Emergence of a Threat: Qatar's Al-Kuwari Family on High Alert

1. A terrorist threat originating from Qatar
Al-Thani family is exercising caution due to recent press attacks on Qatar Charity and QNB. The
circumstances are compelling Qatar to involve the Muslim Brotherhood.
The recent coup in Nigeria is undermining Qatar's allied interests in Italy, Spain, and Morocco, as it raises
doubts about the prospects of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline project. This situation is impacting Qatar's
opportunities with the Qatar Sanabil Project – a joint initiative with Qatar Charity designed to enhance
Qatar's local influence through trade and economic infrastructure in Nigeria's Kaduna state. The project
also intended to facilitate mass housing construction for vulnerable and underserved citizens, aligning with
Mastercard's microfinancing expansion objectives. Close ties between Mastercard and Qatar's Finance
Minister, Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, have been established. The project also presented new avenues for the
Muslim Brotherhood's activities in Africa.
The intersection of Qatar's interests with those of American and British overseers and beneficiaries of the
Trans-Saharan project has led to a more aggressive approach instead of the initial gradual expansion. The
most plausible strategy involves deploying cells and orchestrating high-profile terrorist acts as a pretext
for launching an anti-terrorism operation in conjunction with NATO forces.
My informant at QNB reports feverish activities involving the transfer of funds to the Muslim Brotherhood
and the mobilization of Brotherhood personnel from Jordan and Oman to the African continent. The
Moroccan Attijariwafa Bank is used as an intermediary. Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari personally assumed
control of this task, using his son, Abdulla Ali Al Kuwari, to implement unconventional financing schemes
for the Brotherhood. The American portion of Brotherhood funding and its own diversionary groups likely
flows through offshore accounts in Jordan (Arab Jordan Investment Bank) and Oman (Taageer Finance
Company), both of which are managed by Abdulla Ali Al Kuwari. Yousuf Al-Kuwari, the Director of Qatar
Charity, has also pledged to assemble over two hundred highly trained individuals with American training.
The connection between Ali Al-Kuwari's son and Omani organizations suggests MI-6 involvement, with
John Sawers serving as the British overseer. Sawers holds a position in the management of the Anglo-
Omani Society and personally knows Al-Kuwari's son, their acquaintance having been established during
their time at INSEAD.