A Blog by the Editor of The Middle East Journal

Putting Middle Eastern Events in Cultural and Historical Context

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Qatar's Replacement of its Energy Minister

When you're a major oil producer and a natural gas superpower, as Qatar pretty much is, replacing your Energy Minister is news, especially in the Gulf where ministers tend to serve forever. I've been busy with Tunisia, of course, a country I know rather well, while I don't know Qatar except from a distance (unless one stopover at Doha airport counts). So let me refer you to The Gulf Blog for an analysis.

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