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1. Article · Jul 12, 2026 · By Andrew Mills

   Former Qatar ruler Sheikh Hamad, a moderniser who seized power, has died (opens the original)

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   DOHA, July 12 (Reuters) - Qatar's former emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, a sweeping moderniser who seized power in 1995 and broke with tradition to hand it over to his son 18 years later, has died at the age of 74. Qatar's top government body, the Amiri Diwan, announced that Sheikh Hamad had died on Sunday morning. It did not mention the cause of his death. The Qatar that the current Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani inherited was already well on its way to being remade by his father

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2. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · By Andrew Mills, Maha El Dahan, Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad Jul 7, 2026

   Hormuz shipping risk raised to severe after tankers hit, reviving U.S.-Iran tensions (opens the original)

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   By Andrew Mills, Maha El Dahan, Jonathan Saul and Marwa Rashad DOHA, July 7 (Reuters) - A Qatari LNG tanker was at risk of exploding and a Saudi crude tanker was damaged near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, sending oil prices higher as maritime authorities raised the threat risk for vessels transiting the waterway to "severe." The attacks also disrupted a fragile détente between Washington and Tehran in place since late June, when the two governments agreed to reopen the crucial strait followin

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