Turkey as the terminus for a new pipeline bringing gas up from the world’s largest gas field in the Gulf off the peninsula of Qatar. Turkey as the premier gas hub serving Europe. Turkey as a crucial node in the emerging Eastern Mediterranean electricity network.

Qatari diplomats spoke with Syria's leading rebel faction, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, on Monday, an official briefed on the developments told Reuters, as regional states race to open contact with the group after its rapid offensive toppled Bashar al-Assad.

Qatar will send its first official delegation to Damascus on Sunday to meet Syria's interim government and discuss reopening the Qatari embassy and enhancing humanitarian aid deliveries, a Qatari official told Reuters on Friday.

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Qatar said Wednesday that it will reopen its embassy in Syria “soon” following the downfall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. “Doha will reopen its embassy in Damascus soon after completing the necessary arrangements," Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari told the state news agency QNA.

Qatar reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday, 13 years after it was closed early in Syria's civil conflict, as foreign governments seek to establish ties with the country's new rulers.

Qatar's embassy to Syria is to resume operations Tuesday, the Gulf emirate announced Sunday as its diplomats visited the country and met with its transitional government following the ouster of ...

DOHA, Qatar — If the rebel forces that overthrew Syria’s regime start fighting among themselves, this small but influential country may step in to mediate, a top official here indicated Tuesday.

Amid the transition in Syria, Qatar reopened its embassy in Damascus on Saturday after a 13-year hiatus. The embassy was closed early in Syria’s war. Qatar is the second country, after Turkey, to officially reopen diplomatic missions in Syria.

Türkiye is expected to play a pivotal role in rebuilding Syria's economy following the fall of the regime of Bashar Assad earlier this month,

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