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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...

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Etihad Breaks Off Talks With TUI For Leisure Airline

United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad has broken off talks with German travel group TUI to jointly create a leisure...

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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...

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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...

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Kofi Annan, Patrick Awuah Among 100 Most Reputable People

Ghana’s Kofi Annan (a former UN Secretary General) and founder of the Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, have been...

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Qatar Says State News Agency First Hacked In April

Qatari investigators have said that a cyber attack which saw the publication of explosive fake news last month that...

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GCC Nations Issue More Threats Against Qatar

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) threatened to impose an economic embargo against Qatar while Bahrain said "any options"...

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Somalia ‘ready To Offer A Helping Hand’ To Solve Gulf Crisis

Other African countries have added their voice for a settlement of the crisis. Somalia has added its voice to the...

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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...

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Trump Offers To Mediate Qatar Crisis In Call With Emir

President Donald Trump spoke to Qatar's emir on Wednesday, offering US mediation in a crisis that has split...

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Turkish Parliament Approves Troop Deployment In Qatar

Turkey's parliament has approved a legislation allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar....

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S&P Cuts Qatar’s Credit Rating One Notch To AA-

S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday cut Qatar's credit rating by one notch to AA- and put it on watch for further...

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Kuwait Emir Holds Talks In UAE Over Qatar Crisis

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met Emirati officials in Dubai on Wednesday, a day after holding talks in...

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Turkey’s Parliament To Debate Troop Deployment To Qatar

Turkey's parliament will debate on Wednesday a bill that would allow its troops to be deployed to a Turkish base in...

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Saudi FM Says ‘brother State’ Qatar Must Act To End Crisis

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Wednesday that Qatar is a "brother state" and that punitive steps against the emirate...

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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...

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Qatar Says Saudi-Led Move To Bar Citizens Breach of Rights

A Qatari official has said an ultimatum issued by Saudi Arabia and its allies for the emirate's citizens to leave is a...

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US Suspects Russian Hackers Planted Fake News Behind Qatar Crisis

US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that...

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Russian Hackers ‘planted False Story’ Behind Mideast Crisis

US intelligence officials believe Russian hackers planted a false news story that led Saudi Arabia and several allies...