Callum Paton
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Journalist for AFP in Qatar. Opinions own. Email: callum.paton@afp.com
Best of frenemies: Saudi, UAE rivalry bursts into view www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Best of frenemies: Saudi, UAE rivalry bursts into view
For years, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia projected geopolitical and economic power across the Gulf and beyond, seemingly in tandem.But a growing rivalry and struggle for influence has come...
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January 2, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Best of frenemies: Saudi, UAE rivalry bursts into view www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
MSF says conditions for Gaza medics 'as hard as it's ever been' despite truce
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MSF says conditions for Gaza medics 'as hard as it's ever been' despite truce
Conditions for medics and patients in Gaza are as severe as ever despite a nearly two-month truce in the territory, the president of medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said in an AFP interv...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
MSF says conditions for Gaza medics 'as hard as it's ever been' despite truce
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Mediators Qatar, Egypt call for next steps in Gaza truce www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Mediators Qatar, Egypt call for next steps in Gaza truce
Qatar and Egypt, guarantors of the Gaza ceasefire, called on Saturday for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the deployment of an international stabilisation force as the necessary next steps in ful...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Mediators Qatar, Egypt call for next steps in Gaza truce www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Elderly British couple released by Taliban arrive in Qatar www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Elderly British couple released by Taliban arrive in Qatar
An elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan for almost eight months arrived in Qatar after their release by Taliban authorities on Friday amid concerns for their health, an AFP journalist report...
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September 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Elderly British couple released by Taliban arrive in Qatar www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Rubio vows 'strong support' for Qatar after Israel strike www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Rubio vows 'strong support' for Qatar after Israel strike
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged strong support for Qatar's security on a lightning visit on Tuesday, as anger boils in the Gulf ally over last week's Israeli attack on Hamas negotiators.On a...
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September 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Rubio vows 'strong support' for Qatar after Israel strike www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Qatar says Hamas truce offer ‘almost identical’ to deal Israel agreed to
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Qatar says Hamas truce offer ‘almost identical’ to deal Israel agreed to
Mediator Qatar said on Tuesday that a Gaza truce proposal given the green light by militant group Hamas was “almost identical” to an earlier version that
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August 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Qatar says Hamas truce offer ‘almost identical’ to deal Israel agreed to
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Israel PM eyes Hamas truce deal despite hurdles in talks www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Israel PM eyes Hamas truce deal despite hurdles in talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sounded upbeat Wednesday about the prospects for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza, even as talks with Palestinian militant group Hamas failed to p...
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July 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Israel PM eyes Hamas truce deal despite hurdles in talks www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Qatar says 'we will need time' for Gaza ceasefire rfi.my/Bp9E.BS
Qatar says 'we will need time' for Gaza ceasefire
Qatar said Tuesday more time was needed for negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, after US President Donald Trump voiced optimism about a possible breakthrough.
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July 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Trump hosts Netanyahu, hopes for Israel-Hamas deal 'this week' www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Trump hosts Netanyahu, hopes for Israel-Hamas deal 'this week'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Monday US President Donald Trump, who expressed hope for a "deal this week" between Israel and Hamas that sees hostages released from the Gaza Strip...
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July 7, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Trump hosts Netanyahu, hopes for Israel-Hamas deal 'this week' www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
What Do We Know About The Latest Push For A Gaza Truce? www.barrons.com/news/what-do...
What Do We Know About The Latest Push For A Gaza Truce?
US President Donald Trump this week urged the Palestinian militant group Hamas to seize the opportunity for a 60-day truce in Gaza, saying Israel had agreed to the proposal.
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July 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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How Iran's 'telegraphed' strikes on Qatari soil paved way to Israel truce f24.my/BGoZ.X
How Iran's 'telegraphed' strikes on Qatari soil paved way to Israel truce
Iran's unprecedented strikes on a US base in Qatar were carefully calculated to provide an exit from hostilities with Washington and set up a truce with Israel, according to analysts and an official.
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June 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
How Iran's 'telegraphed' strikes on Qatari soil paved way to Israel truce f24.my/BGoZ.X
Qatar thwarts Iran missile attack on US base www.thedailystar.net/news/world/i...
Qatar thwarts Iran missile attack on US base
Bright flashes lit up the night sky and blasts echoed across wealthy Doha in an attack that followed US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend
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June 23, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Qatar thwarts Iran missile attack on US base www.thedailystar.net/news/world/i...
Iran attacks US base in Qatar, Trump says time to make peace www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Iran attacks US base in Qatar, Trump says time to make peace
Iran announced it had launched missiles at a US base in Qatar Monday in retaliation for American strikes on key nuclear facilities, with US President Donald Trump shrugging off the response as "very w...
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June 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Iran attacks US base in Qatar, Trump says time to make peace www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Gulf states on Iran's doorstep scramble for end of war www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Gulf states on Iran's doorstep scramble for end of war
As Iran and Israel trade strikes and the US weighs joining in, wealthy Gulf states on the conflict's doorstep are engaged in frantic diplomacy to halt the war -- but solutions remain elusive.A spillov...
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June 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Gulf states on Iran's doorstep scramble for end of war www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Trump announces big Boeing order for Qatar Airways www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Trump announces big Boeing order for Qatar Airways
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday Qatar Airways had placed a "record" order for 160 planes from Boeing, as he signed a raft of deals in Doha alongside Qatar's emir.The order, which the White Ho...
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May 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump announces big Boeing order for Qatar Airways www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Trump presses Syria leader on Israel ties after lifting sanctions uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-set-me...
Trump presses Syria leader on Israel ties after lifting sanctions
US President Donald Trump landed in Doha Wednesday after visiting Riyadh, where he urged Syria's president to normalise with Israel after offering a major boost to the war-ravaged country by vowing to...
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May 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Israel not involved in Gaza food distribution under US aid plan: envoy www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Israel not involved in Gaza food distribution under US aid plan: envoy
Israel would not be involved in food distribution under a US-led plan for the Gaza Strip but would provide "necessary military security", Washington's ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said on Frid...
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May 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Israel not involved in Gaza food distribution under US aid plan: envoy www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
UN experts warn of 'annihilation' in Gaza amid Israeli strikes www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
UN experts warn of 'annihilation' in Gaza amid Israeli strikes
UN experts demanded action on Wednesday to avert the "annihilation" of Palestinians in Gaza, as rescuers said Israeli strikes across the territory killed dozens of people.A planned expanded offensive ...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
UN experts warn of 'annihilation' in Gaza amid Israeli strikes www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Qataris hooked on traditional fishing competition rfi.my/Bdbg.BS
Qataris hooked on traditional fishing competition
On the Doha seashore, rows of wooden dhow boats line a pier, with scores of fish on display -- part of a festival seeking to revive the country's long seafaring tradition.
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May 4, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Qataris hooked on traditional fishing competition rfi.my/Bdbg.BS
Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for Gaza offensive www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for Gaza offensive
Israel was issuing orders to call up tens of thousands of reservists ahead of an expanded offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported Saturday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked truce mediat...
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May 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for Gaza offensive www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Qatar's chief negotiator says 'frustrated' by pace of Gaza talks www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Qatar's chief negotiator says 'frustrated' by pace of Gaza talks
Qatar's chief negotiator voiced frustration over talks for a truce in Gaza in an interview with AFP, a month after Israel resumed its strikes on the Palestinian territory and another round of negotiat...
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April 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Qatar's chief negotiator says 'frustrated' by pace of Gaza talks www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Ukraine to propose sky and sea ceasefire at Saudi talks with US: Kyiv official to AFP ara.tv/6syuu
Ukraine to propose sky and sea ceasefire at Saudi talks with US: Kyiv official to AFP
Kyiv will propose an aerial and naval ceasefire with Russia during talks with US officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, a Ukrainian official told AFP on
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March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Ukraine to propose sky and sea ceasefire at Saudi talks with US: Kyiv official to AFP ara.tv/6syuu
U.S.-Hamas talks complicate Gaza truce efforts, analysts say www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03...
U.S.-Hamas talks complicate Gaza truce efforts, analysts say
The direct contact is 'a sign of a breakdown in mediation for a wider ceasefire,' one expert said.
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March 7, 2025 at 1:19 PM
U.S.-Hamas talks complicate Gaza truce efforts, analysts say www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03...