Algerian-Qatari tension over Libya spills onto the soccer pitch
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Islamist rebel Abdel Hakim Belhadj
By James M. Dorsey
Diplomatic tensions between Algeria and Qatar over the Gulf state’s support for NATO-backed Libyan rebels are spilling onto the soccer field.
As part of a litany of alleged anti-Algerian moves by Qatar, Algerian media are accusing the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund, the Qatar Investment Authority (Q…