Qatar: Emir Tamim in London

Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived in London for an official visit on 27 October, during which he met Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister David Cameron. He met the queen at Buckingham Palace at around noon on 29 October, and Cameron at Downing Street that afternoon; the meeting was ongoing as GSN went to press. Several British newspapers used the occasion to publish calls for Cameron to demand Qatar do more to stop the flow of money to terrorists including Islamic State (IS, or ISIL) (see View); while the accusations are nothing new, their persistence has frustrated the Qataris, who flatly deny they support extremists.