text: According to the Lebanese daily As-Safir, the announcement by the Emir of Qatar that he is passing the reigns to his son Tamim was not prompted by the prince’s illness, but by U.S. pressure.
  The United States seemingly "discovered" the micro-monarchy’s secret machinations involving jihadists in (...)
  Failed Qatari coup attempt in Kuwait
  9 May 2012
  Kuwaiti police arrested a group of Qatari agents charged for overthrowing Emir Al-Sabah IV.
  The seized documents corroborate the existence of a plot organized by Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani of Qatar. Copies of these documents as well as the legal proceedings were immediately transmitted by (...)