]) Summary: Reversing all previous official statements, Qatar's Prime Minister indicated March 12 that Qatar might change the peg of i[...] |
2008-03-13 13:01:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PREL INRB QA |
| 08DOHA223 | QATAR MFA WILLING TO DISCUSS PLEDGE FOR [...][...] |
2008-03-17 06:01:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN EAID KWBG IS SA QA AE |
| 08DOHA224 | QATAR'S AMIR TO ATTEND ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT IN [...]) In a March 16 meeting, MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Mohammed Al-Rumaihi (#3 MFA official) told Charge that "for sure[...] |
2008-03-17 09:11:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SY QA |
| 08DOHA235 | CDA CRITICIZES ARAB MEDIA CHARTER, STRIKES BACK AT [...][...] |
2008-03-20 13:16:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL EG QA ALJAZEERA |
| 08DOHA237 | CDA CRITICIZES ARAB MEDIA CHARTER, STRIKES BACK AT [...]BU) SUMMARY: As a panelist at a public event sponsored by the Brookings-Doha Center on March 17, Charge expressed the USG's position t[...] |
2008-03-24 11:16:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL EG QA ALJAZEERA |
| 08DOHA239 | SCENESETTER FOR FBI DIRECTOR'S APRIL 8-9 VISIT TO [...]) Director Mueller: Embassy Doha welcomes your April 8-9 visit to Qatar. Your visit is formally hosted by the Director of Qatar Stat[...] |
2008-03-26 12:37:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM QA |
| 08DOHA24 | SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S JANUARY 21-22 [...]) Embassy Doha welcomes your January 21-22 visit to Qatar. You last met with Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Energy and Industry Ab[...] |
2008-01-09 13:11:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | ENRG PREL QA |
| 08DOHA241 | SCENESETTER FOR NEA ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH'S [...]) Ambassador Welch, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings for you with the Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tami[...] |
2008-03-28 11:21:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KWBG QA |
| 08DOHA244 | QATAR: ADDITIONAL INPUT FOR THE EIGHTH ANNUAL [...]) The information below, which Post either received in the past week from from the Qatar National Office for Combating Trafficking in [...] |
2008-03-31 13:11:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB QA |
| 08DOHA253 | Media Reaction: A/S Welch Visit to Qatar, April 1 [...]mmary: All the Qatari local dailies provided prominent coverage for the visit of NEA A/S David Welch to Qatar on April 1, 2008. The of[...] |
2008-04-02 14:17:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC QA |
| 08DOHA256 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL [...]BU) Ambassador James Foley, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, delivered reftel demarche March 26 to Ambassador Abulla Al-Ja[...] |
2008-04-03 11:03:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL QA |
| 08DOHA278 | QATAR'S MINISTER OF STATE OFFERS VIEWS ON GCC+2 [...]) Summary: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Al-Mahmoud encouraged NEA A/S Welch over lunch April 1 to proceed with current U.S. [...] |
2008-04-06 14:17:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KWBG KPAL QA |
| 08DOHA279 | A/S WELCH'S MEETING WITH QATAR'S PM [...]) Summary: Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani (HBJ) told visiting NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch March 31[...] |
2008-04-06 14:24:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG QA |
| 08DOHA282 | MEDIA REACTION: B-1 BOMBER LOSS AT AL-UDEID AIRBASE [...]) SUMMARY: All Qatari local dailies provided prominent front page coverage of an incident, in which a U.S. military B-1 aircraft was d[...] |
2008-04-07 13:32:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO MARR MOPS PREL QA |
| 08DOHA283 | DISGRUNTLEMENT AT AL JAZEERA ENGLISH; IS A NEW [...]) SUMMARY: The Al Jazeera Network's English channel, less than two years out of the starting box, continues to hemorrhage middle and[...] |
2008-04-07 13:51:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA284 | QATARI ORGANIZATION ASSISTING IRAQI REFUGEES IN [...]BU) Summary: Ambassador James Foley, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues, met with the Director of Reach Out to Asia (ROTA), [...] |
2008-04-09 06:23:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PREL QA SY |
| 08DOHA286 | (C) GOQ SOLICITS MASSIVE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS [...]/NF) SUMMARY: In late March, the GOQ solicited over one billion dollars in donations from international oil companies (IOCs) operatin[...] |
2008-04-09 13:18:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV EPET QA |
| 08DOHA291 | QATAR'S PRESS FREEDOM TRIPPED UP BY HUMAN RIGHTS [...]) SUMMARY: Coverage of CDA's April 8 press conference on the Human Rights Report vividly demonstrated Qatar's continuing media freed[...] |
2008-04-10 14:01:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO QA |
| 08DOHA325 | EMBASSY STIRS UP HUMAN RIGHTS DEBATE REGARDING [...]) SUMMARY: Reactions to Embassy's April 8 press conference on the annual Human Rights Report continued to appear in Doha's media, in[...] |
2008-04-22 11:10:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPAO ELAB QA |
| 08DOHA332 | QATAR'S REACTION TO ETHIOPIAN ANNOUNCED BREAK IN [...]) Summary: Indications are that critical Al Jazeera coverage of Ethiopia in recent weeks may have been the final straw in Ethiopia's [...] |
2008-04-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA ET |
| 08DOHA349 | RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - [...]ices of all food/agricultural commodities are dramatically rising in Qatar. Analysts and businessmen attribute the price increases to[...] |
2008-05-01 06:50:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ECON QA |
| 08DOHA359 | OIC ENVOY SADA CUMBER'S VISIT TO QATAR [...]) Summary: President Bush's special envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) met April 29 with Qatar's Minister of S[...] |
2008-05-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL QA |
| 08DOHA375 | QATAR ANNOUNCES RECORD BUDGET OF USD 28 BILLION [...]e government of Qatar approved last month the largest budget in the country's history. Government officials touted the 2008-09 budget[...] |
2008-05-12 06:10:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET PGOV ECON QA |
| 08DOHA385 | QATAR BOOSTS DIVERSIFICATION AND ESTABLISHES USD [...]osting diversification in its hydrocarbon extraction-dependent economy, Qatar last month began construction on three fertilizer plants[...] |
2008-05-15 13:43:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG ECON QA |
| 08DOHA390 | SCENESETTER FOR DHS SECRETARY MICHAEL CHERTOFF'S [...]) Mr. Secretary, Qatar is emerging as a major transit point for people and cargo in a volatile part of the world, creating new challen[...] |
2008-05-19 08:18:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC OTRA QA |
| 08DOHA393 | WORKER RIGHTS IN QATAR: NOT JUST A PROBLEM FOR [...]BU) SUMMARY: Qatar's economy is booming and has become heavily reliant on expatriate workers. The resulting influx of foreign workers[...] |
2008-05-20 13:52:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM ELAB ECON SMIG QA |
| 08DOHA398 | ANOTHER RAY OF LIGHT - DOHA INTERFAITH CENTER [...]BU) SUMMARY: The Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID) officially opened May 14 at the conclusion of the sixth Do[...] |
2008-05-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL QA |
| 08DOHA400 | QATAR-CUBA: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...]n response to reftel request, Post provides the following information on Qatar's relations with Cuba. -----------------------[...] |
2008-05-22 13:38:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL CU QA |
| 08DOHA407 | SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY HENRY PAULSON'S [...]) Mr. Secretary, your June 1 visit is an opportunity to discuss four issues of immediate concern to Qatar and the U.S.: �[...] |
2008-05-28 15:35:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL ECON EFIN PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA416 | EX-GTMO DETAINEE SAMI AL-HAJJ SEES HERO'S WELCOME [...]) SUMMARY: Former Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, recently released from Guantanamo, arrived in Doha with great fanfare on May 31[...] |
2008-06-02 12:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PTER KPAO SU QA |
| 08DOHA417 | EX-GTMO DETAINEE SAMI AL-HAJJ SEES HERO'S WELCOME [...]) SUMMARY: Former Al Jazeera cameraman Sami al-Hajj, recently released from Guantanamo, arrived in Doha with great fanfare on May 31[...] |
2008-06-02 12:04:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC PTER KPAO SU QA |
| 08DOHA422 | QATARI OFFICIALS DISCUSS CURRENCY, SOVEREIGN [...]) Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson visited Qatar May 31 ) June 1 for meetings with Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Ja[...] |
2008-06-04 09:13:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV PREL QA IR |
| 08DOHA443 | TIGHTENING MORTGAGE LENDING RULES TO SHORE UP THE [...]) SUMMARY: Qatar is considering tighter rules for residential and commercial mortgages that would minimize the banking system's expos[...] |
2008-06-15 09:03:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN QA |
| 08DOHA45 | SARKOZY DISCUSSES NUCLEAR COOPERATION AND [...]C/NF) French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Qatar January 14-15, accompanied by Defense Minister Herve Morin, Economy Minister Chri[...] |
2008-01-21 10:57:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV PREL TRGY KNNP KPAL FR QA |
| 08DOHA456 | SPECIAL ENVOY FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION MEETS [...]BU) Summary: Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation Jackie Wolcott and an interagency delegation of State Department, Department [...] |
2008-06-22 10:48:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM PREL QA |
| 08DOHA460 | QATARI PRIVATE COMPANIES CONTINUE ABUSING LOW-PAID [...]BU) Summary: Over 400 Nepalese laborers were detained May 29 by the Qatari Ministry of Interior's Criminal Investigation Department (C[...] |
2008-06-26 09:51:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PHUM QA |
| 08DOHA475 | QATAR CABINET SHUFFLE ANNOUNCED [...]) Characterized by local press reports as the "broadest and most sweeping" cabinet shuffle since the Qatari Government came into exist[...] |
2008-07-01 14:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON QA |
| 08DOHA482 | DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES PROMOTES U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS [...]) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles emphasized the importance of USG hum[...] |
2008-07-06 08:27:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KPAO QA |
| 08DOHA493 | CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ENGAGING QATAR ON [...][...] |
2008-07-09 13:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER XF AL QA |
| 08DOHA50 | QATAR TO PROVIDE USD 5.5 MILLION IN MATERIAL AID [...]BU) The Amir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, directed the Qatar Red Crescent Society January 20 to provide QAR 20 million (USD 5[...] |
2008-01-23 12:56:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAL EFIN EAID PTER GZ IS QA |
| 08DOHA505 | QATAR CONTINUES BALANCING ACT WITH IRAN'S BANK [...]) SUMMARY: Qatar's Deputy Central Bank Governor Sheikh Fahad Bin Faisal Al Thani told Charge the early June opening of a second Bank [...] |
2008-07-15 06:40:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KTFN KNNP INRB PARM MNUC ECON EFIN IR QA |
| 08DOHA515 | CABINET RESHUFFLE: POWER STRUGGLE OR GOVERNMENT [...]) SUMMARY: Consequences of the July 1 Cabinet re-shuffle (reftel) continue to be unclear, but Qataris and expat observers have begun [...] |
2008-07-22 12:11:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KPAO QA |
| 08DOHA518 | QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, PART ONE: HISTORY AND [...]BU) Summary: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) - one of the newest and most secretive Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) - seeks t[...] |
2008-07-23 04:23:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON QA |
| 08DOHA521 | QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, PART TWO: ASSETS AND [...]BU) Summary: The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) holds its estimated USD 60 billion in a wide variety of investments. Not content t[...] |
2008-07-24 13:18:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON QA |
| 08DOHA525 | QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, PART THREE: FUTURE [...]BU) Summary: With plans on track for Qatar's natural gas production to double over the next few years, the Qatar Investment Authority[...] |
2008-07-27 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON EAGR QA |
| 08DOHA526 | QATAR ACCEPTS OIE GUIDELINES FOR U.S. BEEF, [...]tar's National Food Safety Committee decided on April 14, 2008 to harmonize its regulations on the import of beef with World Organizat[...] |
2008-07-27 13:17:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD QA |
| 08DOHA527 | FORMER GUANTANAMO DETAINEE IN QATARI CUSTODY [...]) Former GTMO detainee Jarallah al-Marri was transferred to Qatari custody on Sunday, July 27 at 1230 hrs local time. Legatt met the U[...] |
2008-07-28 10:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO KAWC QA |
| 08DOHA538 | SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS PINCH QATAR'S BOOMING [...]BU) Doha's fast-growing construction industry continues to suffer from supply constraints as the availability of raw materials remains[...] |
2008-07-30 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND QA |
| 08DOHA539 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GORDON [...]) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. During your last visit here, in July 2005, you met with Qatari Armed Forces Chief of Sta[...] |
2008-07-30 13:56:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MOPS QA |
| 08DOHA545 | AMBASSADOR'S SWEARING IN AND ARRIVAL GARNER [...]) SUMMARY: Ambassador's swearing-in ceremony in Portland, Oregon and immediate engagement in Arabic with the Qatari press, were well[...] |
2008-07-31 13:32:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA |
| 08DOHA558 | CHARTING EMBASSY DOHA'S COURSE - SYNCHRONIZATION [...]) Qatar is steadily emerging as a key regional partner for the United States - militarily and economically: -- Qatar hosts ap[...] |
2008-08-04 14:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT KSPR ECON QA |
| 08DOHA56 | QATARI MFA OFFICIAL SAYS NUCLEAR AIMS OF GCC ARE [...]) MFA Director for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Affairs Yousef Al-Jaber outlined for P/E Chief January 24 current GCC thinking on th[...] |
2008-01-24 14:16:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG TRGY KNNP QA |
| 08DOHA572 | DEPSECDEF ENGLAND'S DISCUSSIONS WITH QATAR'S AMIR [...]) SUMMARY: Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England visited Doha August 5-6 for meetings with the Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al[...] |
2008-08-12 05:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS IR IQ QA |
| 08DOHA574 | FORGING A FIELD INTERAGENCY CONSENSUS ON KEY [...] Political and Diplomatic Trends (Embassy ) P/E) ¶2. Military Trends and Expectations (a) Qatar's military (Embassy ) OMC)[...] |
2008-08-12 10:13:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT KSPR QA |
| 08DOHA578 | ESTABLISHMENT OF QATARI INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN [...]C/NF) SUMMARY: Qatar is rapidly building a world-wide disaster response and humanitarian relief capability, part of the Qatari leader[...] |
2008-08-13 11:20:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PGOV EAID ASEC SOCI QA |
| 08DOHA581 | AL-JAZEERA EXPLAINS LESSENED AL QAEDA COVERAGE [...]) During an August 12 office call by visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Perry Cammack, Al-Jazeera Network (AJN) [...] |
2008-08-14 05:32:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KPAO QA |
| 08DOHA586 | QATAR PETROLEUM'S INCREASING CONFIDENCE AND [...]) During an August 14 introductory call by the Ambassador, ExxonMobil-Qatar President and CEO Alex Dodds assessed the near-term future[...] |
2008-08-18 12:21:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV QA |
| 08DOHA587 | SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 26 CENTCOM COMPONENT [...]) Embassy Doha welcomes CENTCOM leadership, staff, and component commanders to Qatar. During the last CCC, in May 2008, both GEN Pet[...] |
2008-08-18 13:51:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA590 | EXXONMOBIL ASSESSES FOUR TYPES OF RISK TO THE [...]) ExxonMobil-Qatar President and CEO Alex Dodds told the Ambassador during an August 14 introductory call that his company and other e[...] |
2008-08-19 06:12:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON TRGY QA |
| 08DOHA591 | INCREASING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AS ENERGY [...]BU) ExxonMobil Qatar President and CEO Alex Dodds told the Ambassador during an August 14 introductory call that his company is undert[...] |
2008-08-19 06:28:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET TRGY QA |
| 08DOHA594 | MANY QATARIS DON,T SUPPORT EDUCATION CITY; "SYMBOL [...]) On August 11, Ambassador paid an introductory call on James Reardon-Anderson, Dean of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q), one of[...] |
2008-08-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SCUL KPAO QA |
| 08DOHA595 | LNG TANKERS VULNERABLE TO TERRORISTS; TEXAS A&M [...]C) Ambassador August 11 paid an introductory visit to Mark Weichold, the Dean of Texas A&M University in Qatar (TAMU-Q), and heard We[...] |
2008-08-20 13:42:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON KPAO IR QA |
| 08DOHA602 | QATAR PRIVATELY CRITICAL OF RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN [...]) MFA Director of American and European Affairs Ambassador Adel Al-Khal told DCM August 24 that Qatar had not taken an official positi[...] |
2008-08-24 12:57:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR RS GG QA |
| 08DOHA603 | QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY PLANS INCREASED [...]) Faisal Abbas (protect), an investment analyst in the office of QIA CEO (and Qatar's Foreign Minister and Prime Minister) Hamad Bin J[...] |
2008-08-24 12:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON QA |
| 08DOHA604 | END TO ENERGY CONSTRUCTION BOOM COULD [...]) Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem) Deputy General Manager Don Lycette told the Ambassador during an August 20 introductory meeting that[...] |
2008-08-24 12:59:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ELAB EPET EINV ECON QA |
| 08DOHA605 | TOTAL DROPS IRAN LNG PROJECT BECAUSE OF SANCTIONS, [...]) Total-Qatar's Marketing Manager, Jean-Francois Hery (protect), told Econoff August 18 that Total's July decision to pull out of a pl[...] |
2008-08-24 12:59:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV EPET QA IR |
| 08DOHA607 | QATAR TO FOLLOW ARAB LEAGUE LEAD ON IAEA BOARD [...]) MFA Director of American and European Affairs Ambassador Adel Al-Khal told DCM August 24 that "so far" Qatar is planning to abide by[...] |
2008-08-24 13:23:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY AF QA |
| 08DOHA611 | STUNNING ECONOMIC GROWTH IN QATAR; LITTLE TRICKLES DOWN [...]e Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) recently released data on Qatar's economic performance in 2007: -- The Oil and Gas Sector [...] |
2008-08-26 05:27:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EFIN ETRD QA |
| 08DOHA613 | LABOR CAMP RALLY WELCOMES NEPALESE COMMUNIST PARTY [...][...] |
2008-08-28 06:11:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM QA |
| 08DOHA625 | DOHA PRESS CONVEYS U/S GLASSMAN'S MESSAGE POSITIVELY [...]l Raya: The "War of Ideas" Man in the U.S. Administration in a Press Conference: -- Glassman Praises Qatar's Dialogue Initiatives &#[...] |
2008-09-01 13:56:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO QA |
| 08DOHA630 | PROFESSIONAL OIL NEGOTIATOR'S COMMENTS ON ARAB [...]) During an introductory call with Ambassador August 28, ConocoPhillips (COP) President of Middle East and North Africa Bill Bullock s[...] |
2008-09-02 13:12:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ECON EINV QA |
| 08DOHA633 | AL JAZEERA TELLS GLASSMAN IT'S RESTRUCTURING TO [...]) James Glassman, Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, began his August 26 meeting with Al Jazeera (AJ) Director G[...] |
2008-09-04 10:22:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA639 | (C) CABINET RE-SHUFFLE A "MINEFIELD" BETWEEN POWER [...]) Ambassador met on September 4 with RAND-Qatar Policy Institute Director Dr. Richard Darilek and heard his views on what he termed a[...] |
2008-09-07 10:58:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA647 | AL JAZEERA TO AIR 9/11 CONSPIRACY DOCUMENTARY; [...]) PAO telephoned Al Jazeera Director General Wadah Khanfar on September 3, requesting an explanation of a promotion aired on Al Jazeer[...] |
2008-09-09 05:30:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA |
| 08DOHA649 | FINANCE MINISTER: QATAR TO GET AAA SOVEREIGN [...]) During an introductory office call with Ambassador September 9, Finanace and Economy Minister Kamal said he expects Qatar's current[...] |
2008-09-10 13:01:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON QA |
| 08DOHA650 | NEW TRADE MINISTER WELCOMES BILATERAL INVESTMENT [...]BU) During an introductory office call with Ambassador September 10, the new Minister of Business and Trade Sheikh Fahad Bin Jassim Al[...] |
2008-09-10 13:07:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECIN ETRD INRB QA |
| 08DOHA651 | (C) RAND: QATAR DANGEROUSLY SLOW ON CRITICAL [...]) Ambassador met on September 4 with RAND-Qatar Policy Institute Director Dr. Richard Darilek and RAND analyst Dr. Bruce Nardulli and[...] |
2008-09-11 07:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP QA |
| 08DOHA658 | QATAR'S HEIR APPARENT DISCUSS IRAQ, IRAN, SYRIA [...]) SUMMARY: Visiting MNF-I Commander General David Petraeus met Qatar's Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim Al Thani August 25 to review securi[...] |
2008-09-14 12:38:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MOPS QA |
| 08DOHA660 | VENEZUELA PRESSURING QATAR TO IMMEDIATELY SIGN GAS [...]) Caracas is pushing Doha hard to sign immediately a recently received Heads-of-Agreement on an off-shore Venezuelan reservoir, accord[...] |
2008-09-14 12:48:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON QA VE |
| 08DOHA664 | THE NEXT 3 YEARS--AN INTERAGENCY FIELD ASSESSMENT [...]) Expected trends in Qatar's internal political situation and foreign policy over the next 36 months include: -- (S) A contin[...] |
2008-09-16 13:09:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL AMGT KSPR ECON QA |
| 08DOHA667 | UN DISABILITIES RATIFICATION REFLECTS QATAR [...]) On July 12, Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani issued a decree ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. [...] |
2008-09-17 12:26:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KTIA QA |
| 08DOHA675 | FOR ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL SECURITY [...]) On September 8, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi, Chairman of Qatar's Advisory Council (Note:[...] |
2008-09-21 07:59:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PHUM KTIP QA |
| 08DOHA676 | CONSORTIUM TELEPHONE LICENSE WIN ENDS LOCAL [...]BU) U.K.-based Vodafone and its local partner, the Qatar Foundation (QF), won Qatar's second fixed-line telephone license September 15[...] |
2008-09-21 13:55:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV BTIO QA |
| 08DOHA677 | AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE: GOQ PLANNING [...]BU) As part of Embassy's Pandemic Influenza Working Group preparedness efforts, Emboffs and medical representatives from Camp As-Sayli[...] |
2008-09-21 14:06:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC AMED KFLU TBIO QA |
| 08DOHA683 | AMBASSADOR'S LETTER: THE AMERICAN MAJLIS DURING [...]) The small and attractive building with the inviting glass doors adjacent to the new Chief of Mission Residence here was identified o[...] |
2008-09-23 10:55:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI SCUL QA |
| 08DOHA685 | SECURITY PRIVATIZATION BEST SOLUTION FOR NEW [...]) Rich Roth (protect), a private American consultant whose firm CTI Consulting Services has a security contract with the NDIA Committe[...] |
2008-09-24 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC QA |
| 08DOHA686 | ENERGY MINISTER: GAS MORATORIUM TO REMAIN IN PLACE [...]) During an introductory meeting with Ambassador September 22, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah Al-A[...] |
2008-09-24 13:20:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV ECON QA |
| 08DOHA687 | AL JAZEERA: WE'LL SHOW ANOTHER 9/11 FILM FOR [...]SBU) The USG's Open Source Centers in Amman and Doha provided the following summary of the "Zero 9/11" documentary, an Italian-produce[...] |
2008-09-24 13:48:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO QA |
| 08DOHA705 | A SAFE HARBOR IN THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL STORM -- FOR [...]BU) The consensus of government and private experts with whom we have spoken in recent days is that Qatar has been largely spared any [...] |
2008-10-06 14:24:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN ECON PREL QA |
| 08DOHA706 | SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE SECRETARY DONLEY [...]) Mr. Secretary, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. Given the closure of the Government of Qatar through October 6 for Eid Al[...] |
2008-10-07 12:07:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA710 | QATAR STEPS UP MONITORING BANK LIQUIDITY AS DOHA [...]) Following Minister of Finance Kamal's September 30 comments to the Ambassador that Qatari banks were in good shape and did not face [...] |
2008-10-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON PREL QA |
| 08DOHA718 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL [...]) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. You are scheduled to meet with Qatar's Attorney General, Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al-Marri, an[...] |
2008-10-15 06:40:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PTER ASEC PGOV PREL QA |
| 08DOHA72 | QATARI RESIDENTS PEACEFULLY DEMONSTRATE THEIR [...]) Summary: Thousands of Qatari residents marched in a peaceful rally in support of the people of Gaza January 25. The rally was organ[...] |
2008-01-28 14:01:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAL EFIN EAID PTER GZ IS QA |
| 08DOHA722 | SCENESETTER FOR AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF SCHWARTZ' [...]) General Schwartz, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested office calls for you with the Heir Apparent, Sheikh [...] |
2008-10-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA733 | QATAR TAKES IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD DEVELOPMENT OF [...]) On June 18, Amir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani signed a decree creating the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC). Before the decree, a sp[...] |
2008-10-19 13:15:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS KMPI INRB QA |
| 08DOHA735 | AMBASSADOR'S LETTER -- STARING INTO THE ABYSS, [...]C) Prices on the Doha Securities Exchange plummeted for several days last week, creating a palpable sense of investment panic here amo[...] |
2008-10-20 09:14:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PREL EFIN SOCI SCUL PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA736 | QATAR'S LOCAL BANKS RETAIN STRONG FUNDAMENTALS; [...]) The message from Embassy Doha's banking sector contacts continues to be that local Qatari banks are weathering the global financial [...] |
2008-10-20 09:25:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON QA |
| 08DOHA74 | QATAR REVISITING THE IDEA OF A NATURAL GAS CARTEL? [...]U) During a January 25 news conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister o[...] |
2008-01-29 10:22:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PGOV RU QA |
| 08DOHA743 | QATAR PRIME MINISTER SKETCHES DARFUR STRATEGY; [...]) Referencing a recent conversation in Washington between NEA A/S David Welch and Qatar's Ambassador to the U.S., Ambassador asked Ham[...] |
2008-10-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL EFIN ECON QA SU IR |
| 08DOHA745 | SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY TREASURY SECRETARY [...]) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings for you with the Amir, Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, Minis[...] |
2008-10-23 11:12:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | EFIN EINV PREL OVIP QA |
| 08DOHA756 | QATAR BRIEFS P5 AMBASSADORS ON ITS ARAB-AFRICAN [...]SBU) Al-Mahmood's 40-minute briefing loosely described a three-stage process designed to "stop the fighting," bring the parties into n[...] |
2008-10-26 11:19:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PREF QA SU |
| 08DOHA760 | FRENCH GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON QATARI INITIATIVE [...]) France's Special Envoy for the Peace Negotiations on Darfur, Isaa Maraut, who has been temporarily posted to the French Embassy in D[...] |
2008-10-28 04:46:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM QA SU |
| 08DOHA777 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HINOJOSA'S NOVEMBER 13-14 [...]) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings for you with the Amir, the Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, a[...] |
2008-11-03 14:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO SCUL QA |
| 08DOHA778 | QATAR LIKELY TO OPPOSE LIFTING CONSULAR [...]BU) Econoff met October 22 with Ahmed Ahen, Director of the Trade Organizations Department at the Ministry of Business and Trade to di[...] |
2008-11-04 05:40:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD USTR QA |
| 08DOHA781 | QATAR'S INTEREST IN BILATERAL TAX TREATY [...]BU) During a meeting with Finance and Economy Minister Yousef Hussain Kamal (septel), Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt inquire[...] |
2008-11-05 07:52:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN BTIO ECIN ECON EINV QA |
| 08DOHA782 | TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETINGS WITH [...]) Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt met October 29 with Finance and Economy Minister Yousef Hussain Kamal and Qatar Central Ban[...] |
2008-11-05 08:02:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON QA IR IZ |
| 08DOHA783 | QIA ASSESSES INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE FOR TREASURY [...]) Deputy Treasury Secretary Robert Kimmitt met October 29 with Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Executive Board Member (and de facto M[...] |
2008-11-05 08:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON QA |
| 08DOHA789 | QATAR'S ECONOMIC FORECAST: PARTLY SUNNY [...]) Sheikha Hanadi Al Thani, Chairperson of the Qatari investment bank Amwal and Deputy CEO of Nasser Bin Khalid Holding, told P/E Chief[...] |
2008-11-06 13:00:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON QA |
| 08DOHA791 | SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR MARK LAGON'S VISIT TO [...]) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested meetings with Minister of State for Interior Affairs Sheikh Abdullah Bi[...] |
2008-11-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KTIP ELAB QA |
| 08DOHA792 | AL JAZEERA: MORE THAN JUST A NEWS CHANNEL [...]BU) For all of the competition that has sprung up from channels like Al Arabiyah, Al Hurra, BBC Arabic and others, Al Jazeera is stil[...] |
2008-11-06 14:26:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA796 | UK PRIME MINISTER DEEPENS UK-QATAR RELATIONSHIP [...]/NF) UK Ambassador John Hawkins and UK Political and Public Affairs Secretary James Lynch gave readouts of British Prime Minister Gord[...] |
2008-11-09 09:56:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EINV EFIN QA UK SU |
| 08DOHA799 | QATAR CONFIRMS MEDIATION EFFORT IN MAURITANIA [...]) It was Ambassador's first call on Shaykha Mouza, and the appointment had been set well in advance of Embassy Nouakchott's very usefu[...] |
2008-11-09 14:15:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MR QA |
| 08DOHA802 | MINISTER OF STATE: PROTECTING BIN LADEN'S SON A [...]) In a meeting with Ambassador on November 10, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al Attiyah disc[...] |
2008-11-10 14:44:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EG PGOV PHUM PTER QA SP UK |
| 08DOHA807 | MFA, ARAB DEMOCRACY FOUNDATION DIFFER ON [...]) At a November 10 meeting with Ambassador, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah expresse[...] |
2008-11-17 05:35:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV QA AL AU |
| 08DOHA810 | FIRST-EVER INDIAN PM VISIT TO QATAR AIMS TO SPARK [...]) In a November 17 meeting with P/E Chief, Indian Embassy Political Officer Harish Arora, joined later by Political and Commercial Aff[...] |
2008-11-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EPET ELAB MARR QA IN |
| 08DOHA811 | QATAR'S ENERGY MINISTER CONFIRMS POSSIBLE JOINT [...]) Drawing on Ref A, Ambassador met November 18 with Minister of Energy and Industry and Qatar Petroleum (QP) Chairman Abdullah Bin Ham[...] |
2008-11-18 14:33:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV ETTC PREL QA IR RU |
| 08DOHA812 | QATARIS DEBATE FOREIGN LABOR ON BBC [...]) In what its organizers said was a major milestone, two former Qatari cabinet ministers squared off during a November 17 session of t[...] |
2008-11-19 04:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ELAB KTIP QA |
| 08DOHA817 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY WILLIAMSON'S VISIT [...]) Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. We have requested host-country meetings for you with the Amir, the Prime Minister (also o[...] |
2008-11-20 10:12:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PHUM QA SU |
| 08DOHA818 | QATARI EXPERTS SEE SECURITY, BRIGHT FUTURE IN [...])At a November 3 meeting with Poloff, Dr.Hatem El Karanshawy, Dean of the Faculty of Islamic Studies at Qatar University and former Go[...] |
2008-11-20 10:37:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINV ECON QA SU SY UK EG PK YM |
| 08DOHA820 | QATAR AIRWAYS U.S. FLIGHTS: KEEPING SECURITY ON [...]) During summer and fall 2007, a series of U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) assessments revealed major problems in pa[...] |
2008-11-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC QA |
| 08DOHA827 | NUCLEAR POWER: MODELS AND ANTI-MODELS ABOUND AT [...]) On November 10-11, Ambassador Wolcott participated in the MENA Nuclear Energy Forum in Doha, Qatar, during which she delivered a spe[...] |
2008-11-25 07:27:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM PREL QA EG MU KU AE FR BE CA |
| 08DOHA83 | READOUT OF SECRETARY BODMAN'S JANUARY 22 MEETINGS [...]C) SUMMARY: U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman visited Qatar January 22 for meetings with Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah A[...] |
2008-02-04 05:30:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL EINV TRGY QA |
| 08DOHA837 | EMBASSY DOHA WARMLY WELCOMES CODEL BAIRD (DECEMBER [...]bassy Doha warmly welcomes the December 2-3 and 5-6 visits to Qatar of United States Representative Brian Baird; United States Represe[...] |
2008-12-01 10:48:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KW AF PK QA IZ |
| 08DOHA838 | RELEASE AL-MARRI, EDITOR ASKS AMBASSADOR [...][...] |
2008-12-01 11:04:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KAWC KPAO QA |
| 08DOHA839 | BRITISH AND FRENCH VIEWS OF QATAR'S INITIATIVE ON [...]) In a November 23 meeting with French Special Envoy for Sudan Issa Maraut, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Richard Williamson (accompani[...] |
2008-12-02 07:41:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU QA |
| 08DOHA841 | CODEL HINOJOSA DISCUSSES BRINGING MORE U.S. [...]Codel led by Congressman Ruben Hinojosa, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Higher Education, and comprising Representatives Henry [...] |
2008-12-03 10:44:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO OEXC OREP QA |
| 08DOHA845 | AL JAZEERA: ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS, CHANNELING [...]) Several Al Jazeera employees, including interview producers, assessed that the network's most formidable obstacle to providing bala[...] |
2008-12-04 07:34:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA852 | Fraud Report - Doha [...]) COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Qatar's population consists of a large majority of third country nationals (TCNs). NIV applicants from Banglad[...] |
2008-12-07 12:14:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC QA |
| 08DOHA853 | QATAR ASSESSMENT OF MEPI WOMEN'S SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE [...]atari women own and operate 346 firms with a total capital of USD 6 billion, according to a recent study by the Qatar Chamber of Comme[...] |
2008-12-09 07:03:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO ECON QA |
| 08DOHA854 | QATAR OUTLINES DARFUR STRATEGY TO SE WILLIAMSON [...]) In a November 24 meeting with Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani (Shaykh Hamad), the President's Special Envoy for Sudan Richa[...] |
2008-12-14 07:05:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM QA SU |
| 08DOHA860 | QATAR PROPOSES SENDING TIP DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON [...]) MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah told Ambassador December 4 in follow up to TIP[...] |
2008-12-15 13:32:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KTIP QA |
| 08DOHA861 | QATAR BEGINS ORGANIZING ITS FOREIGN AID AGENCY; [...]) MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah told Ambassador December 4 that Qatar plans to[...] |
2008-12-15 13:33:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRS AID QA |
| 08DOHA862 | QATARI MEDIA WARM TO SUDAN SPECIAL ENVOY [...]) Responding to requests from post, Al Jazeera English and Al Jazeera Arabic (two separate channels) arranged back-to-back interviews [...] |
2008-12-16 06:42:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KPAO SU QA |
| 08DOHA866 | SCENESETTER FOR LTGEN ALLEN'S DECEMBER 17 VISIT TO [...]) General Allen, Embassy Doha welcomes your visit to Qatar. I look forward to meeting with you and joining you for dinner with the Ch[...] |
2008-12-16 13:21:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL MOPS PGOV QA |
| 08DOHA868 | TSA ASSESSMENT FINDS QATAR'S AVIATION SECURITY [...]) A TSA team comprising Amman-based TSA Representative (TSAR) Bryant Chevalier and Frankfurt-based Transportation Security Specialists[...] |
2008-12-17 06:46:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ASEC QA |
| 08DOHA869 | QATAR'S PLANS TO PURSUE NUCLEAR ENERGY [...]e GOQ is currently considering development of a nuclear power generation capacity. Meanwhile, the quasi-governmental Qatar Foundation[...] |
2008-12-17 07:19:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO QA |
| 08DOHA87 | QATAR WOULD WELCOME U.S. ENGAGEMENT ON NUCLEAR [...]) Embassy Doha, in response to Ref A, recommends technical-level engagement on the development of civilian nuclear applications with t[...] |
2008-02-04 07:52:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ENRG KNNP PARM PREL QA |
| 08DOHA876 | QATAR SEEKS MORE INFORMATION BEFORE FUNDING [...]) Al-Rumaihi added during the December 17 meeting that Qatar was waiting to see what support other Arab states would provide before ma[...] |
2008-12-17 13:52:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN QA |
| 08DOHA877 | QATAR LOOKS TO INCREASE COORDINATION WITH SAUDI [...]) Ambassador asked MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi December 17 for his assessment of the Qatar-Saudi J[...] |
2008-12-17 13:57:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON QA SA |
| 08DOHA882 | CIVILIAN USE OF AL-UDEID AIR BASE IN QATAR [...]his message details policy on use of Al-Udeid Airbase in Qatar. Embassy Doha asks that it be made available to all USG travelers cons[...] |
2008-12-21 11:41:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA OVIP PREL MOPS QA |
| 08DOHA888 | ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT ON GAZA SET FOR JANUARY 2 IN [...]) In a press statement carried by Al Jazeera television late December 27, Qatar's Prime Minister, Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, stressed [...] |
2008-12-28 12:36:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM QA IS |
| 08DOHA889 | SOUTH KOREA TO RECEIVE MORE QATARI GAS, FOR A PRICE [...]) South Korean DCM and Counselor Sung-hwan Moon and First Secretary responsible for Economic and Energy Issues Dr. Heonsang Koo told E[...] |
2008-12-28 13:07:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL QA KS |
| 08DOHA94 | SCENESETTER FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S FEBRUARY [...]) Mr. Attorney General: Embassy Doha welcomes your February 13-14 visit to Qatar. Your Qatari counterpart, Ali bin Fetais Al-Marri, [...] |
2008-02-04 13:30:00 | Embassy Doha | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM QA |
| 08JERUSALEM1342 | PA NEEDS ARAB SUPPORT TO MAKE JULY SALARY PAYMENTS [...]) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministers have publicly stated that the PA will not be able to pay July's salaries without rece[...] |
2008-07-24 14:37:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN ECON PGOV KWBG SA KU QA AE |
| 08JERUSALEM1978 | ABBAS TO ATTEND RECONCILIATION MEETING IN CAIRO; [...]C) Summary. Senior Fatah and President's Office contacts told ConGenOffs that President Abbas will participate in the opening session[...] |
2008-10-30 15:24:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | KWBG PREL PTER IS EG JO SY YM SA QA |
| 08JERUSALEM2274 | NEW "HAMAS BANK" TO OPEN IN GAZA DECEMBER 28 [...]) Summary: Hamas has announced the "licensing" of a new bank, the Islamic National Bank (INB), in the Gaza Strip. Palestine Monetary [...] |
2008-12-19 13:10:00 | Consulate Jerusalem | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KWBG PTER PGOV PINR IS QA |
| 08KHARTOUM1704 | PCP LEADER TURABI SAYS SUDAN REQUIRES A NATIONAL [...]C) Summary: Popular Congress Party (PCP)leader Hassan Turabi dismissed the Sudan People,s Initiative (SPI) as lacking any real substa[...] |
2008-11-24 14:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO AU UNSC SU QA |
| 08KUWAIT1078 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL TERRY/MALLARD [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Staffdel Terry/Mallard to travel to post November 2-4, 2008. ¶2. Th[...] |
2008-10-26 10:24:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IT KU QA AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT1170 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BAIRD (DECEMBER 6-9, [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Baird to travel to post on December 6-9, 2008. ¶2. This clear[...] |
2008-11-30 07:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KW AF QA PK COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 08KUWAIT351 | KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA A/S DAVID [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA A/S C. David Welch and NEA Staff Assistant Kimberly Harrington to travel to[...] |
2008-03-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KU QA OTRA PREL |
| 08KUWAIT786 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL REED (JULY 17-23, [...]bassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Reed to travel to post on July 20 - 21, 2008. ¶2. This cleara[...] |
2008-07-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF IZ JO KU EI QA |
| 08LAPAZ1352 | IRAN AND EVO: PUBLIC LOVEFEST; PRIVATE FRUSTRATIONS [...]) Summary: Despite recent public gestures, such as a Bolivian envoy meeting with the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Bol[...] |
2008-06-13 22:19:00 | Embassy La Paz | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA UN IR QA |
| 08LJUBLJANA215 | SLOVENIA: NO OBJECTION TO UNSCR 1267 TERRORISM [...]) On May 13, EmbOff informed Andrej Slapnicar, MFA Security Policy official and EU COTER Chair, of the U.S. intention to request that [...] |
2008-05-15 16:04:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL BA QA SI |
| 08MADRID714 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF GULF- [...]) On June 23, Econoff informed MFA Directorate of Counter-Terrorism Officer Laura Martinez that the U.S had proceeded with the domesti[...] |
2008-06-30 07:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QA SP |
| 08MADRID946 | SPAIN'S STATEMENT ON MAURITANIA COUP [...]) The Spanish MFA issued a communique condemning the coup in Mauritania and calling for the immediate liberation of the President and[...] |
2008-09-02 06:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AG EG IS LY MO QA SA MR SP |
| 08MANAMA383 | BUILDING BRIDGES: BAHRAIN-QATAR CAUSEWAY UPDATE [...][...] |
2008-06-09 14:40:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EPET QA BA |
| 08MANAMA519 | NEW RELO FOR THE GULF [...](U) Summary. Embassy Manama announces the arrival of Regional English Language Officer (RELO) Fife MacDuff. Fife is replacing Rebecca [...] |
2008-08-03 13:50:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO KU MU QA AE BA |
| 08MANAMA99 | BAHRAIN'S KING HAMAD ON SYRIA, LEBANON AND THE [...]) Summary: Bahrain's King Hamad told the Ambassador that Syria was working to have anyone but Siniora represent Lebanon at the Arab League Summit; Qat[...] |
2008-02-14 13:53:00 | Embassy Manama | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER SY SA LE QA BA |
| 08MOSCOW1709 | TERRORISM FINANCE: U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...][...] |
2008-06-16 13:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BA EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER QA UNSC KTFN |
| 08NOUAKCHOTT637 | QATARI MEDIATION EFFORTS IN MAURITANIA [...]C) The Qatari royal family, specifically Princess Chiekha Maouze, is beginning to increase its diplomatic profile in Mauritania with t[...] |
2008-11-02 17:28:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV QA MR |
| 08PARIS1958 | SUDAN/QATAR: FRENCH INTERESTED BUT NOT OPTIMISTIC [...]C) SUMMARY: MFA DAS-equivalent Helene Le Gal on October 23 said that France was not optimistic that the Qatar process on Sudan/Darfu[...] |
2008-10-24 15:20:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINS PGOV SU AL QA FR |
| 08PARISFR2105 | UNESCO HOSTS EDUCATION CONFERENCE ON IRAQ [...]mmary: On October 30 - November 1, 2008 UNESCO and the First Lady of Qatar, Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al Missned, hosted the Internat[...] |
2008-11-14 17:44:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC UNESCO KEDU FR IZ QA JO USAID |
| 08RIYADH1883 | SAUDI-QATARI COORDINATION MEETING SEALS [...]C) RECONCILIATION OFFICIAL: As noted in reftel, Qatari Crown Prince Tamim led a large delegation to Riyadh December 15-17 for the firs[...] |
2008-12-30 14:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL QA SA |
| 08RIYADH291 | C-NE7-01842: SAUDI-QATAR RELATIONS WARMING; WILL [...]) SUMMARY: Saudi-Qatar relations appear to be warming, however, there is little evidence of long-term improvements. The Assistant Secr[...] |
2008-02-20 14:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR QA SA |
| 08SANJOSE399 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE [...]) On May 12, we delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Cordero of the MFA's Department of Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime. Cor[...] |
2008-05-15 21:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PINR EFIN PREL KTFN BA QA CS |
| 08STATE105626 | TSA REVIEW TEAMS VISITS [...]) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 2. ¶2. (C) Summary and action request: In response to the recent general �[...] |
2008-10-02 20:15:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC EAIR KTER UA KU QA |
| 08STATE108108 | DEMARCHE AL-JAZEERA TO RETRACT 9/11 FALSEHOODS [...]U) This is an action request. See para. 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- ¶2. (C) Al Jazeera's decis[...] |
2008-10-08 21:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PREL QA |
| 08STATE113003 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...]is is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. ¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) r[...] |
2008-10-23 17:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC QA |
| 08STATE11586 | MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...]his cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introductio[...] |
2008-02-05 14:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SENV XF MU IS JO JA KS NL QA KWBG |
| 08STATE12556 | QATAR LEAVING UNIFIL [...]U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. Summary ------- ¶2. (C) Qat[...] |
2008-02-06 23:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PGOV PREL QA |
| 08STATE2004 | U.S.-QATAR GULF SECURITY DIALOGE (GSD) DECEMBER [...]/NF) Summary: The third round of the U.S.-Qatar Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) took place in Washington on December 18, with Qatari offi[...] |
2008-01-08 20:03:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC EPET KNNP MARR IR MASS PREL QA IZ LE |
| 08STATE35860 | PREPARATION FOR THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...]) This is an action request. See paragraph four. -------- Overview -------- ¶2. (U) On June 12, [...] |
2008-04-07 18:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL SA KU QA AE AF |
| 08STATE42157 | KUWAIT'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE PARIS CONFERENCE ON [...]) This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 7-9. ¶2. (SBU) In the lead up to the Paris Support Conference &#[...] |
2008-04-22 13:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AE AFIN KU QA SA |
| 08STATE43113 | (C) INFORMING REGIONAL PARTNERS OF UPCOMING [...]) Summary and Action Request: Action addresee posts are requested to approach host governments to advise them of three overlapping U.[...] |
2008-04-23 23:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS SA AE BA KU QA MU JO EG IR IZ XF |
| 08STATE45358 | ENGAGING GCC+2 ON IRAN/IRAQ [...]/NF) This demarche comes in the context of our strong push to get greater regional engagement with Iraq. This effort is not just for [...] |
2008-04-29 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL BA EG IZ JO KU QA SA GCC AE UM |
| 08STATE52635 | ENGAGING GULF STATES ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...]C) This is an action request; please see paragraphs four and five. ------- Summary ------- [...] |
2008-05-16 20:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EINV PGOV AE KU SA QA |
| 08STATE67950 | BANK SADERAT OPENS NEW BRANCH IN QATAR [...]C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- ¶2. [...] |
2008-06-24 21:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM XF ZP ZR QA ECON |
| 08STATE91327 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR ISF TRANSITION [...]) This is an action request. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- ¶2. (SBU) Department requests that Pos[...] |
2008-08-25 20:25:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MARR MCAP MOPS PINS MASS AE BA EG IS IZ JO KU QA |
| 08STOCKHOLM362 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: TERRORISM FINANCE: [...][...] |
2008-05-14 12:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | SECRET | KFTN PTER PINR EFIN PREL BA QA SW |
| 08THEHAGUE413 | NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF [...]) On May 13, Econoff shared reftel points concerning the upcoming UNSCR 1267 listing request of 'Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar 'Ali, A[...] |
2008-05-15 15:50:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | EFIN KTFN PTER PINR PREL NL BA QA |
| 08TRIPOLI390 | LIBYA: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING UNSCR 1267 REQUEST FOR [...][...] |
2008-05-14 15:47:00 | Embassy Tripoli | SECRET | KTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL BA QA |
| 08TUNIS924 | TUNISIA TO RE-OPEN EMBASSY IN QATAR [...]) Tunisia has announced that it will re-open its embassy in Qatar, which it closed in October 2006 to protest al-Jazeera's unfavorable[...] |
2008-08-19 14:01:00 | Embassy Tunis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV QA TS |
| 08USNATO154 | RFG: NATO-QATAR COOPERATION AGREEMENT [...]BU) This is a request for guidance. See para 8. ¶2. (S/NF) NATO has been unable to conclude a Cooperation Agreement with [...] |
2008-05-06 11:19:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | NATO MOPS MARR PREL AF QA |
| 08USNATO176 | NATO-QATAR POINTS DELIVERED TO LEAD NATO NEGOTIATOR [...]/NF) As reported in Ref A, Ambassador Nuland drew from Ref B points during the May 7 North Atlantic Council discussion of the ongoing [...] |
2008-05-19 13:14:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS NATO PREL QA |
| 08USUNNEWYORK864 | AT UN, HEADS OF STATE BEGIN 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...]MMARY: The United Nations General Debate opened on September 22 with several heads of state taking the floor. Most speakers mentioned[...] |
2008-09-25 22:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON BR US FR RP QA LI TU AR MA |
| 09ABUDHABI193 | STRONG WORDS IN PRIVATE FROM MBZ AT IDEX -- BASHES IRAN, [...]S/NF) Summary: On the margins of Abu Dhabi's largest defense exhibition (IDEX), Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ) engag[...] |
2009-02-25 12:50:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS IR QA RU AE |
| 09ABUDHABI312 | UAE ON DOHA ARAB SUMMIT [...]C) Summary: Ambassador shared reftel points on the Doha summit with MFA and was told the UAE is looking for Arab solidarity. Separate[...] |
2009-03-26 14:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KPAL SU QA IS IR SY AE |
| 09ABUDHABI916 | "EXPANDING CHORUS ON IRAN" DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...]) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Emirati MFA Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Haidan. He urged the UAE to encourage I[...] |
2009-09-16 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC GCC MU QA IQ IR AE |
| 09AMMAN745 | AL-JAZEERA COMMENTARY ON JORDANIAN MONARCHY [...]C) Summary: The airing of a highly critical two-part series about the Jordanian monarchy on the Al-Jazeera historical commentary show[...] |
2009-03-24 05:47:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV QA EG JO |
| 09ASMARA36 | QATARIS SEEK U.S. CONTRACTOR'S HELP WITH STALLED [...][...] |
2009-01-30 08:19:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EINV ER QA |
| 09BANGKOK644 | THAILAND: ADB SAFEGUARD REVIEW DEMARCHE [...][...] |
2009-03-13 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | QA PGOV ETRD ECON EAID TH |
| 09BEIRUT1007 | QATARI OFFER TO BREAK LEBANESE LOGJAM ROUNDLY [...]) Late September 10 after Saad Hariri's withdrawal as prime minister-designate (reftel), reports spread rapidly that Qatari Foreign Mi[...] |
2009-09-11 10:50:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS KDEM LE QA |
| 09BEIRUT304 | LEBANON: SINIORA NOT OPPOSED TO NEW UNITY [...][...] |
2009-03-16 18:47:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PREF IS SY QA MU LE |
| 09BEIRUT764 | LEBANON: SAFADI DESCRIBES FOREIGN INTERVENTION IN [...]) In a June 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Tripoli Sunni leader and caretaker Minister of Economy Mohammad Safadi said the Saudis had [...] |
2009-07-09 13:55:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON SY SA FR QA LE |
| 09BERLIN384 | MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISIT, G20, U.S.-RUSSIA, AFGHANISTAN, [...]Lead Stories Summary ¶2. POTUS Visit to Europe ¶3. G20 Summit ¶4. Obama-Medvedev Meeting ¶5. The H[...] |
2009-04-01 12:53:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US RS AF IR IS QA XG |
| 09CAIRO1301 | ARAB LEAGUE ON SUDAN AND SOMALIA [...]) Key Points: -- Zeid Al Sabban, African Affairs advisor to Arab League (AL) SYG Amre Moussa said that the recent meeting wit[...] |
2009-07-09 06:22:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER SO SU ER QA CD EG |
| 09CAIRO1341 | EGYPTIAN IDEAS ON SOMALIA [...]/NF) Key Points: -- Assistant Minister for African Affairs Mona Omar told the Ambassador that the Government of Egypt (GoE) c[...] |
2009-07-13 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PTER KTFN ER SO QA EG |
| 09CAIRO231 | SCENESETTER FOR REQUESTED EGYPTIAN FM ABOUL GHEIT [...]/NF) Madame Secretary, Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit has been looking forward to meeting you since your nomination was first announced.[...] |
2009-02-09 16:10:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EG IS QA IR SY |
| 09CAIRO326 | SENATOR LIEBERMAN’S FEBRUARY 17 MEETING WITH GAMAL MUBARAK [...]) During an hour-long meeting on February 17, Gamal Mubarak discussed with Senator Joseph Lieberman the problems with Gaza and Palestinian reconciliat[...] |
2009-02-23 13:07:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL KPAL ECON IR SY IZ EG IS QA |
| 09CAIRO347 | SCENESETTER FOR THE MARCH 2 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MUBARAK [...]) Madame Secretary, welcome to Egypt and the March 2nd Gaza Reconstruction Conference in Sharm El-Sheik. President Mubarak is very pl[...] |
2009-02-25 17:54:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KPAL EAID MASS QA IR SY EG IS XF |
| 09CAIRO470 | DARFURI LEADERS IN CAIRO SUPPORT ICC ARREST [...]y Points -- (C) We met with Cairo office representatives from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Sudanese Liberation Ar[...] |
2009-03-18 15:53:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET | PREL PREF KPKO PHUM KICR KISL EAID QA LY ER |
| 09CAIRO532 | EGYPT SEEKS ENGAGEMENT WITH U.S. ON SUDAN [...]) Key Points --The Government of Egypt (GOE) views stability in Sudan as essential to its national security because of concer[...] |
2009-03-26 15:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPKO PHUM QA SU EG |
| 09CAIRO550 | FORMER SUDANESE PM AL MAHDI SPELLS OUT PLAN FOR [...]) Key Points -- Former Sudanese PM Sadiq Al Mahdi said a "catastrophic scenario" is unfolding in Sudan that threatens the &#x[...] |
2009-03-31 15:09:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PHUM PREF UN QA CD SU EG |
| 09CAIRO571 | MFA SENIOR ADVISOR ON PALESTINIAN NEGOTIATIONS, [...]/NF) Key points -- MFA Senior Cabinet Advisor and Spokesman Hossam Zaki told DCM April 2 that Egyptian-sponsored negotiations[...] |
2009-04-02 16:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV IS SY SU QA CD SA EG |
| 09CAIRO618 | CODEL TAUSCHER"S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...]C) Key Points: -- Israel: Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit said that Egypt has a long-standing relationship with Israeli Prime [...] |
2009-04-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KPAL KNNP IS IR EG QA |
| 09CAIRO826 | EGYPTIAN MFA REACTS TO VISIT OF S/E GRATION [...]) Key Points: -- Egyptian MFA Cabinet Advisor for African Affairs told us on May 4 that the visit of S/E for Sudan, General J[...] |
2009-05-14 08:46:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU QA EG |
| 09CAIRO827 | MEETING WITH SLA UNITY DEPUTY HARIR [...]y Points: -- SLA Unity Deputy Chairman and Foreign Affairs Representative Sharif Abdalla Harir (protect) said that SLA �[...] |
2009-05-14 08:55:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU CD QA EG |
| 09CAIRO999 | ARAB DARFUR LEADERS IN CAIRO ADVOCATE FOR DARFUR [...][...] |
2009-06-02 12:19:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM SU CD QA SA EG |
| 09DHAHRAN74 | SAUDI "GAS PRINCE" CONTROLS THE KINGDOM'S INDUSTRIAL [...]/NF) KEY POINTS -- HRH Prince Faisal bin Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (FbT), Advisor to the Ministry of Petr[...] |
2009-04-08 06:07:00 | Consulate Dhahran | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SA QA PGOV ECON |
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