Qatar told the U.S. it was open to reconsidering the presence of Hamas in Qatar once a crisis is resolved to secure the release of scores of hostages taken to Gaza by the Palestinian militant ...

The demand to boot Hamas out of Qatar was made after mid-October negotiations failed to result in a deal between Israel and Hamas that would free hostages.

Hamas' presence in Qatar. It is important to note that Qatar has hosted Hamas representatives in Doha since 2012 at the request of US administrations that considered it essential to maintain a ...

Qatar, designated as a major non-NATO ally by Washington, has hosted Hamas' political leaders since 2012 as part of an agreement with the US.

The ongoing presence of negotiators from Hamas and Israel in the Qatari capital, Doha, suggests that both sides are serious ...

Following a request by the US, Qatar told Hamas over a week ago that it must close its diplomatic office in Doha, senior Biden administration officials told The Times of Israel on Friday. Qatar ...

The US has informed Qatar that Hamas' presence in Doha is “no longer acceptable” and that they should depart after the Palestinian militant group “rejected” the most recent request to ...

Khaled Meshaal is believed to be Hamas’s top official outside of the Gaza Strip, and he’s based in Qatar. He was one of six Hamas leaders whom the Department of Justice charged in early ...

FOREIGN POLICY Obama-era deal to allow Hamas office in Qatar backfired on US: experts The US has used the Hamas office in Doha to negotiate for the release of hostages with Qatari help ...

US secretary of state Antony Blinken pictured on a recent visit to Qatar Qatar has suspended its work as a mediator in ceasefire and hostage release talks between Israel and Hamas, officials say ...

Despite this, Qatar has attracted criticism from a few U.S. Congress members due to Hamas’s presence in the country. This led 113 bipartisan U.S. lawmakers to urge Biden to exert pressure on ...

Now US Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) is sponsoring a bill that would strip Qatar of its status as a key US ally, The Post has learned, unless it kicks out the Hamas leadership.