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Arabia

Arab Websites Report On Failed Coup Attempt In Qatar

2009-08-04

Lemme know when Iran Press TV picks it up.
Various Arab websites are reporting on the sudden firing of senior Qatari military officials after they staged a failed coup attempt. According to the report on the liberal Saudi website Alssiyasi, Qatar's chief of staff Hamad bin Ali Al-Attiya might also have been involved in the coup attempt.

The Jordanian online daily Al-Haqiqa Al-Douliya noted that following the coup attempt, the Qatari Emir is considering reducing the powers of senior regime officials, including of the prime minister and foreign minister Hamad bin Jasem Aal Thani.

After the Qatari chief of staff's visit to Iran early last month, the Elaph website reported on disagreement among top Qatari officials on foreign policy.

Posted by:Steve White

#6 This was the only link I could find.

My memory was off. It was October 2002. Murky as to details though.

Posted by: JAB 2009-08-04 13:34

#5 I recall a coup attempt there circa March 2003. Am I wrong?

Posted by: JAB 2009-08-04 13:32

#4 "fired" == executed ?

Posted by: gorb 2009-08-04 11:47

#3 They attempted a coup, failed, and were fired?

What happened to jailed and/or executed? When did Qatar go all touchy-feely?

Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-08-04 11:19

#2 We can laugh but there's a serious issue: Iran has been claiming the dependencies on the western edge of the Persian Gulf for quite a while. Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Kuwait are all supposedly provinces of the Greater Persian State.

So the chief of staff visited Iran last month? Wonder what he was promised?

Posted by: Steve White 2009-08-04 07:51

#1 right after the saudi one?

Posted by: 3dc 2009-08-04 00:29

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