Arabic News Weekly Edition for Qatar, 4/20/1998
Weekly Edition, Qatar - Week of April 20, 1998
- Doha frees 20 persons accused in coup attempt
Some 117 persons have been tried in this case including 46 in absentia under charges of treason and disclosing state's secrets to foreign countries and attempting to topple the ruler of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani. Qatar, Judicial, 4/24/1998 - Qatari court yesterday released 20 defendants Qatar, Judicial, 4/23/1998
- Qatar's crown prince meets with US deputy chief of staff Qatar-USA, Military, 4/23/1998
- Qatar and Kazakhstan to open embassies
Qatar and Kazakhstan have each agreed to open embassies and appoint resident ambassadors in the capitals of the two countries. Qatar-Kazakhstan, Politics, 4/23/1998 - Qatar Cabinet meeting Qatar, Politics, 4/23/1998
- Two ministers from South Africa meet with Hamas leader
South African Minister of Justice Dullah Omar and Minister of Consitutional Affairs Mohammed Valli Mousa met with Palestinian Hamas movement leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin while performing the pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Palestine-Qatar-South Africa, Politics, 4/21/1998 - Qatar - Russia Qatar-Russia, Politics, 4/21/1998
- Qatar population still under one million Qatar, Local, 4/21/1998
- Bahrain says Qatar is forging documents
Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa said that although Bahrain "does not wish to accuse any individual," Qatar has submitted 82 forged documents in support of its case currently pending in the International Court of Justice Bahrain-Qatar-International Court of Justice, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Damascus Declaration Countries to meet
Sources told ArabicNews.com that the conference of the foreign ministers of countries of the Damascus Declaration will convene soon in Doha. Arab diplomatic sources stated that the Damascus Declaration signatory countries will convene soon in Doha, Qatar. Syria-Qatar, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Qatar, Russia FM s discuss bilateral relations
Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem al-Thani today stressed that his country is seriously thinking of closing Israeli commercial office in Doha. Qatar-Israel-Russia, Politics, 4/20/1998 - Qatar petrochemical conference Regional-Qatar, Economics, 4/20/1998
- Qatar - Kazakhstan Qatar-Kazakhstan, Politics, 4/20/1998