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Doha, Qatar: The James Foley Foundation in the United States has awarded Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar HEDr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al-Khulaifi, the 2026 American "Hostage Freedom Award". In...

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