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
What is behind the links between Al Jazeera and Islamist unions backed by Qatar
:: On April 5, 2017, The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the Kurdish political party in Iraqi Kurdistan held a meeting in Sulaimaniya, Iraq for the leaders and princes of the Kurdish “Sunni” groups and parties. The meeting led by Jalal
Kuwait hands Qatar list of demands from boycotting nations to end crisis
:: Kuwait has reportedly handed over a list of demands to Qatar from neigboring countries Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Egypt, who all cut diplomatic and economic ties with Doha earlier this month. The list of demands, according an Associated
India to airlift its citizens stuck in Qatar from next week
:: India will operate flights starting next week allowing its citizens in Qatar to return home after diplomatic crisis hit the Gulf country. The decision was taken after several countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and
Qatar expats say leave cancelled, travel restricted following Arab rift
:: Expatriates working in Qatar said on Thursday their employers had cancelled holidays and barred them from leaving the country in the wake of a rift with other Arab powers. A Qatari government official said some leave had been cancelled
US: Saudis, allies have list of demands for Qatar to resolve spat
:: US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson said in a statement on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia and its allies have prepared a list of demands for Qatar to resolve the ongoing spat between them. “In regards to the continuing
First degree relatives of mixed families allowed to cross Saudi-Qatar border
:: First degree relatives of mixed Saudi-Qatari families will be allowed to cross the Salwa border, Al Arabiya News Channel’s correspondent has reported. “Saudi Arabia is allowing first degree relatives from Saudi Arabia to enter Qatar and vice versa through
Official: Qatar can stay under ‘blockade forever’
:: CEO of the state-owned Qatar Petroleum said on Tuesday in an interview that Doha can continue to sustain itself under “blockade forever,” in a statement showing recalcitrance defiance. “We can stay under blockade forever and our situation in terms
Qatar Foreign Minister: We are ready to discuss concerns of Gulf countries
:: Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Monday that Doha was ready to engage in dialogue with other Gulf parties to resolve the crisis based on clear principles. The foreign minister announced that he will visit
Iran’s deputy foreign minister visits Qatar with Rouhani message
:: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasimi said that the Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs, Hossein Jaberi Ansari, paid a short visit to Qatar where he met with Qatari officials and exchanged views about the bilateral relations
Egyptian on terror list says those boycotting Qatar are ‘allied with crusaders’
:: Egyptian fugitive Wagdy Ghoneim, who is on the Qatar-linked terror list and who had fled to Qatar, slammed Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates and described them as “demons.” In response to these countries’ decision to
Turkish FM says he will travel to Qatar, hopes crisis to end soon
:: Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Al Arabiya News Channel that he will be traveling to Qatar on Wednesday and later to Saudi Arabia if possible in hopes to end crisis between Doha and Arab powers. Saudi Arabia and
US envoy to Qatar to step down in midst of crisis
:: The US ambassador to Qatar said Tuesday she is leaving her post in Doha, in the midst of the worst diplomatic crisis involving America’s Gulf allies in years. “This month, I end my 3 years as US Ambassador to
UAE: Qatar rejecting terrorism key to resolve crisis
:: The UAE’s Foreign Affairs Minister Anwar Gargash tweeted on Thursday that the “key” to resolve spat between Arab powers with Qatar is for the latter to “reject backing extremism and terrorism.” Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies accuse Qatar
Qatar rift with Arab States not affecting US military operations: US official
:: A rift between Qatar and other Arab states is not affecting US military operations, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday. “We are watching that very, very closely but we have had good cooperation from
Pakistani PM Sharif schedules visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss Gulf rift
:: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has scheduled a visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss matters with Saudi leadership regarding the diplomatic rift in the Gulf. During the scheduled visit, the Sharif is expected to discuss the importance of Muslim
Pakistan denies media reports of troop deployment to Qatar
:: The Foreign Office denied on Sunday media reports claiming that Pakistan would send its troops to Qatar, in the wake of the Gulf-Arab diplomatic fallout. According to a Foreign Office press release, the reports in some foreign media concerning
US, Turkey discuss Qatar row, Syria on phone call – sources
:: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed developments in Syria and in the row between Qatar and its fellow Arab states on a phone call late on Saturday, Turkish foreign ministry sources said. The
The reasons Qaradawi on the top of Egypt’s most wanted list
:: Yusuf al-Qaradawi is an Egyptian Islamic theologian based in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars. He is the first Egyptian on the terror list announced by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain. The
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