A veteran journalist from Qatar has received slight stab wounds in an attack in Doha. Witnesses say three men armed with knives attacked the journalist, Ahmed Ali, the outspoken chief editor of the leading al-Watan daily, at his office Wednesday evening.
Police say they quickly arrested the three attackers.
The motives for the attack were not immediately clear but reports are linking it to a recent article Mr. Ali wrote that harshly criticized domestic policy proposals by the country's energy minister. Email this article to a friend.