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Extractions: Qatar played a low-key role in the Iran-Iraq war, generally on the side of Iraq, and was an active participant in the multinational alliance assembled to liberate Kuwait in 1990. During the early 1990s, the Emir adopted several independent initiatives in his conduct of foreign policy: there were burgeoning commercial relations with Israel and welcome support for American strategic objectives in the region (see below); yet Qatar was one of the few governments to maintain relations of any kind with the Taleban regime in Afghanistan. Around the same time, Qatar became involved in a number of territorial disputes with both Bahrain (over the oil rich Hawar islands) and Saudi Arabia, over the position of the border between the two countries. Executive power is held exclusively by the Emir, a member of the Al-Thani family, which has ruled Qatar since independence. The Emir serves as both head of state and head of government. There is no independent legislature or political parties. Some decision-making is devolved to a Council of Ministers appointed by the Emir. A 30-strong advisory council with limited powers was created in 1972. The Emir's democrtization plan envisages a 45 member parliament, of whom 30 will be popularly elected and 15 appointed by him.
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Extractions: For Middle East, North Africa, Arab and regional information visit Arab Countries Web hejleh.com Qatar , officially State of Qatar, independent emirate (1995 est. pop. 534,000), 4,400 sq mi (11,400 sq km), on a largely barren peninsula in the Persian Gulf, bordering Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (S). The capital is Doha. The economy of Qatar is dominated by oil and natural gas, which accounts for 70% of export income. Oil and gas revenues have been used to diversify the economy, including the development of chemicals, steel, cement, and fertilizer industries and banking. A minority (20%) of the population are Qataris (Arabs of the Wahhabi sect of Islam); the rest are largely other Arabs, Pakistanis, Indians, and Iranians. Arabic is the official language, but English is also widely spoken. The country is a monarchy. History Qatar was ruled by Bahrain from the 1700s until the mid-1800s, when Great Britain and the Ottoman Empire began vying for control of the peninsula. It was a British protectorate from 1916 until 1971, when it became independent. In the 1980s and 90s Qatar had territorial disputes with Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. During the Persian Gulf War (1991) international coalition forces were deployed on Qatari soil. The present emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, came to power in 1995 after ousting his father. In the late 1990s Sheikh Hamad eased press censorship and promoted ties with Iran and Israel. Since 2001 Qatar has allowed U.S. use of the Al Udeid air base, and the headquarters for the U.S. invasion of Iraq (2003) were in the country.
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Extractions: The National Council for Culture, Arts and Heritage was established in 1998 to sponsor national culture, arts and heritage affairs, and specifically seek to attain the following objectives: Develop and enrich cultural gains and intellectual products. Provide the suitable atmosphere in which artistic and literary productions can develop and diversify. Protect national heritage, highlight its peculiarity and encourage research. Encourage, develop and spread fine arts. Preserve national legacy of heritage and archeology. Survey prevailing cultural, artistic, literary conditions as well as conditions related to heritage and collect data on efforts of various bodies in their individual fields of interest and specialty. Prepare required studies to upgrade cultural, artistic and literary production and preserve national heritage. Issue directories, dictionaries, indexes and other published works, compile documents and contribute in publishing the worthy genuine and translated works of the intellect. Participate in cultural and artistic exhibitions, conferences and festivals, locally, regionally and internationally.
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Extractions: more links The visit of The Emir of Qatar to US (Septemper 2005) H.H the Emir: we support establishing a UN democracy fund H.H the emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa AL Thani said in an address to the UN General Assembly on Wednesday 14 September 2005 that the world summit represents an opportunity for consultation on best means for advancing the role of the UN in overcoming the international problems it faces. He noted that terrorism at present is one of the problems which requires that everybody works together to tackle it. H.H. the emir said that the threats which the world community face today and the challenges which it will tackle in the coming decade does not relate to keeping world peace and security but covers dangers of poverty, endemic and epidemic diseases, deterioration of environment, wars, divergent acts of violence, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crime along international borders. The emir calls for promoting dialogue and supporting media freedom H.H. the emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani called for addressing the challenges of todays turbulent world through respectful dialogue. During his visit to New York University, H.H. stressed that the conference for dialogue of religions Qatar annually organizes has furthered understanding between America and the Islamic World, underlining the importance of maintaining press freedom and not interfering in its policies.
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Extractions: The Qatari night, welcomed a multitude of business and political personalities who experienced what Qatar had to offer in terms of culture and heritage. The event was attended by Prime Minister of Jordan - Mr. Faisal Al-Fayez, the Minister of Economy and Trade - H.E. Sheikh Mohamed Bin Ahmed Al-Thani, the Qatari Ambassador to Jordan H.E. Mr. Mana Al Hajiri, and the Jordanian Minister of Planning Mr. Bassem Awadallah. Also in attendance was Qatar Airways Chief Executive Mr. Akbar Al Baker and Qatar Airways Regional Manager Amman Mr. Hilal Al Mohannadi and many other ministers, ambassadors, and foreign delegates.
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Extractions: Doha - C ulture Capital of Qatar with 350,000 inhabitants. Doha lies on the eastern side of the peninsula of Qatar, and is by far the largest city of the country, holding more than half of the inhabitants. The economical bas of Doha is petroleum exports, shrimp processing, finances, and administration. There is one university, the University of Qatar that was founded in 1973. The National Museum was opened in 1975. The Government House, from 1969, is one of the most prominent landmarks. A Muslim dominance, with 93% sunni Muslims. Christians are the second largest group with 6% of the population. Hindus represent 1% of the population, while there is a small bahai community of 0,2% of Qatar's total population. The clear majority of Qataris belong to the wahhabi tradition of today's Saudi Arabia but their branch is not as strict in some fields as what is seen in Saudi Arabia. Only 25% of the population of Qatar is Qataris. They are mostly of Najdi ancestry, while large groups are of Persian descent. Of the foreigners most come from India and Pakistan, and other Arab countries, like Egypt. British citizens principally represent westerners. Attempts to industrialized and diversify the economy has had only limited success. Most of the industry activity is located around Umm Said. Industries include cement, fertilizers, steel and petroleum. The steel production has been a success, and has run with a profit for the last 10 years. For foreign investors, Qatar is offering tax holidays, of up to 12 years, and foreign companies are allowed to be 100% foreign owned. There are strict regulations on foreign ownership in property.
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