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Saudi, Allies Issue Qatar-Linked ‘terrorism’ List

Saudi Arabia and allies, which have cut ties with Doha, on Friday issued a list of individuals and entities they say...

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Turkey In ‘difficult Position’ Over Support For Qatar

Turkey is keen to support its close ally Qatar in a diplomatic crisis with Doha's Gulf neighbours, but has found itself...

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GCC Nations Issue More Threats Against Qatar

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) threatened to impose an economic embargo against Qatar while Bahrain said "any options"...

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Somalia ‘ready To Offer A Helping Hand’ To Solve Gulf Crisis

Other African countries have added their voice for a settlement of the crisis. Somalia has added its voice to the...

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Trump Offers To Mediate Qatar Crisis In Call With Emir

President Donald Trump spoke to Qatar's emir on Wednesday, offering US mediation in a crisis that has split...

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Kuwait Emir Holds Talks In UAE Over Qatar Crisis

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met Emirati officials in Dubai on Wednesday, a day after holding talks in...

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Saudi FM Says ‘brother State’ Qatar Must Act To End Crisis

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Wednesday that Qatar is a "brother state" and that punitive steps against the emirate...

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Gulf Rivals Not Seeking Qatar ‘regime Change’

A senior Emirati official insisted on Wednesday that Gulf Arab states were not seeking regime change in Doha, as...

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Trump Urges Arab Unity In Call To Saudi Arabia’s King Salman

US President Donald Trump has called the king of Saudi Arabia to urge Gulf unity amid an escalating dispute over...

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Russian Hackers ‘planted False Story’ Behind Mideast Crisis

US intelligence officials believe Russian hackers planted a false news story that led Saudi Arabia and several allies...

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Erdogan Criticises Qatar Sanction, Wants Stronger Ties

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stood to defend Qatar on Tuesday, saying he intends to "develop" ties with the...

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Qatar Must ‘change Policies’

Qatar must "change their policies" and stop supporting "extremist groups", the Saudi foreign minister said Tuesday in...

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German Minister Accuses Trump of Stirring Gulf Conflict

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Tuesday accused US President Donald Trump of stirring up conflicts in the...

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Trump Throws Ties With Key Ally Qatar Into Crisis

In a series of morning tweets, President Donald Trump threw Washington's relations with Doha into deep crisis on...

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Qatar Crisis Has ‘no Impact’ On US Military Operations

A Saudi-led move to isolate Qatar has had "no impact" on US military operations in the emirate, nor is any expected, a...

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Key Developments In Qatar-Gulf Crisis

Here are the main developments that led to the unprecedented crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours: On May 20,...

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Al-Jazeera Slams ‘unjustified’ Closure of Saudi Office

Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Tuesday Saudi Arabia's decision to shut its office in the kingdom as part of...

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Trump Claims Credit For Isolation

US President Donald Trump has claimed credit for the pressure being placed on Qatar by Gulf neighbours who accuse it of...

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Energy Exports A Lifeline For Boycott-Hit Qatar

A Saudi-led diplomatic and economic blockade against Qatar may threaten food imports but the tiny emirate still has a...