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Qatar Defiant As Deadline Nears To Resolve Gulf Rift

A deadline was approaching Sunday for Qatar to accept a series of demands made by several Arab states to lift a de...

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Rihanna’s Mystery Man Is Saudi Businessman

Rihanna’s mystery man is Hassan Jameel, a businessman from one the richest families in the world. The ‘Where Have...

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Qatar Copies Rival Saudi’s ‘investment Diplomacy’

President Donald Trump may accuse Qatar of sponsoring terrorism, but that did not stop the wealthy emirate this week...

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Qatar Says Arab Demands ‘made To Be Rejected’

Qatar said Saturday a series of demands made by several Arab states to lift a crippling blockade were designed to be...

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Turkey Urges ‘respect of Qatar’s Rights’ To Solve Gulf Crisis

Turkey on Friday said the rights of Qatar must be respected as it hosted the defence minister of Ankara's main Gulf...

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Trump, Erdogan Hold Phone Call On Qatar Crisis

US President Donald Trump, shown in this photo from Tuesday, told Erdogan that all sides in the Qatar dispute should...

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Call To Close Al-Jazeera ‘unacceptable Attack’ On Free Speech

The UN voiced outrage Friday at the demand from Gulf countries that Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera shut down,...

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Court Says NY Skyscraper Linked To Iran Can Be Seized

The Piaget Building at 650 5th Avenue in New York may be seized by the US government, as the building's owners' link to...

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Qatar’s Defence Minister To Visit Turkey Amid Base Controversy

The defence minister of Qatar is to visit its ally Turkey on Friday, state media reported, as Ankara resists pressure...

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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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Ethiopia Asks For Extension of Saudi Amnesty Deadline

Thousands of Ethiopians are still stuck in Saudi Arabia after a 90-day amnesty for undocumented migrants expired on...

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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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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...