<sod >Qatarâs state-run news agency has been targeted by hackers who used their access to publishing platforms to distribute controversial statements falsely attributed to the Gulf stateâs monarch.< eod>< sod > The targeting ofÂ Qatarâs state-run news agency by hackers who published controversial statements falsely attributed to the Gulf stateâs monarch has led to renewed tensions with the country's wealthy Gulf neighbours.< eod>