Doha News

Iran launched further missile and drone attacks affecting Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan on Saturday, while the IRGC warned countries hosting U.S. forces to prepare for a “corresponding response”. After a week of rapidly widening escalation across the Gulf, U.S. Central Command announced a seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, as Tehran launched further attacks on countries hosting American military facilities in the region.

Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has shared a deeply personal tribute to Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, reflecting on his leadership, his guiding principle that “the measure is Qatar”, and the values that shaped modern Qatar.

Iran’s IRGC claims a strike on Al Udeid Air Base as Qatar faces missile attacks, with authorities confirming interceptions and one injury from debris. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed on Friday that it launched a “heavy and surprise attack” on Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, alleging it destroyed a long-range radar system and several U.S. strategic aerial refuelling aircraft in what it described as the 15th wave of Operation Nasr 2.

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani paid a heartfelt tribute to the late Father Amir, reflecting on his leadership, humility, vision for Qatar and decision to hand power to Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

In the hours after Qatar lost its architect, his family gathered at Lusail Cemetery for a final farewell marked by grief, closeness, and solemnity. Last Sunday, Qatar awoke to news that would mark the beginning of one of the saddest weeks in the nation’s modern history.

Qatar has condemned Iran’s attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait as violations of their sovereignty, as the United States and Iran exchanged fresh strikes and regional tensions continued to escalate. Qatar strongly condemned Iran’s repeated attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Kuwait on Thursday, calling them a “blatant violation” of the three countries’ sovereignty and a breach of international law as fighting between the United States and Iran intensified across the region.

Arab leaders gathered in Doha on the final day of official condolences to pay their respects following the death of Qatar’s Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Regional leaders travelled to Doha on Wednesday to offer condolences following the death of Qatar’s Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, as three days of official condolences at Lusail Palace drew to a close.

Qatar’s Amir received world leaders and foreign dignitaries at Lusail Palace for a third day of condolences following the Father Amir’s death. Qatar’s Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, continued to receive condolences from world leaders on Wednesday, the third and final day of official mourning following the death of the Father Amir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has advised airlines to avoid Qatari and Gulf airspaces following renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has reinstated and strengthened its aviation warning for parts of the Gulf, advising airlines to avoid the airspace of Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf of Oman as fighting between the United States and Iran intensifies.

Qatar continued receiving condolences from world leaders on Tuesday as Amir Sheikh Tamim welcomed another wave of foreign dignitaries during the second day of national mourning for the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani continued receiving condolences on Tuesday from world leaders, senior officials and diplomatic delegations on the second day of official mourning following the death of the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.