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Events in the year 2026 in Qatar.

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Events

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February

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March

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  • 2 March –
  • 3 March – Ten people are arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran.[4]
  • 4 March – An Iranian ballistic missile strikes the Al Udeid Air Base, the largest US military base in the region.[5]
  • 5 March – Qatari authorities evacuate residents near the United States embassy in Doha as a precautionary measure.[6]
  • 6 March –
  • 18 March – Iran launches a missile attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City, the world's largest LNG export facility, causing "extensive damage" according to QatarEnergy.[9]
  • 19 March – Qatar expels Iranian diplomatic staff handling military and security affairs due to Iranian attacks on the country.[10]
  • 22 March – After a technical malfunction, a helicopter of the Qatar Armed Forces crashes in regional waters, killing all seven people on board including three Turkish nationals.[11]

April

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June

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  • 21 June – An explosion at a gas plant in Ras Laffan kills at least 13 people and injures 66 others.[13]
  • 28 June – The Qatari interior ministry announces that a Qatari was ‌killed after sustaining wounds from shrapnel because of "military operations in the area" after a vessel carrying him ⁠and another individual went missing.[14]

July

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  • 5 July —
    • Qatar announces that all maritime activities will renew immediately after a one-week halt.[15]
    • Iranian state media reports that Iran and Qatar renewed maritime trade following an almost five-month halt.[16]
  • 9 July —
  • 24 July – The United States imposes a 12.5% tariff on Qatar, citing the presence of alleged forced labour in the supply chain.[20]
  • 27 July – Emir Tamim meets with senior rabbis in Islamic nations.[21]

August

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  • 15 August — The Iranian military accuses the Qatar Armed Forces of capturing three Iranian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet pilots after their planes were shot down by Qatari air defences after an Iranian strike on Al Udeid Air Base in early March as part of the 2026 Iran war, adding that the pilots had been barred from meeting or communicating with Iranian officials or their families for six months.[a][24][25][26]
  • 17 August — Israel halts all weapons exports to Qatar and all maintenance and baking efforts connected to prior sales, calling it "an evil state" which works against the country and citing its hosting of Hamas leaders for years, as well as alleged attempts to influence Israeli public opinion, including paying Prime Minister Netanyahu's aides.[b][27]
  • 20 August — The United States approves a $4.5 billion plan to sell refueling planes to Qatar.[28]

Sports

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Deaths

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Qatar shot down two Iranian Su-24 bombers on 2 March 2026. One Iranian fighter jet pilot was killed in the strike.[22][23]
  2. ↑ Israel has no diplomatic relations with Qatar and has not sold any systems to it directly. However, Israel has supplied Qatar hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of technology which was part of bigger American-delivered systems, including air defense, night vision, and advanced avionics.

References

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  1. ↑ "AFP: Loud explosions heard in Saudi capital Riyadh". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Gas prices soar as QatarEnergy halts LNG production after Iran attacks". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Gambrell, Jon; Lidman, Melanie; MAGDY, SAMY (2 March 2026). "War widens as Israel and US pound Iran and Tehran and its allies hit back". AP News. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Qatar announces arrest of Iran's IRGC sleeper cells". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  5. ↑ "Iranian Missile Strikes Biggest U.S. Air Base in the Middle East, Qatar Says". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Al Amir, Khitam (5 March 2026). "Qatar's Ministry of Interior has initiated temporary evacuations near the US Embassy in Doha". Gulf News. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "9 drones intercepted on Friday: Ministry of Defence". Gulf Times. QNA. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Qatar Civil Aviation Authority Announces Partial Reopening of Airspace". Deccan Chronicle. AFP. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Qatar says Iran missile attack sparks fire, causes damage at gas facility". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
  10. ↑ "Trump claims Israel attacked South Pars alone and vows no more strikes after Iran's retaliation". The National. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "All seven on board Qatar military helicopter killed in crash". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 22 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Four people injured from falling debris of intercepted missiles in Qatar".
  13. ↑ "At least 13 killed and dozens injured after Qatar gas explosion". BBC. 22 June 2026. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Qatar says citizen killed from shrapnel due to 'military operations'". Reuters. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Qatar says all maritime activities will resume immediately". Reuters. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Iran and Qatar resume maritime trade, Iranian state media reports". Haaretz. Reuters. 5 July 2026. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Qatar raises security threat level as Gulf alerts widen after fresh US-Iran strikes". Arabian Business. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "MOI issues 'High' security threat alert, advises public to stay indoors". Gulf Times. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Qatar pauses LNG output revival after tanker attack near Hormuz: Report". Anadolu (in Turkish). 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  20. ↑ Race, Michael; Velasquez, Francisco; Crew, Jemma; Chia, Osmond (24 July 2026). "US hits dozens of countries with new wave of tariffs". BBC News. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  21. ↑ Haleem, Aadel (27 July 2026). "Rabbis visit Qatar's emir for condolences in show of interfaith bonds". Euro News. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  22. ↑ Salem, Mostafa; Kent, Lauren (2 March 2026). "Qatar Says It Shot Down Two Iranian Bomber Aircraft". CNN. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "ایران: قطر سه خلبان ایرانی را به اسارت گرفته است". BBC News Persian (in Persian). 15 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Iran calls on Qatar to free three pilots it says were downed, captured in war". The Times of Israel. Agencies. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Iran says Qatar captured 3 fighter jet pilots that crashed earlier during war, calls for their release". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 15 August 2026. Retrieved 15 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Qatar 'categorically denies' detaining downed Iranian pilots". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 15 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "Report: Israel halting all defense exports to Qatar, views it as 'an evil state'". The Times of Israel. 17 August 2026.
  28. ↑ "US okays $4.5 billion plan to sell refueling planes to Qatar". The Times of Israel. Agence France Presse. 20 August 2026.
  29. ↑ "Qatar appointed as host of FIFA U-17 World Cup annually from 2025 to 2029". FIFA. 14 March 2024.
  30. ↑ "Chile and Qatar to host next year's U17 World Champs". FIVB. 1 July 2025.
  31. ↑ "Former Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah passes away". The Peninsula. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  32. ↑ "Qatar's former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at age 74, state news agency says". Associated Press. 12 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
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