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 »
Tag Archives: QATAR CRISIS
Qatar’s problem is that it is ruled by two people
By : Abdulrahman Al-Rashed :: From the course of action taken by the four countries to end the Qatari status quo, we can realize that their success is highly probable, no matter how much Doha’s government resists. This week’s political
Saudi FM says solution to Qatar crisis is in Doha’s hands
:: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir on Monday said the solution to the crisis Qatar is facing is in Doha’s hands. Speaking in New York after a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the UN General
Arab quartet meet in New York to discuss new approach to Qatar crisis
:: The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates held a meeting in New York to discuss the Qatar crisis and a new mechanism to deal with it. This new approach was not detailed, however
Arab Federation for Human Rights calls on UN to intervene in Al-Murrah case
:: The United Nations is being called on to intervene in the unraveling issue of the al-Ghufran branch of Al-Murrah tribe in Qatar, many of whom were left displaced after Doha stripped them of their citizenship. Members of al-Ghufran branch
Qatar detains 16 sailors from Bahrain in the past two days
:: Bahrain’s Coast Guard has confirmed that Qatari authorities has detained nearly 16 sailors from the kingdom in the past two days. The kingdom’s Coast Guard Commander, Brigadier Alaa Abdullah Siyadi said that the Qatari authorities, detained three Bahraini boats
Qatar’s Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim Al-Thani joins calls for meeting to end Gulf crisis
:: A second member of Qatar’s ruling family has joined calls for a national meeting of Qataris to resolve the dispute with its Gulf neighbors. In a televised address, Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim Al-Thani repeated the plea made on Sunday
Qatar hits 5-year low as diplomatic rift hits firms
:: Qatar’s stock index hit a five-year low on Monday because of a fresh sign that a diplomatic dispute in the region was starting to inflict long-term damage on some of its companies. Shares of Qatar Insurance dropped 2.3 percent
Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali calls for meeting to discuss Qatar crisis
:: Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali al-Thani tweeted a message to the people of Qatar requesting them to unite to “be the messengers of peace”. “To my family, the children, the businessmen, and all the people of Qatar. I invite you
Al-Murrah tribe warns Qatar against harming relatives
:: Leaders of the Al-Murrah tribe in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have warned Doha against harming their relatives in Qatar. The warning came after Qatar stripped Al-Murrah tribal chief Sheikh Taleb and 54 family members of their citizenship,
Qatar’s stock market heads for tenth straight losing session
:: Qatar’s stock market headed for its tenth straight losing session on Sunday as the country’s index slipped 0.5 percent with Doha Bank dropping 2.6 percent. On Friday, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said Qatar was ready to
Qatar’s tactical Turkey policy
By : Dr. Majid Rafizadeh :: Qatar’s deepening ties with Turkey could have significant consequences for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the US and US-Gulf relations. Doha is trying to drive a wedge between Turkey on the one hand, and
Sheikh Tamim: Qatar ready to sit at negotiating table
:: Qatar is ready to sit at the negotiating table to try to end the dispute with its neighbors, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Friday in Berlin. “We spoke about Qatar’s readiness to sit at the table to
Moody’s says Qatar facing large economic, social costs
:: Moody’s says in new report that the GCC crisis over Qatar’s ties with terrorism, is credit negative for all GCC countries, but especially for Qatar. Here are the main points in the report: More than three months since the
London conference to highlight Qatar’s funding of terror groups, rights abuses
:: Organizers of the “Qatar, Global Security & Stability Conference” in London have finally announced the location of their meeting on Thursday after weeks of secrecy due to restrictions practiced by the Qatari regime. The anticipated conference is set to
Why everyone is tired and bored with Qatar’s games
By : Abdulrahman Al-Rashed :: After the Kuwaiti emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited Washington and met President Donald Trump last week, the Qatari crisis went back to square one. Trump accepted Sheikh Sabah’s invitation to take part in
Qatar ‘misleading’ world over diplomatic row, says UAE’s ambassador to UN
:: Qatar is “misleading” the world over the political row with some of its Arab neighbors, according to the UAE’s permanent representative to the UN. Ambassador Obaid Al-Zaabi issued a joint statement on behalf of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
‘I fear for my life’: Qatari opposition spokesperson on living in exile
:: A prominent Qatari opposition figure living in exile in London says he fears for his life, amid worries over his “bad history” with Doha and possible reprisals by Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers active in the UK. Khalid Al-Hail, spokesman for
Anti-Terror Quartet issue statement on Qatar FM’s recent comments at the UN
:: The four Anti-Terror Quartet countries of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have issued a joint statement in response to recent comments made by Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani at the UN Human Rights
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