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Qatar Changes Anti-Terror Law Amid Gulf Row

Qatar announced on Thursday changes to its anti-terror legislation, one of the controversial issues at the core of the...

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Qatar Says UAE Source of Hacking That Sparked Gulf Row

Qatar on Thursday accused the United Arab Emirates of being behind the "hacking" of its national news agency that...

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Saudi Lets Qataris Go On Hajj, Despite Diplomatic Row

Saudi Arabia said Thursday that Qataris wanting to perform this year's hajj will be authorised to enter the kingdom for...

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Shares of Harley-Davidson Tumble On Weak Earnings

Shares of iconic US motorcycle company Harley-Davidson stumbled Tuesday following weak earnings that underscored its...

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Egypt To End Visas On Arrival For Qataris

Egypt said it would end visas on arrival for Qatari citizens as a dispute between four Arab states and the Gulf emirate...

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Erdogan To Visit Qatar and Saudi Amid Gulf Crisis

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will this month visit Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which are locked in a deep...

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Second Qatari Stadium On Schedule

A second stadium being built for the football World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be ready on schedule next year despite...

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Qatar Is ‘undermining’ GCC Allies

The United Arab Emirates warned Qatar on Monday it could not belong to the Gulf Cooperation Council if it undermined...

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French FM In Kuwait For Gulf Crisis Talks

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks with top officials in Kuwait on Sunday in a bid to bolster the...

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France Aims To Be ‘facilitator’ In Gulf Crisis Talks

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Doha on Saturday that Paris wants to assist Kuwait-led mediation on...

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Ankara, Doha Insist Turkish Base Will Stay In Qatar

Turkey and Qatar on Friday insisted Ankara would keep a new military base in the emirate, rejecting demands from other...

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Dubai Launches Women-Only Ambulances

Four women in pink remain on standby 12 hours a day, seven days a week, to come to the aid of their "sisters" in the...

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Paralympic Athlete Passes On

Paralympic athlete, Abdullah Hayayei, has died while preparing for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships in...

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Tillerson Leaves Gulf With No End In Sight To Qatar Crisis

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday wrapped up a four-day mission to the Gulf with little sign of progress...

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Qatar Airways Boss Says ‘bullying’ Gulf States Will Hit Profits

Qatar Airways' outspoken boss Akbar Al-Baker accused neighbouring Gulf states Thursday of "bullying" his country during...

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UAE Slams Al-Jazeera For Anti-Semitism, Inciting Hate

A top UAE official on Wednesday accused Qatari broadcast giant Al-Jazeera of anti-Semitism, discrimination and inciting...

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Boycott-Busting Bovines Begin Arriving In Qatar

A first herd of boycott-busting cows has been airlifted to Qatar to boost milk supplies five weeks after neighbouring...

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Tillerson To Meet Arab Ministers Over Qatar Boycott

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, touring the crisis-hit Gulf for a round of intense shuttle diplomacy, arrived in...

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US Laptop Ban Lifted In Egypt, Morocco

Egypt and Morocco's airlines have said a ban against carry-on laptops on US-bound flights has been lifted, leaving only...