Member states of the Arab League

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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...

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Gulf Crisis Presents Opportunities, Uncertainties For Iran

Viewed from Tehran, the extraordinary spat between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours has many advantages, experts say, but...

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Gulf Crisis Leaves Allies In Difficult Spot

The unprecedented crisis between Qatar and four of its Gulf neighbours including Saudi Arabia is causing a conflict of...

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Trump Appears To Support Isolation of Qatar

US President Donald Trump Tuesday linked Arab moves to isolate Qatar to his recent Middle East trip, showing little...

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Qatar Flight Ban Begins, First Efforts Seen To Resolve Crisis

A ban on Qatari flights imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies took effect Tuesday as first efforts were made to...

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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...

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Ecowas Agrees To Admit Morocco To West African Body

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco's membership application despite the country being...

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Panicked Qatar Shoppers Stock Up As Gulf Rift Bites

Shoppers in Doha were taking no chances on Monday despite Qatari officials reassuring residents there was no need to...

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Morocco To Become Part of West Africa

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite the country...

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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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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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Morocco ‘to Join ECOWAS’ Despite Snubbing Summit Over Israel

West African regional group Ecowas has in principle approved Morocco’s membership application despite it being in...

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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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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 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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Norway ‘regrets’ Saudi Activist Deportation From Qatar

Norway says it "regrets" Qatar's expulsion of a Saudi Arabian human rights activist on his way to claim refugee status...

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Saudi Activist ‘deported’ From Qatar

Qatar has deported a Saudi human rights activist who was on his way to Norway where he hoped to seek asylum, a watchdog...

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Egypt Coptic Christians

So-called Islamic State (IS) has claimed it was behind an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt that...