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	Iran Daily - World Politics - 03/01/06
		DOHA, Qatar, Feb. 28--Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al-Thani pledged backing for Hamas Monday following its victory in last month’s Palestinian elections, rejecting Israeli-led efforts to isolate the Islamic militant group, AFP said.
		Qatar had already called upon the international community earlier this month to respect the will of the Palestinian people following Hamas’s sweeping election victory.
		The officer said the action was not politically motivated.
	www.iran-daily.com /1384/2511/html/politic.htm (2151 words)

	YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Qatar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The State of Qatar (Arabic: Ø¯ÙÙØ© ÙØ·Ø±, Dawlat Qatar), or simply Qatar (ÙØ·Ø± /ËqÉ‘Ì±.tËÉ‘Ì±r/{{refpronunciation}}), is an emirate in the Middle East or Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the larger Arabian Peninsula.
		Qatar is also one of the two least taxed sovereign states in the world with no income taxhttp://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=46672, Bahrain is the other.
		Qatar explicitly uses Wahhabi law as the basis of its government, and the vast majority of its citizens follow this specific Islamic doctrine.
	www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Qatar (2425 words)

	Politics of Qatar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politically, Qatar is evolving from a traditional society into a modern welfare state.
		Qatar is developing into a constitutional monarchy, but it doesn't allow political parties.
		On October 10, 2005, for the first time, Qatar was elected to a two-year term on the UN Security Council for 2006-2007.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Qatar (848 words)

	Qatar
		Qatar is one of many new emirates in the Arabian Peninsula.
		Qatar is a traditional monarchy under the rule of Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.
		Qatar's national income is primarily derived from oil and natural gas exports.
	www.findthelinks.com /countries/Qatar.htm (353 words)

	LearnThis.Info Encyclopedia articles beginning with 'Po' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Political divisions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /p/po (133 words)

	Polity IV Country Report 2003: Qatar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Qatar is a hereditary monarchy that has been ruled by the al-Thani family since 1916.
		Political authority in Qatar is based on a hybrid of traditional Bedouin codes and modern bureaucratic institutions.
		While the human rights of both citizens and non-citizens are largely protected in Qatar, political parties are outlawed and the freedoms of assembly and association are severely restricted.
	www.cidcm.umd.edu /inscr/polity/Qat1.htm (477 words)

	Qatar Government and Politics - Flags, Maps, Economy, History, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		As the constitution stipulates, Qatar is divided into ten electoral districts for the purpose of forming the Advisory Council.
		The sharia court is the oldest element in Qatar's judiciary.
		The court's law is based on the Hanbali legal school of Islam, wherein judges (qadis) adhere to a strict interpretation of the Quran and sunna, or traditions of the Prophet Muhammad (see Sunni Islam, ch.
	www.photius.com /countries/qatar/government/qatar_government_government_and_polit~10647.html (1565 words)

	Country Pages: Qatar
		Qatar's official language is Arabic, although Urdu and English are widely spoken, especially among the foreign community.
		Education in Qatar is free from the primary to the university level.
		Qatar University is the country's major institution of higher education and consists of the following seven faculties: education, humanities and social sciences, science, Islamic studies, administration and economics, engineering, and technology.
	www.cies.org /country/qatar.htm (718 words)

	hist334/qatar.html
		Qatar was transformed between the mid-1960s and the mid 1980s from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with modern infrastructure, services, and industry.
		Important to on citizenship in Qatar is the requirement that an individual trace his or her roots in the country to before 1930.
		Qatar was used as headquarters for the U.S. invasion of Iraq and U.S. was allowed the use of the Al Udeid air base.
	www.humboldt.edu /~go1/hist334/qatar.html (1039 words)

	POLITICS-QATAR: Poll Widens Room for Openness in the Middle East
		As for the absence of a role for political parties in the Constitution, Mohammad Jaham al-Kawari, a spokesman for the referendum committee, confirmed to the Qatar News Agency that ''the setting up of political parties, which historically has not existed in Qatar or the Gulf in general,'' is not mentioned in the document.
		Qatar says that the referendum was not called due to pressure from the United States, which is seeking to neutralise anti-U.S. sentiments in the region, especially after Sep. 11, by encouraging more democratic reforms.
		Qatar was the nerve centre for the U.S.-led war on Iraq, hosting the forward base of the Central Command headquarters.
	www.ipsnews.net /interna.asp?idnews=17909 (1285 words)

	Qatar
		Qatar is a monarchy governed by the ruling al-Thani family through Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, who deposed his father in 1995.
		They are prohibited from engaging in political matters and must get approval from the Ministry of Civil Service Affairs and Housing, which can deny their establishment if deemed a threat to the public interest.
		The Qatar Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs maintained a children's hot line called the Friendly Line for use by children and conducted numerous awareness campaigns on the rights of the child.
	www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61697.htm (7005 words)

	Qatar - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Under Emir Hamad, Qatar has experienced a notable amount of sociopolitical liberalization, including the enfranchisement of women, a new constitution and the launch of Al Jazeera, the controversial Arabic satellite television news channel.
		Qatar is also one of the two least taxed sovereign states in the world with no income tax[3], Bahrain is the other.
		Because the expats are overwhelmingly male, Qatar has the most heavily skewed sex ratio in the world, with 1.88 males per female (as of 2006, source: CIA Factbook).
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Qatar (2348 words)

	Qatar - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Under Emir Hamad, Qatar has experienced a notable amount of sociopolitical liberalisation, including the enfranchisement of women, a new constitution and the launch of Al Jazeera, the controversial Arabic satellite television news channel.
		Qatar served as the headquarters and one of the main launching sites of the US invasion of Iraq [1] in 2003.
		Politically, Qatar has started to evolve from a traditional society in the direction of a traditional modern welfare state.
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/Qatar (2055 words)

	Somewhere Down There...Passing Time In The Kingdom Of Qatar ~ By Ulrike Lemmin-WoolFrey
		It was the Khalifah family from nearby Kuwait that dominated the politics of Qatar from 1766 until their conquest of Bahrain in 1783.
		It was a conflict between the Khalifah family in Bahrain and the sheikhs of Qatar that led to the destruction of Doha in 1867.
		Qatar is currently trying to drum up tourist business, but apart from a lot of very plush hotels being built, tourism is very much in its infancy, if it has got that far yet.
	www.escapeartist.com /efam/42/Living_In_Qatar.html (2157 words)

	Qatar: Embracing Democracy - CBS News
		The flags of Qatar and the United States are the only visible symbols that this base sits on some of the most strategic real estate in the Middle East.
		Qatar spent a billion dollars on its construction, on the theory that “if we build it, the Americans will come.” And they did.
		He had already convinced his extended family change was a necessity if Qatar wanted to be more than just another insignificant gulf sheikdom most of the world had never heard of.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2003/07/25/60minutes/main565155.shtml (1469 words)

	Qatar - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Qatar served as the headquarters and one of the main launching sites of the US invasion of Iraq [2] in 2003.
		In 2004 it established the Qatar Science and Technology Park to attract and serve technology-based companies and entrepreneurs, from overseas and within Qatar.
		In 2004 Qatar established the Qatar Science and Technology Park at Education City to link those universities with industry.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Qatar (2378 words)

	Explosion kills Briton in Qatar; dozens injured - Wikinews
		One Briton is dead, and dozens of others are injured, after an explosion ripped through a theatre in the Fareek Klaib district of Doha, Qatar this morning.
		Although the US Central Command is located in the Arab Gulf country, the bombing was the first of its kind in Qatar.
		The theatre is located in the same area where the US embassy was previously located before it was moved to a new location.
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Explosion_kills_Briton_in_Qatar;_dozens_injured (304 words)

	Qatar considering privatising al-Jazeera TV - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Gulf state of Qatar is considering privatising its satellite TV channel, al-Jazeera, because of pressure from the US and a de facto advertising boycott by Arab countries offended by its critical coverage.
		Qatar is unapologetically pro-US, which is unusual in a region where rulers often denounce Washington to domestic audiences.
		Qatar, a tiny emirate whose population is 700,000, was a minnow in regional politics until it discovered it was sitting on the world’s third-biggest gas reserves.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/apr282005/foreign1729272005427.asp (530 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Qatar
		A detailed list of facts and figures for Qatar.
		A description of the history, government, politics and economy of Qatar.
		In Qatar, a Carnival, Pavarotti and Golf Ease War Jitters: Neighbor of Iraq Is Unfazed by Tension
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/world/mideast/gulf/qatar (288 words)

	Qatar: US troops protect the Arabs from each other
		Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani has said that the US and British troops in the Middle East are protecting the Arabs from each other.
		He added that Qatar was exposed to a coup attempt in 1996 prepared by Arab states, but he did not name these countries.
		He also added that Qatar hopes an Arab summit would be held, but they have to set for it carefully so it could lead to positive outcomes.
	www.arabicnews.com /ansub/Daily/Day/981231/1998123102.html (355 words)

	The Seattle Times: Politics: Qatar leans toward selling Al Jazeera
		WASHINGTON — The tiny state of Qatar is a crucial U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf, where it provides a military base and warm support of U.S. policies.
		Yet relations with Qatar are also strained over an awkward issue: Qatar's sponsorship of Al Jazeera, the television station that is a big source of news in the Arab world.
		The pressure has been so intense, a senior Qatari official said, that the government is accelerating plans to put Al Jazeera on the market, though Bush administration officials counter that a privately owned station in the region may be no better from their point of view.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/politics/2002164873_jazeera30.html (957 words)

	The Weekly Standard
		The emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, made a forceful case for political liberalization in the Middle East, even challenging fellow Arab leaders to refrain from using the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a pretext for postponing reform.
		While in practice its citizens enjoy greater personal and political freedom than ever before, the regime is nowhere near a democratic breakthrough.
		Qatar is a gold-plated plastic country sitting on the world's third-largest deposit of natural gas.
	www.weeklystandard.com /Check.asp?idArticle=4923&r=thuaq (395 words)

	The Daily Star - Politics - Qatar to use regional event as Asian Games test bed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the United Arab Emirates are the 13 countries participating in the regional sporting gala that features 11 sports.
		The Qatar National Olympic Committee (QNOC), the Doha Asian Games organizing Committee (DAGOC) and the West Asian Games Organizing Committee (WAGOC) are all working in close cooperation to ensure the success of the event.
		The second edition of the West Asian Games was held in 2002 in Kuwait and Qatar would have hosted the event next year had it not clashed with the Asian Games.
	www.dailystar.com.lb /article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=20422 (687 words)

	eclecticism: Bush targets Al-Jazeera for bombing
		But he was talked out of it at a White House summit by Tony Blair, who said it would provoke a worldwide backlash.
		Al-Jazeera’s HQ is in the business district of Qatar’s capital, Doha.
		As it is sited away from residential areas, and more than 10 miles from the US’s desert base in Qatar, there would have been no danger of “collateral damage”.
	www.michaelhanscom.com /eclecticism/2005/11/bush_targets_al.html (351 words)

	The Country of Qatar
		Qatar was ruled by Bahrain from the 1700s until the mid-1800s, when Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire began vying for control of the peninsula.
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	www.hejleh.com /countries/qatar.html (3397 words)

	Shaykh Hamadi bin Khalifa ath-Thani
		Having a military background, much of Hamad's attention in his politics has been military and security oriented.
		Before becoming emir, he was active in modernizing both the military as well as the country's infrastructure.
		— Hamad gets much control over the politics of Qatar, after that his father, Khalifa, leaves the daily governing to his sons.
	www.lexicorient.com /e.o/thani_hamad.htm (159 words)

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	iHorizons – Advanced Software, e-Business, Content Management and Web Design - News
		Providing rich information about Qatar in three Languages (Arabic, English and French), the site aims to give a view of Qatar’s ambitious developments and progress on various fronts, including education, economy and culture.
		It tells the world the unique story of Qatar, its history, its present and its bold steps to the future.
		The site provides news and in-depth information about Qatar’s politics, geography and history, economy, energy and industry, sports, environment and tourism.
	www.ihorizons.com /site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=47&version=1&template_id=31&parent_id=17 (323 words)

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