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Energy Exports A Lifeline For Boycott-Hit Qatar

A Saudi-led diplomatic and economic blockade against Qatar may threaten food imports but the tiny emirate still has a...

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Gulf Crisis Presents Opportunities, Uncertainties For Iran

Viewed from Tehran, the extraordinary spat between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours has many advantages, experts say, but...

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Gulf Crisis Leaves Allies In Difficult Spot

The unprecedented crisis between Qatar and four of its Gulf neighbours including Saudi Arabia is causing a conflict of...

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Qatar Flight Ban Begins As Crisis Grows

Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...

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Philippines Halts Workers’ Deployment To Qatar

The Philippines on Tuesday halted the deployment of workers to Qatar as the gas-rich Gulf state grappled with a...

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UAE Demands Guarantees Before Mending Qatar Ties

The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday that Qatar would need to provide a "guaranteed roadmap" before it would...

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Yemen Rebels To Boycott UN Envoy

Rebels who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa have said they will have no further dealings with a UN envoy who has...

International

Qatari Planes Banned From Egyptian and Saudi Air Space

Qatari planes are to be banned from Egyptian and Saudi air space, as a growing diplomatic row in the Gulf threatens...

International

Qatar Faces Airspace Ban As Crisis With Neighbours Grows

Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to...

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US Approves $1.4 Bn Slice of Massive Saudi Arms Deal

The United States approved two large military contracts totalling more than $1.4 billion on Monday after promising...

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Gulf Crisis Threatens Qatar 2022 World Cup

The diplomatic crisis unraveling in the Gulf region could revive a campaign by critics of Qatar to strip the country of...

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Saudi Shuts Al-Jazeera Office In Qatar Row

Saudi Arabia on Monday shut the local office of Qatar's Al-Jazeera global news channel after the kingdom and other Arab...

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Saudi, UAE Seize Chance To Isolate Qatar

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, emboldened by US President Donald Trump's new approach to the region, have...

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Iran Urges ‘dialogue’ To Resolve Gulf Row Over Qatar

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday urged Qatar and neighbouring Gulf Arab countries that have...

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Gulf Crisis Could Hit Qatar 2022

The diplomatic crisis sweeping the Gulf could invigorate a campaign by critics of Qatar to strip Doha of the 2022 World...

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Arab Countries Cut Links With Qatar

Six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising...

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Tillerson Tells China To ‘step Up’ On North Korea

China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State...

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Four Countries Cut Links With Doha

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of...

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Gulf States, Egypt Cut Ties With Qatar

Gulf states on Monday cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Qatar and kicked it out of a military coalition, less than...