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
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman receives Qatari Emir in Jeddah
:: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz received Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Monday. The King welcomed the Emir who, in turn, expressed his happiness for the visit and
Qatar upholds rare death sentence in UK teacher’s murder
A Doha court on Sunday upheld the death penalty in the retrial of a Qatari man convicted of murdering a 24-year-old British female teacher. Badr Hashim Khamis Abdallah Al-Jabr was found guilty of stabbing Lauren Patterson and then burning her
Return the money if you don’t need it: Qatari Minister to Abadi
The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi said on Tuesday that Baghdad is holding the ransom paid for the people who kidnapped Qatari hunters, adding that he did not agree on granting the hunters the visas in the first place. In
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis visits key ally Qatar
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar’s emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the largest US air base in the Middle East. The visit to Doha is part of a regional tour that has
Kidnappers free Qatari hunters held in Iraq after 16-month captivity
A Qatari hunting party kidnapped in southern Iraq in 2015 has been freed and was being handed over to a Qatari delegation in Baghdad on Friday, a senior interior ministry official told AFP. Sources close to the negotiations said their
‘My baby and me:’ Janet Jackson posts first photo of son Eissa
Janet Jackson has shared her first public photo of her three-month-old son Eissa on Friday, Beside the image, the singer wrote: “My baby and me after nap time.” This post comes just after her separation from her Qatari billionaire husband,
Has Janet Jackson separated from her millionaire Qatari husband?
Pop superstar Janet Jackson has reportedly separated from Qatari millionaire business tycoon Wissam Al Mana. Jackson and Mana had welcomed their newborn son Eissa in January. According to British newspaper the Mail on Sunday, a source familiar with the matter
Doha meeting pledges more than $260 mln in Syrian aid
More than $260 million has been pledged in humanitarian aid for Syria following a meeting in Doha on Sunday involving the United Nations and 25 non-governmental organizations from across the region. Qatari state media said the total number of pledges
Qatar Foundation looks at job cuts amid low oil, gas prices
The Qatar Foundation says it is looking at possible job cuts, the latest Gulf entity to acknowledge being hurt by low global energy prices. The foundation says in a statement Sunday it is “examining our existing operational costs,” when asked
Iran’s foreign minister visits Qatar, meets ruler
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Qatar on Wednesday for talks with his Qatari counterpart and the Gulf Arab country’s ruler, Tasnim news agency reported. Iranian President Hassan Rowhani visited Kuwait and Oman last month, signaling that the Islamic
Football: Turkish company wins Qatar World Cup contract
Qatar World Cup organisers announced on Wednesday that Turkish construction company Tefken will build the 40,000-seater Al Thumama Stadium for the tournament in five years’ time. A statement from the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the tournament organising body
Turkish foreign minister defends idea of ‘safe zones’ in Syria
Turkey’s foreign minister, on a visit to Qatar on Wednesday, defended the idea of “safe zones” in war-ravaged Syria and pressed the need for them to be properly funded. Mevlut Cavusoglu said that only through making the zones habitable would
Uber willing to talk with Qatar drivers on strike
Uber’s communication department in the GCC announced that they are willing to hold talks with a number of Uber drivers in Qatar, who previously announced their plans to strike on Sunday. “Uber is committed to dialogue with partner drivers and
Qatar will help Syrian rebels even if Trump ends US role
Qatar will continue to arm Syrian rebels even if Donald Trump ends US backing for the multinational effort, Doha’s foreign minister said in an interview, signaling its determination to pursue a policy the US President-elect may abandon. But Foreign Minister
King Salman in Qatar to offer his condolences
Saudi King Salman has arrived Monday in Qatar to offer his condolences following the death of the Gulf country’s former Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The former Emir of Qatar passed away
Qatar: 11 killed in labor accommodation fire
A fire which broke out at a labor camp in Qatar late on Wednesday has killed 11 people and injured 12, the interior ministry said. Firefighters were able to contain the blaze from spreading to adjacent areas. The cause of
US deploys B-52s to Qatar to fight ISIS
The US Air Force deployed B-52 bombers to Qatar on Saturday to join the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the first time they have been based in the Middle East since the end of the Gulf War in
Oman says US man held by Houthis freed
A US man held captive in Yemen’s rebel-controlled capital has been released after Omani negotiators interceded on his behalf, authorities said, becoming the latest American freed through the sultanate’s quiet diplomacy. In a statement posted online late Friday, Oman’s Foreign
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