Qatar: Emir Hamad, Moqtada Al-Sadr and the situation in Bahrainnote

Emir Hamad of Qatar received Iraqi radical Shiite leader Moqtada Al-Sadr on 8/5/11 in Doha and discussed with him several regional issues, including notably the situation in Bahrain. The following 457-word report sheds light on Emir Hamad’s initiative to settle the situation in Bahrain and tells what about the reaction of Al-Sadr. It also tells what about the reaction of the Bahraini Shiite Opposition.