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
It is time to present all the evidence against Qatar
By : Abdel Latif El-Menawy :: The first public mention of the new principles regarding Qatar adopted by the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) came when UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy held a press conference discussing developments in
Erdogan meets with Saudi King Salman as part of Qatar crisis mediation efforts
:: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently meeting with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in Jeddah as part of a two-day Gulf tour that will also see him visit Kuwait and Qatar. He arrived in Jeddah on Sunday where he
Erdogan arrives in Jeddah for talks on Qatar crisis
:: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Jeddah on Sunday where he was greated by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal, Advisor to King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud. Erdogan’s office announced last week that his two-day tour will begin with a visit
Qatar crisis should be solved within GCC framework: Al-Jubeir
:: The crisis with Qatar should be solved within the framework of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir said on Friday. At a joint press conference with Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano in Rome, Al-Jubeir said
Erdogan begins Gulf tour to mediate in Qatar crisis
:: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan begins a two-day tour of the Gulf region which will see him visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait. Erdogan’s office announced last week that his two-day tour will begin with a visit to Kuwait
UAE Minister: I had hoped Qatar’s emir speech included initiative for revision
:: The United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, said he had hoped the emir of Qatar’s speech would have included a call to communicate and an initiative for revision. “I hoped that Sheikh Tamim’s speech
Qatar’s Emir: Ready for dialogue and settlement of all issues
:: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has given his first public speech since a diplomatic crisis with neighboring Gulf and Arab countries unfolded last month. Al-Thani said that his country was “subjected to an unprecedented campaign of incitement
Houthis praise Qatari defense minister’s statement over Arab Coalition
:: The head of the so-called “Revolutionary Committees of the Houthi” backed by Iran, Mohamed Ali al-Houthi, welcomed on Wednesday the statements made by the Qatari Defense Minister Khalid Al-Attiyah, on the participation of Doha in the Arab Coalition to
On the Qatari-Saudi dispute in Syria
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: The current brokenness in spirit in Syria is sad and its future consequences are dangerous. It comes amid a dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, the two countries which were partners in supporting the Syrian
Why Qatar-US deal to fight terror financing is not enough
By : Dr. Hamdan Al-Shehri :: The current crisis between the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) and Qatar is still without a solution, despite the very great efforts exerted by the Kuwaiti mediators. In addition, there have been international efforts made by
Saudi cabinet: Actions against Qatar continues until demands are met
:: Saudi Arabia’s cabinet of ministers agreed that current procedures will continue until the Qatari authorities are committed to the implementation of just and all demands that guarantee combating of terrorism and achieving of stability and security in the region.
UAE calls Post’s news report on Qatar as ‘false’
:: The UAE Embassy in Washington has released a statement calling a Washington Post report related to Qatar as “false.” The report had claimed that the UAE orchestrated a hacking operation against a Qatari government website in May. The report
Qatar biggest mall’s $1 bln loan refinancing frozen
:: The refinancing of a $1 billion loan by Doha Festival City, a retail and hospitality complex in Qatar, has been indefinitely postponed as a diplomatic crisis deters regional banks from doing new Qatari business, bankers said. The refinancing, coordinated
What Tillerson got wrong, and what Le Drian got right on Qatar
By : Faisal J. Abbas :: France decided to try its hand at resolving the Qatar crisis by offering to speak to officials in Doha and representatives of the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) in Jeddah. Any attempt to help resolve this
Trump, King Salman discuss Qatar crisis, defeating ISIS
:: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made a telephone call with the United States President Donald Trump. During the call, King Salman congratulated Trump on the rapidly achieved victory over ISIS in Mosul, Iraq. King Salman also
UAE says headed for ‘long estrangement’ with Qatar
:: There will be no quick end to the row between Qatar and the four states boycotting it including the United Arab Emirates, the UAE minister of state for foreign affairs wrote on his official Twitter account on Friday. “We
UAE: Qatar has two options
:: UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed stated on Thursday, that Doha should make more efforts to regain the lost confidence as it has signed two agreements with the GCC countries and has not adhered to them. The UAE official
Tillerson leaves Gulf after crisis talks, no word on progress
:: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left Qatar on Thursday after a tour of Gulf Arab countries aimed at easing the worst regional dispute in years, but made no comment on whether any progress had been made in resolving
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