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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 · 2,722 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 4, 2023

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All arcs3 named arcs in 2023

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Dec 1 – Dec 31, 20231 arc shown · 2 more this December
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The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025

16 of 278 stories this December · 35 about Qatar · gone quiet

Israel Recalls Negotiators From Qatar, Steps Up Strikes on Hamas · 14 articles, Dec 2Hamas hostages drugged before release to Israel to look happy: report · 6 articles, Dec 5Biden meeting in person Wednesday the families of 8 Americans taken hostage by Hamas · 45 articles, Dec 12Families of American hostages not invited to White House Hanukkah reception · 7 articles, Dec 12Body of hostage Elia Toledano, who was taken from music festival, recovered in Gaza: IDF · 6 articles, Dec 12Hamas says no hostage releases unless Israel stops attacks · 11 articles, Dec 15IDF mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza. This is what we know so far. · 109 articles, Dec 15Israeli military says it mistakenly killed 3 Israeli hostages in Gaza · 46 articles, Dec 15Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza · 31 articles, Dec 17Israel presses ahead in Gaza as errant killing of captives adds to concern about its wartime conduct · 9 articles, Dec 17In Hamas captivity, an Israeli mother found the strength to survive in her 2 young daughters · 13 articles, Dec 17Hamas leader visits Cairo, a sign talks on another Gaza truce and hostage swap are gathering pace · 48 articles, Dec 20U.S.-Israeli hostage Gadi Haggai confirmed as dead · 7 articles, Dec 22Egypt floats plan to end Israel-Hamas war. The proposal gets a cool reception · 54 articles, Dec 25Israel bombs Gaza as Egypt hosts Hamas to discuss truce proposal · 11 articles, Dec 27American-Canadian-Israeli woman believed to be held hostage in Gaza pronounced dead · 20 articles, Dec 28
The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 21, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025

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Oct 16, 2023375920527
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Oct 30, 20231019574
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Nov 20, 20234310018847
Nov 27, 2023396117569
Dec 4, 2023711438
Dec 11, 20231220594
Dec 18, 20231220399
Dec 25, 2023713456
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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
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Apr 8, 20247171367
Apr 15, 20242107
Apr 22, 202436137
Apr 29, 20249318124
May 6, 2024112711124
May 13, 2024815466
May 20, 2024811656
May 27, 2024811566
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Aug 5, 2024919695
Aug 12, 202418325181
Aug 19, 20241023985
Aug 26, 202411201188
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Oct 21, 2024916457
Oct 28, 202415110
Nov 4, 2024513543
Dec 9, 20240101
Dec 16, 2024910353
Dec 30, 2024615880
Jan 6, 20257201092
Jan 13, 2025388224637
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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
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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
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Mar 30, 20261131056
Apr 6, 202614615
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May 25, 2026216864
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Jun 22, 202655534
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Jul 6, 202637111411189
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Jul 27, 2026143316294
Aug 3, 2026122117176
Aug 10, 2026264223428
Aug 17, 2026913951
Aug 24, 2026814969
Aug 31, 20269178121
Sep 7, 2026214517252
Sep 14, 2026242320131
Sep 21, 2026366833545
Sep 28, 2026310839

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

Everything else17 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Qatar that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 27Qatar is the go-to mediator in the Mideast war. Its unprecedented Tel Aviv trip saved a shaky truce6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Oct 27India ‘deeply shocked’ after Qatar sentences 8 nationals to death on reported spy charges9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  3. Oct 21– 24Qatari emir, a Hamas ally, claims Israel’s allies granting ‘free license to kill’7 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Oct 16Ukrainian children repatriated from Russia through Qatari mediation7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Oct 14Qatar's Sheikh Jassim withdraws bid to buy Man Utd — reports7 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  6. Oct 12– 13US and Qatar agree to prevent disbursal of recently unfrozen Iranian funds as Israel-Hamas war rages21 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 2 right

Stories that name Qatar

  1. Dec 24– 25Manchester United announces deal to sell up to 25% of EPL club to UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe26 articles · 19 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 3 right
  2. Nov 20Messi World Cup shirts will be auctioned. Sotheby's thinks they could fetch record over $10 million10 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  3. Nov 9Negotiations said to be underway for 3-day humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza to let aid in, hostages out4 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  4. Nov 1– 2Hundreds more foreign nationals flee Gaza as bombing toll mounts56 articles · 28 independent sources
    6 left, 12 center, 2 right
  5. Oct 31Saudi Arabia To Host 2034 World Cup13 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  6. Oct 30– 31Lionel Messi wins 8th Ballon d'Or; Spain's Aitana Bonmatí is named top female player17 articles · 11 independent sources
    3 left, 5 center, 1 right
  7. Oct 18U.S. targets sanctions against group of 10 Hamas members, financial network over Israel attack35 articles · 22 independent sources
    6 left, 7 center, 1 right
  8. Oct 17– 20Israel-Hamas War Live News Updates: Biden Says American Leadership Holds the World Together368 articles · 101 independent sources
    29 left, 45 center, 18 right
  9. Oct 14– 19Why Egypt and other Arab countries are unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees from Gaza25 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  10. Oct 13– 17Iran just warned of imminent 'preemptive action' against Israel if the IDF launches a ground invasion of Gaza15 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 4 right

Local coverage

  1. Oct 7Verstappen wins third straight F1 world championship5 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
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