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Qatar's economy and status as a regional power rapidly grew in the 2000s. According to the [[File:UN-icon.png]] [[UN]], the nation's economic growth, measured by GDP, was the fastest in the world during this decade. The basis of this growth lay in the exploitation of natural gas in the [[File:Ball base-icon.png]] [[South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate Field|North Field]] during the 1990s. At the same time, the population tripled between 2001 and 2011, mostly from an influx of foreigners. | Qatar's economy and status as a regional power rapidly grew in the 2000s. According to the [[File:UN-icon.png]] [[UN]], the nation's economic growth, measured by GDP, was the fastest in the world during this decade. The basis of this growth lay in the exploitation of natural gas in the [[File:Ball base-icon.png]] [[South Pars/North Dome Gas-Condensate Field|North Field]] during the 1990s. At the same time, the population tripled between 2001 and 2011, mostly from an influx of foreigners. | ||
In 2003, Qatar hosted the [[File:CENTCOM-icon.png]] [[United States Central Command|U.S. Central Command]] and played a major role in the invasion of Iraq. Then in March 2005, a suicide bomber targeted the Doha Players Theatre, killing a British teacher and shocking the country, which hadn't seen anything like this before. The attacker, Omar Ahmed Abdullah Ali, an Egyptian living in Qatar, was linked to [[File:ISIS-icon.png]] [[Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula]]. Qatar's increasing influence, especially during the Arab Spring and his involvement in the 2011 Bahraini uprising, only worsened tensions with his | In 2003, Qatar hosted the [[File:CENTCOM-icon.png]] [[United States Central Command|U.S. Central Command]] and played a major role in the invasion of [[File:Iraq-icon.png]] [[Iraq]]. Then in March 2005, a suicide bomber targeted the Doha Players Theatre, killing a [[File:UK-icon.png]] [[United Kingdom|British]] teacher and shocking the country, which hadn't seen anything like this before. The attacker, [[File:IslamicTerror-icon.png]] [[Jihadism|Omar Ahmed Abdullah Ali]], an [[File:Egypt-icon.png]] [[Egypt|Egyptian]] living in Qatar, was linked to [[File:ISIS-icon.png]] [[Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula]]. Qatar's increasing influence, especially during the Arab Spring and his involvement in the 2011 Bahraini uprising, only worsened tensions with his neighbors — [[File:Saudi Arabia-icon.png]] [[Saudi Arabia]], the [[File:UAE-icon.png]] [[United Arabic Emirates|UAE]], and [[File:Bahrain-icon.png]] [[Bahrain]]. | ||
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Revision as of 05:56, 31 August 2024
Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in the Middle East.
History
Under an agreement with the United Kingdom, on 3 September 1971, the "special treaty arrangements" that were "inconsistent with full international responsibility as a sovereign and independent state" were terminated.
In 1991, Qatar played a significant role in the Gulf War, particularly during the Battle of Khafji in which Qatari tanks rolled through the streets of the town and provided fire support for Saudi Arabian National Guard units that were engaging Iraqi Army troops. Qatar allowed coalition troops from Canada to use the country as an airbase to launch aircraft on combat air patrol duty and also permitted air forces from the United States and France to operate in his territories.
In 1995, Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani seized control of the country from his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, with the support of the armed forces and cabinet, as well as neighbouring states and France. Under Emir Hamad, Qatar experienced a moderate degree of liberalization, including the launch of the Al Jazeera television station (1996), the endorsement of women's suffrage or right to vote in municipal elections (1999), drafting its first written constitution (2005) and inauguration of a Roman Catholic church (2008).
Qatar's economy and status as a regional power rapidly grew in the 2000s. According to the UN, the nation's economic growth, measured by GDP, was the fastest in the world during this decade. The basis of this growth lay in the exploitation of natural gas in the North Field during the 1990s. At the same time, the population tripled between 2001 and 2011, mostly from an influx of foreigners.
In 2003, Qatar hosted the U.S. Central Command and played a major role in the invasion of Iraq. Then in March 2005, a suicide bomber targeted the Doha Players Theatre, killing a British teacher and shocking the country, which hadn't seen anything like this before. The attacker, Omar Ahmed Abdullah Ali, an Egyptian living in Qatar, was linked to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Qatar's increasing influence, especially during the Arab Spring and his involvement in the 2011 Bahraini uprising, only worsened tensions with his neighbors — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain.