1.   Early in February, the government said it had foiled an attempt to overthrow the current emir.

2.   In early February, the government said it had foiled an attempt to overthrow the current emir.

3.   In February, Qatar said it had foiled an attempt to overthrow the current emir.

4.   Sheik Saad and the current emir are distant cousins.

5.   The current emir is Sheikh Issa ibn Salman al-Khalifa, and his crown prince is Sheikh Hamad in Issa ibn Khalifa.