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UAE Demands Guarantees Before Mending Qatar Ties

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that Qatar would need to provide a "guaranteed roadmap" before it would...

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Qatari Planes Banned From Egyptian and Saudi Air Space

Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens...

International

Qatar Faces Airspace Ban As Crisis With Neighbours Grows

Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...

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US Approves $1.4 Bn Slice of Massive Saudi Arms Deal

The United States approved two large military contracts totalling more than $1.4 billion on Monday after promising...

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Gulf Crisis Threatens Qatar 2022 World Cup

The diplomatic crisis unraveling in the Gulf region could revive a campaign by critics of Qatar to strip the country of...

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Saudi, UAE Seize Chance To Isolate Qatar

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, emboldened by US President Donald Trump's new approach to the region, have...

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Iran Urges ‘dialogue’ To Resolve Gulf Row Over Qatar

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday urged Qatar and neighbouring Gulf Arab countries that have...

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Gulf Crisis Could Hit Qatar 2022

The diplomatic crisis sweeping the Gulf could invigorate a campaign by critics of Qatar to strip Doha of the 2022 World...

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Arab Countries Cut Links With Qatar

Six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising...

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Tillerson Tells China To ‘step Up’ On North Korea

China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State...

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UAE’s Etihad To Suspend Flights To Qatar

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said Monday it would suspend flights to Qatar after the United Arab Emirates was among major...

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Four Countries Cut Links With Doha

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of...

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Gulf States, Egypt Cut Ties With Qatar

Gulf states on Monday cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Qatar and kicked it out of a military coalition, less than...

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Bahrain Bans Newspaper For ‘sowing Division’

The government in Sunni-ruled Bahrain announced Sunday an indefinite ban on the independent Al-Wasat newspaper on...

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Bahrain Minister Briefly Hacked After Qatar Cyber Attack

Hackers temporarily took over the Twitter account of the Bahraini foreign minister on Saturday, just 10 days after a...

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Bahrain Follows Trump Trip With Dissent Crackdown

Authorities in Bahrain have clamped down on dissent in the wake of US President Donald Trump's visit to the Gulf last...

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Bahrain Court Dissolves Secular Opposition Group

A Bahraini court dissolved a secular opposition party on Wednesday, a judicial official said, as authorities in the...

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Chespol Stoops To Conquer 3000m Steeplechase At Diamond League Meet

Teenaged Kenyan star Celliphine Chespol recovered from a lost shoe to win the 3000m steeplechase with the second...

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Bahrain Warns Protesters After Deadly Crackdown

Bahrain on Wednesday warned people against holding protests a day after police shot dead five demonstrators in the home...