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Bahrain suggests freezing Qatar’s GCC membership
Bahrain's foreign minister suggests suspending Qatar's Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) membership until it accepts the demands of its Arab adversaries
1 min read30 Oct 2017Donald Trump hails Kuwait mediation on Qatar, Arab states react
Donald Trump hails Emir Sheikh Sabah's mediation effort on Qatar, but Arab nations dismiss some of the comments from the Kuwait leader, signalling the crisis is far from over
3 min read8 Sep 2017Qatar restores diplomatic ties with Iran amid regional crisis
Qatar has restored full diplomatic relations with Iran early, disregarding the demands of Arab nations that the energy-rich country lessen its ties with Tehran
3 min read24 Aug 2017Mystery Qatari sheikh pushed into Gulf crisis spotlight
The decision to reopen borders for hajj was apparently taken after Saudi Arabia crown prince Mohammed bin Salman met an obscure member of Qatar's ruling dynasty
3 min read21 Aug 2017Saudi king orders reopening of Qatar border to pilgrims
Saudi Arabia's King Salman orders reopening of border with Qatar to facilitate the annual hajj pilgrimage, in the first signs of a thaw after the region's worst diplomatic crisis in years
2 min read17 Aug 2017Arab bloc won’t discriminate against US firms in Qatar rift: report
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain reportedly sent a letter to Rex Tillerson reassuring him that US firms would not be discriminated against as part of the boycott
2 min read13 Aug 2017Qatar announces €5 billion order for warships from Italy
Qatar has concluded a 5 billion ($5.91 billion) deal with Italy for seven navy vessels, says Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani
1 min read2 Aug 2017Qatar accuses Saudi Arabia of hampering Qatari hajj pilgrims
Qatar accused Riyadh of intertwining politics with one of the pillars of Islam, which may result in depriving many Muslims from performing hajj pilgrimage
1 min read31 Jul 2017Qatar crisis is said to be deadlocked as Saudi bloc adds demands
Efforts to resolve the standoff between Qatar and a Saudi-led alliance have reportedly reached an impasse amid signs the bloc wants to extract more concessions from Doha
1 min read26 Jul 2017Recep Tayyip Erdogan says prolonging Gulf crisis ‘not in anyone’s interest’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan embarks on a visit to the Gulf region, says he wants to see the end of the standoff between Turkey's ally Qatar and its neighbours
1 min read23 Jul 2017Popular Topics
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