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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...
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...
Banned Bahraini Newspaper Fires Staff
A independent Bahraini newspaper has sacked its staff three weeks after Sunni-dominated authorities banned it on...
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...
Trump Wishes Muslims ‘warm Greetings’ For Eid
US President Donald Trump on Saturday sent warm greetings" to Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan, after his...
Gulf States To Mark End of Ramadan From Sunday
The Eid al-Fitr feast marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is to start on Sunday in Saudi Arabia and...
Egypt’s Sisi Ratifies Handover of Islands To Saudi Arabia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified a treaty that hands over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in a deal...
Egypt’s Sisi Ratifies Island Handover To Saudi Arabia
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified a treaty that hands over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in a deal...
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...
Saudis ‘foil Suicide Attack’ On Mecca’s Grand Mosque
Saudi Arabia says it has foiled a “terrorist action” against the Grand Mosque in Mecca – Islam’s holiest site....
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...
Iran, Qatar Voice Support For Saudi After Mecca Suicide Bombing
Both Iran and Qatar on Saturday voiced support for Saudi Arabia over a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in...
White House Dubs Gulf Crisis ‘a Family Issue’
The White House said Friday it considers the deepening crisis in the Gulf to be primarily "a family issue," urging...
Police Foil ‘terrorist Action’ In Mecca
Saudi Arabian police foiled on Friday a "terrorist action" against Islam's holiest site, where millions of faithful...
UN Offers To Help Resolve Qatar Row
The United Nations on Friday offered to step in to help resolve a deepening crisis in the Gulf after Qatar was...
Yemen Cholera Cases Could Jump To 300,000 By September
A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen will probably have infected more than 300,000 people by September, up sharply...
Al-Jazeera Says Call To Shut It Attack On ‘freedom of Expression’
Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said Friday any move to shut it down was an attack on media freedom, following...
UAE Warns Qatar Over Neighbours’ Demands
The United Arab Emirates on Friday warned of "divorce" with Qatar unless it takes seriously a list of demands including...
Iran Nuclear Chief Urges West To Save Historic Deal
Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi is urging the West to change course in the Middle East in order to save the...