A dhow is anchored in front a hotel off the coast of the Qatari capital Doha, on September 22, 2013. Three months after a new emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, stepped in, Qatar's political clout has shrunk following the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president and with Riyadh emerging as the Syrian opposition's main backer, analysts say.  Thani, the youngest Arab head of state, succeeded his father Sheikh Hamad who abdicated on June 25.