Abbas's trip kept quiet, after unverified leaked documents purported to show plans to fly with huge entourage, racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in hotel bills

Gas-rich host of 2022 soccer World Cup has mediated in conflicts far afield, from Afghanistan to Israel and the Palestinians, while often providing a conduit for US diplomacy

Israelis, long shunned in Qatar, seek region's acceptance and chance to see Gulf emirate, while Iranian players will be watched for acts of solidarity with ongoing protests

Washington's special envoy Robert Malley meets with Qatari foreign minister; Iran's Ali Bagheri joins Iranian ambassador in capital ahead of indirect negotiations

Muslims in Ukraine to fight during Ramadan, says president; Qatar ruling emir takes aim at Israel, says accusation of antisemitism used 'wrongly' to target critics

Doha says distribution of $500 million to begin soon, after apparently resolving dispute over whether Hamas civil servants will be allowed to access money

Doha says $100 bills to be distributed to 100,000 families; Hamas instructs beneficiaries to maintain distance of 1.5 meters from each another

Yisrael Beytenu party chief denies he risked national security by revealing that the spy chief and an IDF general traveled to Doha to discuss Gaza ceasefire

Yisrael Beytenu party leader says the pair were sent by Netanyahu to convince Doha not to end its money transfers to the Gaza-based terror group

Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani replaces Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani, who headed efforts to end regional embargo on Doha