Why Qatar is opening its cheque book in Gaza
Qatar wants to be the essential nation where both western and Arab nations go for mediation, deals and peace talks. Sheikh Hamad is an ambitious man, and today’s visit to Gaza is part of his plans.
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With the death toll in the conflict with Israel topping 100, Gaza residents are left to bury their dead. Meanwhile, ceasefire talks unfold to the background of a threatened Israeli offensive.
With speculation that an Israeli ground attack on Gaza is imminent, Channel 4 News looks at how the conflict began – and how it could end.
Netanyahu says Israel is ready to widen military operations after rockets and gunboats bombarded Gaza targets on Sunday, killing 11 people in an apartment building in a bloody day of conflict.
Relatives call for justice after a passenger train hits a school bus, killing 50 people.
William Hague says Hamas bears responsibility for escalating violence in the region, as Israel’s prime minister says the army is prepared for a “significant widening” of its operation.
There have been plenty of sparks and there are warnings of “protracted days” of fighting in the wake of the Israeli assassination of Ahmed al-Jaabari, the military commander of Hamas in Gaza.
Tributes are paid to those who fought in the battle that marked the turning point of world war two and which gave the British the upper hand for the first time.
Qatar wants to be the essential nation where both western and Arab nations go for mediation, deals and peace talks. Sheikh Hamad is an ambitious man, and today’s visit to Gaza is part of his plans.
As one of the earliest countries to experience revolution in the Arab Spring, and one of the first to move towards stability, Egypt’s first leader post-Mubarak has been in the international spotlight.
As protests continue over a film which mocks the prophet Mohammed, Channel 4 News asks why there have been few if any moderate voices speaking out against the demonstrations.
A Californian filmmaker linked to an anti-Islamic film which sparked a wave of violent protests across the world is taken in for questioning by officers.
The US embassy compound in Tunis and the German embassy in Khartoum are set alight as violence erupts over an anti-Islam film that has offended many Muslims. At least five protesters are dead.
A bad film causing anti-American riots, a murdered ambassador, presidential elections. If a screenwriter pitched a movie featuring the events of the past week it would be rejected, writes Matt Frei.
Hundreds of protesters storm the US embassy in Yemen chanting “death to America” and burning the American flag as protests against an anti-Islamic film spread across the Middle East and South Asia.