{
  "id": 13538220,
  "title": "Qatar’s former PM urges decisive support for Saudi Arabia after airport attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/qatars-former-pm-urges-decisive-support-for-saudi-arabia-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T21:04:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/qatars-former-pm-urges-decisive-support-saudi-arabia-after-airport"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Qatar’s former Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani is calling on Gulf states to set aside their differences in the wake of a recent attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid airport. The attack, according to Al Thani, has made it more urgent than ever for the region to support Saudi Arabia in a practical and decisive manner. In a statement on X, Al Thani emphasized that Iran is now the primary adversary for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).\n\nHe warned that the GCC faces \"several hostile plots and conspiracies\" and stressed the need for \"unity and profound foresight\" to counter these threats. Al Thani pointed out that the situation necessitates setting aside all peripheral disputes and urged GCC members to demonstrate unity in response to the threat. He described the threat from within Yemen as being \"plotted and directed from outside [Yemen],\" highlighting the regional challenges faced by the GCC.\n\nAl Thani, who led Qatar’s government from 2007 to 2013, also held the foreign affairs portfolio for much of that time, bringing significant experience to his recent call for solidarity among Gulf states.",
  "summary": "Qatar’s former PM urges decisive support for Saudi Arabia after airport attack Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani has called on Gulf states to put their differences aside following today’s attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid airport. Qatar’s former prime minister said the attack made it “more urgent than ever” to support Saudi Arabia in a “practical and decisive” manner. “It has now become…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "outlet": "Gulf News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/saudi-arabias-king-khalid-international-airport-temporarily-halts",
        "published": "2026-10-10T16:46:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/saudi-arabia-launches-status-correction-for-yemeni-residents-sunday",
        "published": "2026-10-10T17:07:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}