Arab States Send Qatar Steep Demands
Four Arab states have sent Qatar a list of 13 demands it must meet if it wants them to lift their sanctions. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are asking the Gulf state to...
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Palestinians Greatly Troubled By Gulf Crisis, Fear Consequences
Following the declaration of Gulf and Arab states to boycott Qatar, which broke out two weeks ago, and the decision to take measures against the emirate, the Palestinians decided to be neutral to...
Turkey Deepens Diplomatic Negotiation Over Qatari Crisis
Turkey is intensifying its diplomatic efforts to mediate the crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries, but experts say the results could be limited due to its one-sided pro-Doha stance....
Egypt Hisham Barakat Killing
A court in Cairo has recommended the death penalty for 30 people convicted of involvement in the killing of Egypt’s top public prosecutor. Hisham Barakat was assassinated in a car bomb attack in...
Is Islam Responsible For Global ‘Islamist’ Terrorism?
The media have consistently, for far too long, maintained shallow, hollow and horrific reportage on the terror perpetrated by miscreants who claim to be fighting for the sake of Islam. The...
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 deployment of Turkish troops there, saying Riyadh needed to put brotherhood ahead of...
Gulf Crisis Grows As Saudi, Allies Place Qataris On ‘terror List’
The diplomatic crisis surrounding the Gulf escalated further Friday after Saudi Arabia and its allies placed a number of Qataris and Doha-based organisations on a "terror list". As many as 18...
Qatar Slams Saudi, Allies Terrorism List As ‘baseless’
Qatar on Friday dismissed as "baseless" a terrorism blacklist published by Saudi Arabia and its allies which linked individuals and organisations in Doha to support for Islamist militant groups. The...
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 with little room to manoeuvre given its ties with Riyadh, analysts say. "This...
Qatar ‘places Its Armed Forces On “highest Alert Level
Qatar has called its tanks into action and warned neighbours that it will open fire on any ships that come into its waters. The country's military has been put on its highest alert level after an...
International Efforts Intensify To Resolve Qatar Dispute In Gulf
Efforts to resolve a diplomatic dispute pitting Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatar intensified Thursday, after Washington offered to mediate the biggest crisis to grip the Gulf in years. As...
Trump Calls Qatar Emir As Efforts Build To End Crisis
President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered his services as a mediator in a damaging feud between the emirate and its Gulf neighbors. Trump's call to Qatari ruler Emir Sheikh...
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 tensions built in a bitter feud between Qatar and its neighbours. Speaking to AFP in...
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 Qatar's alleged support for militants. "His message was that we need unity in the...
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 Tuesday and raised doubts about the future of the largest US air base in the Middle...
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, 2017, Qatar says it is the victim of a smear campaign and rejects accusations of...
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 the diplomatic crisis in the Gulf was "unjustified". In a statement, the global...
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 loyalties for a number of countries which have good relations with both sides....
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 resolve the biggest feud to hit the Arab world in years. Saudi Arabia and allies...
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 consider mending ties. Along with neighbouring Saudi Arabia and its closest allies,...