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His Excellency Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al Thani,
Director of the Government Communications
Office he confirmed Qatar’s stance on terrorism: “Qatar does not
fund terrorism whatsoever — no groups, no individuals.
Not from afar or from a close distance.”
When QNA was hacked, the GCO – with His Excellency
as its Director – immediately issued a statement to confirm
the hack and to warn the perpetrators that Qatar would
hold them accountable. Another was with Spanish newspaper El Pais, in which he
said that the blockading coutries’ goal was “to outsource
our foreign policy”.
Throughout the illegal blockade, His Excellency has also
been interviewed by media – both on- and off-the-record.
One important interview was with the LA Times, in which
In addition to his role as a media spokesperson, His
Excellency has been very active on Twitter during the
blockade, commenting on Qatar’s position.