State news agency gives no cause for passing of sports-loving leader who made tiny Persian Gulf nation a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, then handed over power to son ...

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By Andrew Mills DOHA, July 12 (Reuters) - Qatar's former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a sweeping moderniser who seized power in 1995 and broke with tradition to hand it over to his son 18 ...

Sheikh Hamad’s 18-year rule catapulted Qatar to prosperity and reshaped its domestic, regional and global footprint.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment and then ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates(AP) — Qatar's former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at age 74, state-run news agency says.

Sheikh Hamad was known for having helped bring about huge economic, social, and cultural change in Qatar during his reign and helping establish the nation as a global player in diplomacy and ...

"The Amiri Diwan announced the death of HH the ​Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani on Sunday ⁠morning. May ⁠Allah have mercy ⁠on ​his soul and grant him the b ...

He took power in 1996 after staging a bloodless coup against his father, and went on to transform Qatar into the gas-rich power it is today.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, who as ruler of Qatar transformed the tiny Persian Gulf nation into a global player in diplomacy, media and investment, and then ...

Middle East News: On July 12, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the former Emir of Qatar, died at the age of 74, remembered for his transformative impact on Qatar's governance and societal ...