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Dubai Ruler Takes To Verse To Urge Qatar Turnabout

The ruler of Dubai has taken to verse to urge Qatar to concede to the demands of Saudi Arabia and its allies for an end...

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Asians Stuck In Saudi After Qatari Bosses Ordered Out

Asian migrants working as domestic staff and farmers are stranded in Saudi Arabia -- potentially illegally -- after...

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Qataris Hire Swiss Lawyers To Sue Gulf ‘siege’ States

A top Qatari human rights group said Wednesday it will employ Swiss lawyers to seek compensation for those impacted by...

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Kwesi Appiah To Make Changes For Mexico Friendly

Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah is expected to ring in the changes in Wednesday’s friendly game against Mexico in...

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Qatar Says Garcia Report ‘vindicates’ 2022 World Cup Bid

Qatar World Cup organisers said on Wednesday that the surprise publication of FIFA's Garcia report "vindicated the...

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Qatar Slams Saudi Refusal To Negotiate

Qatar on Wednesday condemned Saudi Arabia's refusal to negotiate the demands of the kingdom and its allies for ending a...

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Saudis Stand Tough As Top Gulf Diplomats In Washington For Qatar Talks

Three top Gulf diplomats were in Washington Tuesday as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sought to help resolve the...

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Saudis Say Demands ‘non-Negotiable’ As Qatar, US Officials Meet

Saudi Arabia reiterated Tuesday that its demands on Qatar were not negotiable, as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson...

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$2 Mn Sent To Child of FIFA Member Before 2022 World Cup Award

A sum of $2 million was sent to the 10-year-old daughter of a FIFA official prior to Qatar being awarded the hosting of...

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Claims of Corruption In Qatar Bid Published In Germany

Claims of alleged corruption in Qatar’s successful 2022 World Cup bid have been published in the German media. Bild...

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Novak Djokovic ‘struggling’ In Toughest Year As A Tennis Player

Twelve-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic says this year has been his toughest in tennis, as he prepares for his...

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Tillerson To Meet Qatari Counterpart In Washington

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with his Qatari counterpart Tuesday in Washington, after the US...

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Key US Republican Threatens To Block Arms To Gulf

A top Republican lawmaker on Monday threatened to block US arms sales to members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation...

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Bahrain Accuses Qatar of ‘military Escalation’

Bahrain's foreign minister on Monday accused Qatar of a "military escalation" in the Gulf diplomatic crisis, an...

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Iran Seeks Stronger Ties With Qatar

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said his country wants to bolster ties with Qatar and rejected a Saudi-led...

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US Urges Qatar and Saudi-Led Group To ‘lower Rhetoric’

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Sunday for a "lowering of rhetoric" between Qatar and a four-nation group...

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Erdogan Says Saudi-Led Ultimatum On Qatar ‘against International Law’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday welcomed Qatar's dismissal of a sweeping list of demands from Saudi...

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UAE Says US, European Guarantees Needed To Solve Gulf Crisis

A top Emirati diplomat said on Saturday that US and European guarantees would be needed to monitor any future agreement...

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Qatar Says Saudi-Led Demands Not ‘reasonable’

Qatar said Saturday that a 13-point list of demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies impinged on its sovereignty and...