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Negotiations to consolidate the US-backed truce in Gaza are at a "critical" moment, Qatar's prime minister said Friday, as mediators press to move the cease-fire to its next phase while violence continues to flare. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told a Doha Forum panel that mediators were working to "force the next phase" of the cease-fire forward, calling the current halt in fighting a pause rather than a resolution. "We are at a critical moment. It's not yet there," he said. The truce took effect Oct. 10 and…

For several years, Qatar has sought to become an important mediator not only in the Middle East but also internationally. Sudan, Yemen, Lebanon, then between Washington and Tehran, but also between Washington and Kabul ... The small gas emirate in the Gulf…

Somalia's spy chief Fahad Yasin was amongst those that met with the Qatari delegation MOGADISHU, Somalia - Director of the Nationwide Intelligence Safety Company Fahad Yasin is amongst those that met the Qatari delegation, which has pitched a tent in Somalia because the nation strives to succeed in settlement on the stalemate earlier than the election, which has lasted for a couple…