Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Category Archives: Qatar
UNHCR issues correction to ‘distorted’ reports appearing in Qatari media
:: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday that it regrets the appearance of inaccurate accounts in Qatari media of a meeting held on Thursday between UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad
Trump’s priority is to stop Doha from funding terrorist groups
:: President Donald Trump’s priority with regard to Qatar crisis is to stop Doha from funding terrorist groups, US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has said. Speaking on Wednesday at the hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee,
Qatar dismisses Gulf demands but says ready to discuss ‘legitimate issues’
:: Qatar is ready to discuss “legitimate issues” with Arab states to end a regional crisis, but it said a list presented by them last week contained some demands that were impossible to be met because they were not true.
UAE official: ‘Is it unreasonable to ask Qataris to stop funding terrorism?’
:: UAE ambassador to Russia, Omar Ghobash, answered several significant queries that pertains to the Qatar crisis on the American CNN program “Connect the World.” Show host Becky Anderson asked Ghobash about the concerns of the international community with regard
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 to a crippling embargo. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who is also vice president
Prominent US anchor accuses Qatar of using Al Jazeera to spread chaos
:: The American broadcaster Joe Scarborough attacked Al Jazeera channel accusing Qatar of using it to support terrorism and spread chaos. Scarborough spoke on an episode of the “Morning Joe,” talk show airing on MSNBC, about Qatar’s propaganda, spreading false
Egypt accuses Qatar of funding terrorists in Libya at the UN Security Council
:: Egypt urged the UN Security Council to document repeated violations by some countries, especially Qatar, of the sanctions imposed on Libya. The request was made during a meeting held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on the
Rex Tillerson meets with Qatari foreign minister over Gulf rift
:: Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday. This is the first meeting since Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and Egypt decided to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar
As one-week deadline looms, Qatar remains in denial
:: Qatar appears to be resistant toward accepting the demands from several boycotting countries after appearing to seek support from Iran and Turkey despite Washington announcing that the demands remain the basis for dialogue in resolving the current crisis. Seven
What did Iran’s president tell Qatar’s emir on Eid al-Fitr?
:: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday said his country wants to bolster ties with Qatar and rejected a blockade of the Gulf Arab emirate. “Iran’s policy is to develop more and more its relations with Doha,” Rouhani said in
Turkey’s Erdogan backs Qatar’s response to list of Arab demands
:: Turkish President Tayyip Ergodan said on Sunday he backed Qatar’s response to a list of demands issued by Arab states boycotting the Gulf state. Qatar has described the boycott by its larger neighbors as an “blockade” aimed at curbing
US: Qatar reviewing list of demands from boycotting countries
:: The US Department of State has announced that Qatar has begun reviewing the list of demands submitted by several Arab and Gulf countries boycotting Doha. Washington said there were “important areas that lay the groundwork for a dialogue to
Qatar naturalizing Bahraini citizens among key Gulf rift concerns
:: Qatar’s naturalization of Gulf citizens, specifically those from Bahrain, has emerged as a key point of contention between Doha and several boycotting member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Several media outlets, including Al Arabiya, began to report in
UAE minister Gargash: Qatar chose to ‘leak list of Gulf demands’
:: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said on Saturday that instead of discussing a list of demands set by Gulf countries, Qatar decided to leak them to the media. Speaking in a press conference, Gargash said
Weeks after the boycott, no positive signs from Qatar
:: There are no positive signs from Qatar, weeks after the Gulf boycott. The Qatari attempts aim to put some pressure on its neighbors to end the boycott at times, and to push for a decision to re-open the Qatari
UAE, Saudi, Bahrain envoys meet with Turkish FM official on Qatar
:: The Emirati, Saudi and Bahraini ambassadors to Turkey have met with a Turkish foreign ministry official on Friday to discuss Ankara’s stance on the Gulf states’ political dispute with Qatar. The three envoys stressed the position of their countries
UAE warns Qatar to take neighbors’ demands ‘seriously’
:: The UAE on Friday advised Qatar to take a list of stern demands drawn up by its neighbors seriously or the diplomatic crisis in the Gulf would turn into a “divorce” with Doha. Anwar Gargash, the UAE state minister
Turkey has no plans to reassess military base in Qatar
:: Turkey’s defense minister said on Friday his country had no plans to review its military base in Qatar and that any demand for its closure would represent interference in Ankara’s relations with the Gulf state. Defence Minister Fikri Isik
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