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Arcs in and about Qatar from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 425 stories · 2,720 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 4, 2023

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All arcs5 named arcs in 2026

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Sep 1 – Sep 30, 20261 arc shown · 4 more this September
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Qatar's jet for Trump: the gift, its refit as Air Force One and its first flights

3 of 22 stories this September

New Netflix documentary chronicles Trump’s secret plane swap in Turkey · 6 articles, Sep 1Trump to take Qatari jet on another overseas trip despite questions about its security · 16 articles, Sep 4Qatari-gifted Air Force One deploys inflatable slide before departing for GOP convention in Texas · 50 articles, Sep 9
The Israel-Hamas war: Trump's peace plan, the 2025 cease-fire and what followed · Sep 25, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026The US-Iran war: strikes and their immediate aftermath · Jan 9 – Sep 25, 2026The US-Iran war: ceasefire and peace negotiations · Jan 12 – Sep 29, 2026The US-Iran war: oil prices, gas prices and the market fallout · Feb 28 – Sep 29, 2026

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

20233141 articles20243707 articles20254036 articles20266239 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

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Oct 2, 20230205
Oct 9, 2023914767
Oct 16, 2023375920527
Oct 23, 2023419653
Oct 30, 20231019574
Nov 6, 2023411453
Nov 13, 2023244616314
Nov 20, 20234310018847
Nov 27, 2023396117569
Dec 4, 2023711438
Dec 11, 20231220594
Dec 18, 20231220399
Dec 25, 2023713456
Jan 1, 2024192411160
Jan 8, 202416316146
Jan 15, 202418155124
Jan 22, 2024114843
Jan 29, 202468131
Feb 5, 202419339182
Feb 12, 20241011356
Feb 19, 202475326
Feb 26, 202416257121
Mar 4, 202411229105
Mar 11, 20241320185
Mar 18, 202419275145
Mar 25, 202426327
Apr 1, 202479739
Apr 8, 20247171367
Apr 15, 20242107
Apr 22, 202436137
Apr 29, 20249318124
May 6, 2024112711124
May 13, 2024815466
May 20, 2024811656
May 27, 2024811566
Jun 3, 2024204012195
Jun 10, 20241119780
Jun 24, 20242328
Jul 1, 20242004
Jul 8, 20241023
Jul 15, 2024203019180
Jul 22, 202459237
Jul 29, 2024212811164
Aug 5, 2024919695
Aug 12, 202418325181
Aug 19, 20241023985
Aug 26, 202411201188
Sep 16, 202446745
Oct 21, 2024916457
Oct 28, 202415110
Nov 4, 2024513543
Dec 9, 20240101
Dec 16, 2024910353
Dec 30, 2024615880
Jan 6, 20257201092
Jan 13, 2025388224637
Jan 20, 20251423792
Jan 27, 20257221084
Feb 3, 2025203221209
Feb 10, 20250022
Feb 17, 202524022
Feb 24, 202559331
Mar 3, 20257151082
Mar 10, 2025417960
Mar 17, 202539531
Mar 24, 202538745
Mar 31, 20251116
Apr 14, 20250022
Apr 28, 20250306
May 5, 20251217590
May 12, 2025395927564
May 19, 202516247121
May 26, 2025317144
Jun 2, 20253116
Jun 16, 202553113
Jun 23, 2025162017153
Jun 30, 20251123993
Jul 7, 2025918670
Jul 14, 202524019
Jul 21, 2025711945
Aug 11, 2025917652
Aug 18, 202525223
Sep 8, 2025223416216
Sep 15, 2025714543
Sep 22, 202525213
Sep 29, 2025173516203
Oct 6, 2025133719210
Oct 13, 2025719979
Oct 20, 20250135
Nov 3, 202516313
Nov 17, 2025511126
Dec 1, 20252129
Jan 12, 20266101259
Feb 2, 20260101
Feb 9, 20261206
Feb 16, 2026610342
Feb 23, 2026234620249
Mar 2, 2026134111211
Mar 9, 2026310426
Mar 16, 2026122910137
Mar 23, 2026210635
Mar 30, 20261131056
Apr 6, 202614615
May 4, 202623317
May 18, 202691914136
May 25, 2026216864
Jun 8, 20260102
Jun 15, 2026413662
Jun 22, 202655534
Jun 29, 2026282920254
Jul 6, 202637111411189
Jul 13, 2026213822343
Jul 20, 2026284834518
Jul 27, 2026143316294
Aug 3, 2026122117176
Aug 10, 2026264123427
Aug 17, 20269141053
Aug 24, 2026814969
Aug 31, 202610178122
Sep 7, 2026214517252
Sep 14, 2026242320131
Sep 21, 2026366833545
Sep 28, 202628834

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else48 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Qatar that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Aug 26– 27Iran, Qatar hold Hormuz talks as US blockade chokes Iran oil imports5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Aug 15– 18Qatar rejects Iran’s ‘false’ claims about missing pilots13 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  3. Jul 29F1 chief says season finale could shift to Europe if Qatar, Abu Dhabi races are affected by war7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Jul 12– 13Qatar's former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at 7432 articles · 18 independent sources
    4 left, 1 center, 2 right
  5. Mar 27– 28Zelensky visits UAE, Qatar for air security talks with Gulf12 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 3 right
  6. Mar 2Qatar shot down two Iranian bomber jets1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  7. Jan 15Iran updates: Airspace temporarily closed to most flights8 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 4 right
  8. Jan 14– 15U.S. completes first sale of Venezuelan oil, valued at $500 million, official says8 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 4 right
  9. Jan 14As Trump mulls military action against Iran, some personnel at key US base in Qatar are being advised to evacuate29 articles · 21 independent sources
    3 left, 6 center, 5 right

Stories that name Qatar

  1. Sep 23– 24Microsoft doubles down on investment in the Gulf3 articles · 3 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 22– 26Netanyahu slams critics, Mamdani, in defiant speech as UN delegates walk out127 articles · 63 independent sources
    13 left, 24 center, 18 right
  3. Sep 17– 18FCC grants Paramount’s indirect ownership request for Gulf funds in Warner Bros. Discovery buyout12 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 11– 18Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca, warns of 'red line'95 articles · 48 independent sources
    14 left, 15 center, 8 right
  5. Sep 7– 14Houthis target Saudi base as Iran denies involvement in Yemen war265 articles · 73 independent sources
    19 left, 39 center, 17 right
  6. Sep 3– 4FIFA blasts UEFA ‘smear campaign,’ fights World Cup plan disclosures8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 30– Sep 1Lionel Messi announces retirement from Argentina soccer team110 articles · 56 independent sources
    8 left, 14 center, 6 right
  8. Aug 27– 28Regional powers seek off-ramp from Iran war11 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Aug 26– 28What caused the Nepal flood wave? Here’s what we know20 articles · 13 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 0 right
  10. Aug 25– 29Iran warns of military ship ban in Hormuz under potential deal with Oman50 articles · 27 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 7 right

Local coverage

  1. Jul 29F1 opts against second Vegas race if Qatar, Saudi Arabia are moved6 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
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