Geography of Asia
AU Chairman Calls For ‘dialogue’ In Gulf Crisis
African Union chairman Alpha Conde on Sunday put himself forward as a mediator in the crisis between Qatar and other...
Families Split As Gulf Crisis Becomes Humanitarian Issue
Rashed al-Jalahma, 22, has lived almost his whole life in Qatar, but he now faces the decision of whether to stay or...
Qatar Ready To Heal Gulf Rift
Kuwaiti FM says Qatar is willing to hold dialogue with Arab states that have cut diplomatic ties with Doha. Kuwait on...
Kuwait Gives Jihadist Life For Attack On US Troops
A Kuwaiti court on Sunday sentenced a professed member of the Islamic State group to life in prison for an attack on US...
Price of Saudi Cigarettes Doubles As First Tax Hits
The price of a pack of cigarettes doubled for Saudi Arabian smokers on Sunday under first-time tax measures to help the...
Qatar Says Gulf Citizens Can Stay Despite Crisis
Qatar moved Sunday to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome...
Infantino ‘confident’ In 2022 Despite Qatar Crisis
FIFA is confident the diplomatic crisis sweeping Qatar will normalise and not threaten the 2022 World Cup, the...
Iran Has Sent Five Planes of Food To Qatar
Iran has sent five planes of food to Qatar, Iran's national carrier told AFP on Sunday, days after Gulf countries cut...
Qatar Tells Gulf Residents They Are Free To Stay
Qatar has said citizens of states that have cut ties with the emirate will be allowed to stay in the country despite...
China Web Users Take Aim At Property Clampdown
Chinese social media users on Sunday angrily criticised a Shanghai government crackdown on unauthorised real estate...
Gas Giant Qatar Petroleum Says Unaffected By Gulf Crisis
Energy giant Qatar Petroleum said in a statement on Saturday that it was "business as usual" despite a spiralling...
Wearing A Barcelona Shirt Could Land Fans In Prison For Up To 15 Years
Barcelona fans in Saudi Arabia could be punished with up to 15 years in prison for wearing their team’s colours....
Iraqi Girl Reunited With Family 3 Years After IS Abduction
The Ashti camp in Iraq's northern city of Arbil on Saturday celebrated the return of a girl whose abduction by...
Turkey Says Qatar Deployment Aims To Ensure Security
Turkey's decision to station troops at a base in Qatar aims to ensure the emirate's security after Saudi Arabia and its...
Amnesty Bemoans Cost of Gulf Crisis On Human Rights
Amnesty International warned Saturday of the "heartbreak and fear" being suffered by potentially thousands of ordinary...
Russia Calls For Dialogue In Qatar Crisis
Moscow called on Saturday for dialogue between Qatar and its neighbours in the Gulf, promising help in mediating the...
Bodies Retrieved As Myanmar Ships Scour Site of Plane Crash
Myanmar navy ships battled high winds on Saturday as they scoured the storm-whipped Andaman sea for wreckage from a...
Erdogan Vows To Stand By ‘Qatari Brothers’ Amid Crisis
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan requested the full removal of a Saudi-led blockade of Qatar after approving the...
US Urges Saudis To Ease Qatar Blockade
Mr Tillerson said the blockade was having humanitarian consequences. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says Gulf...