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Allaham was instrumental in an "unconventional" lobbying campaign for Qatar during the [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]].<ref name="sides"/> Allaham and a lobbying-business partner earned more than $3 million from Qatar, which had sought to win over Trump's allies and associates, amid a regional dispute and [[Qatar and state-sponsored terrorism|allegations of supporting terrorism]]. However, Allaham settled a lawsuit filed by Republican fundraiser [[Elliott Broidy]], and admitted to knowing about the Qatari hack of Broidy's emails before the news of it broke out. Allaham's admission and cooperation in the case served as evidence to support Broidy's claims.<ref name="sides">{{cite news |last1=Viswanatha |first1=Aruna |last2=Barber |first2=C. Ryan |title=A Trump-Era Lawsuit Over a Hack Was Going Nowhere. Then a Lobbyist Switched Sides. |url=https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/a-trump-era-lawsuit-over-a-hack-was-going-nowhere-then-a-lobbyist-switched-sides-10627ecc |date=25 September 2023|access-date=28 September 2023 |work=Wall Street Journal}}</ref>
According to a 2024 ''[[Washington Post]]'' report, Allaham facilitated introductions between [[Newsmax]] CEO [[Christopher Ruddy]] and [[Qatar Investment Authority|Qatari sovereign wealth fund]] officials in early 2018 regarding a potential Qatari investment in Newsmax. Allaham revealed that he was excluded from further negotiations and not informed about the subsequent $50 million investment deal involving Qatar's ruling [[House of Thani|Al Thani family]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ellison |first1=Sarah |last2=O'Connell |first2=Jonathan |title=Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/03/26/qatar-newsmax-investment/ |access-date=27 March 2024 |work=Washington Post |date=26 March 2024}}</ref>
==Israel–Indonesia normalization work==
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