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632 661 |
The Rashidun Caliphate, also known as the Rightly Guided Caliphate, comprising the first four caliphs in Islam's history, was founded after Muhammad's death. At its height, the Caliphate extended from the Arabian Peninsula, to the Levant, Caucasus and North Africa in the west, to the Iranian highlands and Central Asia in the east. It was the one of the largest empires in history up until that time. Links: Azerbaijan, Qatar, UAR, Armenia, Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, Cyprus, Libya, Iran, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Afghan, Tunisia, Islam 
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700 900 |
The Hadith, the main guide for Muslims in interpreting the Koran, were evaluated and gathered into large collections mostly during the reign of Umar ibn AbdulAziz during the 8th and 9th centuries. Links: Azerbaijan, Qatar, UAR, Armenia, Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, Cyprus, Libya, Iran, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Sudan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Afghan, Tunisia, Islam
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1952 |
Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani was born. The population of Qatar at this time was under 40,000. In 1995 he ousted his father in a bloodless coup. Links: Qatar
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1971 Sep 3 |
Qatar declared independence from Britain. Links: Qatar, Britain
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1971 |
The world’s biggest known gas field was discovered in Qatar. Faisal Al Suwaidi (b.1954), head of Qatargas, later began construction of Ras Lafan gas plant to liquefy the gas for export. The plant, the largest man-made structure in centuries, was to be finished in 2010. Links: Qatar, Gas
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1980 |
Arab nations in the Persian Gulf set a minimum age of 15 for camel jockeys. Links: Qatar, Animal, Arab
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1981 May 25 |
Sheik Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1918-2004), United Arab Emirates President, urged in 5 other Arab monarchies (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia) to form the Gulf Cooperation Council. The unified economic agreement between the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council was signed on 11 November 1981 in Riyadh. Links: Qatar, UAR, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman
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1984 |
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAR) agreed on the creation of a two-brigade (10,000 troops) Peninsula Shield Force, based in Saudi Arabia near the Kuwaiti and Iraqi borders. Links: Qatar, UAR, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman
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1985 |
Gulf Air, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar, decided to cut back its services to Dubai. This prompted Dubai to launch its own airline. The Emirates Airline began in the UAR with 2 rented planes and a $10 million investment from Dubai’s ruling family under the direction of Maurice Flanagan. In 2005 the state-owned operation planned to double its 73-plane fleet. Links: Qatar, UAR, Bahrain, Aviation, Dubai, Oman, Abu Dhabi
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1995 Jun |
In Qatar Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani (b.1952) ousted his father, Sheik Khalifa Bin Hamad al-Thani, as emir. Sheik Khalifa is suspected of having made off with $4 billion in the form of unpaid personal loans. The new Emir soon abolished the information ministry that controlled newspapers and broadcasting. Sheik Hamad also gave women the right to vote and introduced satellite television. Links: Qatar
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1996 Nov |
The independent Arab Al-Jazeera TV news network began operating as the 1st all-news Arabic satellite channel from Doha, Qatar. It was financed by Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, emir of Qatar. In 2002 Mohammed El-Nawawy and Adel Iskandar authored "Al-Jazeera: How the Free Arab News Network Scooped the World and Changed the Middle East." Links: Qatar, TV, Arab
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1997 Jul 20 |
From Qatar it was reported that as many as 30% of Qatari women work. Some 6,000 graduated each year from the Univ. of Qatar. Links: Qatar
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1998 Jul 17 |
In Rome UN delegates from more than 100 countries overwhelmingly approved (120-7) a historic treaty, the Statute of Rome, creating the world's first permanent war crimes tribunal, with jurisdiction over individuals, ignoring strenuous U.S. objections over certain provisions. It was to be located in the Hague with 18 judges from 18 countries serving 9 year terms. It still required ratification by 60 countries to become effective. The vote passed 120 to 7 with 21 abstentions. The US, China, Iraq, Israel, Libya, Qatar and Yemen voted against the International Criminal Court Treaty (ICC). In 2002 the US moved to withdraw its signature. Links: Qatar, Italy, Iraq, USA, China, Libya, Israel, Yemen, ICC
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1998 |
In Qatar Abdul-rahman Al Nuaimi, a religious scholar, was arrested and imprisoned for 3 years for opposing government modernization programs. Links: Qatar
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1999 Nov 21 |
In Jordan King Abdullah pardoned 25 Hamas members and expelled 4 of them to Qatar. Jordanian authorities expelled Khalid Mishal, Ibrahim Ghawsha, and two other members to Qatar; released the remaining detainees; and announced that the HAMAS offices would remain closed permanently. Charges against the HAMAS officials included possession of weapons and explosives for use in illegal acts. Links: Qatar, Jordan
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1999 |
Qatari women were allowed to vote and stand as candidates for municipal councils for the 1st time. Links: Qatar, Arab
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2000 Dec 31 |
Six Persian Gulf nations (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) signed a regional defense pact. Links: Qatar, UAR, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman
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2001 May 15 |
Fidel Castro arrived in Syria from Qatar for a 2-day visit. Links: Qatar, Syria, Cuba
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2001 Sep 23 |
The 6-member Persian "Gulf Cooperation Council" (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAR) met in Jidda and pledged support for an int’l. coalition against terrorism. Links: Qatar, UAR, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman
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2001 Sep 27 |
The WTO issued a blueprint for a new round of talks scheduled for Nov 9 in Qatar. It called for concessions from the US, EU and Japan in opening markets for textiles, steel and agriculture. Links: Qatar, USA, Japan, EU, WTO, Agriculture
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2001 Sep |
Yusuf Qaradawi (75), an Egyptian Muslim scholar living in Qatar, took part in a conference in Rome aimed at promoting Muslim-Christian dialogue. Links: Qatar, Italy, Egypt, Islam
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2001 Oct 7 |
The Al-Jazeera TV network from Qatar showed video footage of Osama bin Laden praising Allah for the Sep 11 terrorist attacks. Links: Qatar, USA, al-Qaida, Afghan
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2001 Oct 9 |
Qatar’s Al-Jazeera broadcast a taped video of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, an al Qaeda spokesman, who called on Muslims to attack US interests worldwide. Links: Qatar, al-Qaida, Afghan
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2001 Oct 11 |
The Pentagon confirmed the 1st US death in Operation Freedom. Air Force Sgt. Evander Earl Andrews was killed in a fork lift accident in Qatar. Links: Qatar, USA, Afghan
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2001 Oct 20 |
It was reported that Nat’l. Sec. Advisor, Condoleeza Rice, and Sec. of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, had made appearances in the past week on the Al Jazeera network to repeat that the war on terrorism is not a war on Islam. Links: Qatar, USA
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2001 Nov 3 |
The Al-Jazeera TV network broadcast a videotape from Osama bin Laden. He portrayed that attacks against Afghanistan as a war against Islam and denounced Arab leaders who cooperate with the UN for peace negotiations saying that amounted to a renunciation of Islam. Links: Qatar, UN, al-Qaida, Afghan
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2001 Nov 7 |
In Qatar Abdullah Mubarak al-Hajiri was killed after he opened fire on US and Qatari troops guarding the Al Adid air base. Links: Qatar, USA
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2001 Nov 9 |
A WTO meeting was scheduled to start in Qatar. Links: Qatar, WTO
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2001 Nov 10 |
China officially joined the WTO after ministers in Qatar approved its membership. The protocol became effective on Dec 11, 2001. Links: Qatar, China, WTO
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2001 Nov 11 |
Taiwan officially joined the WTO after ministers in Qatar approved its member-ship. Links: Qatar, China, Taiwan, WTO
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2001 Nov 14 |
In Doha, Qatar, 142 nations agreed to launch a new round of world trade (WTO) talks in negotiations that went 24 hours past the scheduled end. The centerpiece of the round was freer trade in farm goods. Links: Qatar, WTO, Agriculture
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2001 Dec 12 |
Ali-al-Marri, a citizen of Qatar, was arrested in Peoria, Ill. He had reportedly entered the USA legally with his wife and five children on 10 September 2001 to pursue post-graduate studies at Bradley Univ. 18 months later, as he was on the verge of trial for credit card fraud and other charges, Pres. Bush declared him an enemy combatant and moved him into military detention. In 2008 the US Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the president may order that people seized in the US be held indefinitely and without criminal charges. Links: Qatar, USA, Illinois, al-Qaida, Supreme Court
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2001 Dec 26 |
The Al Jazeera Arab network broadcast a new video-taped statement from Osama bin Laden that appeared to have been made in late Nov or early Dec. "Our terrorism is benign." The al-Qaida leader condemned the United States as a nation that committed crimes against millions of Afghans. Links: Qatar, USA, al-Qaida
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2002 Jun 9 |
Iraq and Qatar signed a free-trade agreement to drop customs duties and ease the flow of goods between the two Arab countries, further mending relations damaged by the 1990-91 Gulf War. Links: Qatar, Iraq
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2002 Jun 22 |
A bin Laden spokesman said in audiotaped remarks from Qatar that Osama bin Laden and his No. 2 man are both alive and well and their al-Qaida network is ready to attack new U.S. targets. Links: Qatar, al-Qaida
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2002 Dec 21 |
In Qatar some Persian Gulf leaders opened a summit by calling for regional unity and fast inspections by U.N. experts searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Links: Qatar, Iraq
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2003 Mar 24 |
Al-Jazeera went live with its English-based web site, for an alternative perspective from Western media: http://english.aljazeera.net Links: Qatar, Arab
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2003 Apr 28 |
The US moved an air operation center from Saudi Arabia to Qatar. Links: Qatar, USA, Saudi Arabia
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2003 Apr 29 |
Qataris voted on their first permanent constitution. Links: Qatar
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2003 Jun 5 |
Speaking to U.S. soldiers in Qatar, President Bush argued the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq was justified and pledged that "we'll reveal the truth" on Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. Links: Qatar, Iraq, USA
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2003 Sep 10 |
The first video image of Osama bin Laden in nearly two years was broadcast on Al-Jazeera TV. Links: Qatar, TV, Journalism
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2004 Jan 10 |
A conference on U.S.-Islamic relations began in Qatar. Washington's support for Israel is at the root of differences between the United States and Islamic nations. Links: Qatar, USA, Israel
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2004 Jan 24 |
Qatar signed a $2.5 billion deal with Bechtel to begin construction of a new airport near Doha. Links: Qatar, Aviation
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2004 Feb 13 |
In Qatar Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (51), Chechnya's exiled former president, was assassinated when a bomb blew apart his car as he left a mosque with his teenage son (13). He was wanted by Russia for terrorism and ties to al-Qaida. Links: Qatar, Russia, Chechnya
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2004 Feb 26 |
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said that three Russian intelligence agents had been arrested in Qatar on suspicion of involvement in the killing of former Chechen President Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev. Ivanov said they were innocent and demanded their release. On June 30 Qatar sentenced 2 of the Russian agents to 25 years in jail. Links: Qatar, Russia, Chechnya
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2004 Feb 28 |
Qatar accused Russia of detaining two of its nationals in Moscow, after two Russians were charged with murdering a former rebel Chechen leader in Qatar. Links: Qatar, Russia, Chechnya
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2004 Apr 16 |
On Nov 22, 2005, London’s Daily Mirror reported that Pres. Bush spoke of targeting Al-Jazeera's headquarters in Doha, Qatar, when he met PM Blair at the White House on April 16, 2004. A civil servant was charged under Britain's Official Secrets Act for allegedly leaking a government memo that described the meeting. Links: Qatar, Britain, USA
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2004 Dec 5 |
It was reported that the Norwegian firm Hydro and Qatar's state energy company signed a deal to build one of world's largest aluminium plants in the gas-rich Gulf state at a cost of three billion dollars. Links: Qatar, Norway, Gas
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2004 |
Qatar and the UAR raised the minimum age for camel jockeys from 15 to 18. Links: Qatar, UAR, Animal
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2004 |
Qatar offered the Swiss robotics firm K-Team SA a $1.37 million contract to design a robot jockey for camel racing. A 59-pound robot was set to premier in October 2005. Links: Qatar, Switzerland, Animal, Robot
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2005 Jan 16 |
Qatar Gas Transport planned the country’s largest share flotation. They recently unveiled a large LNG project with Exxon. Links: Qatar, Oil
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2005 Feb 15 |
It was reported that major energy firms had committed $20 billion to build a new gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant in Qatar to develop the huge natural gas reserves there. Links: Qatar
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2005 Feb 27 |
Qatar signed an agreement with Royal Dutch/Shell to develop a liquefied natural gas plant. Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil launched their 12.8 billion Qatar Gas II joint venture to export LNS to the United Kingdom. Links: Qatar, Britain, Gas
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2005 Mar 19 |
In Qatar a suicide car bomb attack on a Doha theater killed one Briton. The next day Qatar blamed an Egyptian for the attack. Links: Qatar, Britain, Egypt, Suicide
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2005 Mar |
Sheik Saud al-Thani (38), a member of the royal family of Qatar, was arrested on allegations of missappropriating state funds and buying art for himself with money designated for Qatari museums. He was later released. Auction sales in Islamic art soon plunged. Links: Qatar
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2005 May 11 |
Qatar's first hard look at its own human rights shortcomings produced a catalogue of abuses that include prolonged detentions, mistreatment of foreign workers and the use of children as jockeys in camel races. Links: Qatar, Labor, Animal, Kids, Migrant
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2005 Jun 3 |
The US accused 14 nations of failing to do enough to stop the modern-day slave trade in prostitutes, child sex workers and forced laborers. The countries included Bolivia, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Jamaica, Kuwait, Myanmar, North Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Togo the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Links: Qatar, UAR, Bolivia, Togo, Ecuador, Venezuela, USA, North Korea, Cambodia, Myanmar, Cuba, Sudan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jamaica
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2005 Jul 4 |
Al-Jazeera announced plans to launch an international, a satellite channel by march, 2006, that will beam English-language news to the US, and much of the rest of the world, from its base in tiny Qatar. Links: Qatar, Arab
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2005 Sep 3 |
The Gulf emirate of Qatar announced it will donate 100 million dollars to relief efforts for the US victims of Hurricane Katrina. The funds included a $17.5 million grant to Xavier University in New Orleans, which serves mostly black Americans. Links: Qatar, USA, Louisiana, Hurricane
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2005 Sep 15 |
Israel called for wider meetings with Arab nations and said efforts were under way to arrange summit talks with Qatar, a day after Qatar urged the Arab world to open up to the Jewish state following its Gaza Strip withdrawal. Links: Qatar, Israel, Palestine
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