Arabic News Weekly Edition for Qatar, 12/29/2003
Weekly Edition, Qatar - Week of December 29, 2003
- Conference on burdens the Islamic charities suffer due to September 11 incidents
Economists from several Islamic countries have expressed their concern over the pressures the Islamic charity work is exposed to following the incidents of September 11 in the USA. They stressed that these pressures cannot much affect the process of charity activity especially al-Zakat ( endowment ). Regional-Qatar, Politics, 1/2/2004 - Qatar discloses mediation in Iraq, Libya and Sudan
The first deputy for the Qatari prime minister and the foreign minister, Sheikh Hamad Bin Jasem Bin Jabber al-Thani, via the "sansfrontier" program broadcast by the Qatari al-Jazeera TV yesterday, disclosed the nature of the role his country played to prevent the war against Iraq. Qatar-Iraq, Politics, 1/1/2004 - Doha, Manama decide to resume joint committee work
The King of Bahrain Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifaconcluded a visit to Doha lasted for five hours, during which he held talks with Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani. Qatar-Bahrain, Politics, 12/31/2003 - Qatar: government reshuffle Qatar, Politics, 12/31/2003
- King of Bahrain visits Doha to strengthen relations
King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, arrived yesterday in Doha in an official visit to Qatar. Bahrain-Qatar, Politics, 12/29/2003 - Moroccan defense official meets head of Qatari general staff Morocco-Qatar, Military, 12/29/2003