play Live Sign upShow navigation menuplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upNews|PoliticsQatari Emir says country has faced ‘exceptional circumstances’Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says Qatar has demonstrated its strength and cohesion.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoEmir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participates in a bilateral meeting with US. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit on June 16, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France [File: Getty Images]By Daniel Khalili-TariPublished On 13 Oct 202613 Oct 2026Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has told the Shura Council that the region has faced “exceptional events”, following months of instability amid the United States-Israeli war on Iran.
Speaking in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Tuesday morning, Sheikh Tamim said the events had demonstrated the strength and cohesion of the country’s state institutions.
“Our country and the region have faced exceptional events that have once again proven the cohesion of state institutions,” the Emir said.
Qatar has found itself caught up in the war, which began on February 28 and has triggered a global energy crisis. The Gulf state has been directly attacked by Iran on several occasions, including in March, when Tehran struck Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas facility, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) production site.
Sheikh Tamim said Qatar had been able to absorb the consequences of the regional instability due to policies implemented before the war.
