I agree with Randy, compared to the family's other expenditures, the Sheikh's drag racing stuff was small pittance. They are on the hook for over $20 BILLION dollars for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and the Sheikh's brother bought the soccer team Paris St. Germain for 100 million Euros in 2011, ..
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Sheikh Hamad is famous for helping to establish the first Arab international news network,
Al Jazeera, when he provided a loan of
QAR 500 million ($137 million) to sustain Al Jazeera through its first five years.
In October 2012, Hamad made a historic visit to Gaza and pledged US$400 million in humanitarian aid to
Hamas, to build infrastructure projects and hospitals.
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