Qatar's former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani dies

Algeria

3 SOURCES

Muslim world in mourning · 4 of 10 countries

Algiers mourns an "Arab builder" and highlights Qatar's central role, through Al Jazeera, in championing Arab causes as praised by President Tebboune.

United Arab Emirates

incl. 1 state outlet

2 SOURCES

Gulf neighbors in protocol mourning · 2 of 10 countries

Abu Dhabi has sealed its protocol solidarity with Doha by declaring four days of national mourning following the death of the former emir of Qatar.

France

incl. 1 state outlet

2 SOURCES

Western powers and Asia-linked states · 3 of 10 countries

France views the passing of a leader who reshaped the Gulf's balance of power, from funding Gaza to launching Al-Jazira, as more significant than the death of a former monarch who had stepped down from power.

Indonesia

incl. 1 state outlet

2 SOURCES

Muslim world in mourning · 4 of 10 countries

Jakarta honors the memory of Qatar's former emir Sheikh Hamad, architect of the country's diplomatic rise, stressing his historic support for the Palestinian cause in Gaza.

Iran

2 SOURCES

Regional mediation · 1 of 10 countries

Tehran remembers the late Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani as a regional mediator, more so than the figure of the deceased emir himself.

Nigeria

3 SOURCES

Muslim world in mourning · 4 of 10 countries

Abuja hails Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani as a builder whose diplomatic and economic rise for Qatar rippled outward to strengthen ties between the Gulf and Muslim Africa.

Pakistan

3 SOURCES

Muslim world in mourning · 4 of 10 countries

Islamabad mourns an ally, not merely a departed head of state: for Pakistan, the death of Sheikh Hamad closes a chapter of Muslim solidarity and regional mediation.

Qatar

incl. 1 state outlet

2 SOURCES

Gulf neighbors in protocol mourning · 2 of 10 countries

Qatar pays tribute to the memory of Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the architect of its transformation into a global diplomatic and media powerhouse.

United Kingdom

2 SOURCES

Western powers and Asia-linked states · 3 of 10 countries

London first recalls the concrete mark left by Sheikh Hamad on the British capital, between Harrods, Al Jazeera and the official tribute from King Charles III.

Singapore

2 SOURCES

Western powers and Asia-linked states · 3 of 10 countries

Singapore takes a lesson from Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani on how a micro-state can be transformed into a global power, through gas, media, and diplomacy.