In 2008 Sheikh Hamad Brought Lebanese Leaders Together to Broker End to Months of Violence
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“DISNEY VALUED AT AROUND $180 BILLION; THE ANIMATION STUDIO IS NOW WORTH MORE THAN THE ANNUAL GDP OF COUNTRIES LIKE MOROCCO AND KENYA”
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