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
Algerian FM concludes regional tour to mediate Qatar crisis
:: Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel concluded a regional tour aimed at resolving the Qatar crisis. Algeria’s ambassador in Riyadh, Ahmed Abdulsadouq, on Tuesday told Arab News that the minister is now in Iraq, from where he will wrap up
US analyst cites Qatar’s ‘game of political chicken’ with Muslim Brotherhood
:: In a recent article in the US-based National Interest, Visiting Fellow for Intelligence and Defense Projects at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Nawaf Obaid, urged Washinton to follow in the Arab quartet’s footsteps in pressurizing Qatar
Makkah governor rejects Qatar’s attempt to reduce Saudi role in Hajj
:: Saudi Arabia rejects all attempts to politicize and internationalize the Hajj, Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, said on Monday. Prince Khaled, adviser to King Salman and governor of Makkah Region, was speaking at the inauguration
Diplomatic efforts underway to resolve Gulf rift with Qatar
:: Diplomatic efforts are underway to resolve Gulf rift with Qatar. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has received a written letter addressed to King Salman from Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled
Qatar standoff an opportunity to rethink GCC’s basic economic model
By : Frank Kane :: The ongoing standoff between the members of the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) and Qatar over Doha’s alleged financing of terror groups has already called into question the future of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as it
Fund outflow pushes Qatar bank to offer new certificates of deposit
:: Qatari financial institutions are under pressure following the sanctions imposed by Arab Gulf states, leadint to outflow of funds. The boycott which began two months ago led some companies and individuals to withdraw money from Qatari banks. In a
Bad news for ‘Brand Qatar’
By : Faisal J. Abbas :: It has been two months since the diplomatic standoff with Qatar began. As it is now evident that this crisis is not going to be resolved swiftly, many questions have been raised as to
Bahrain’s interior minister: Qatar’s policies are a threat to the GCC
:: Bahrain’s Minister of Interior has stressed that Qatar’s policies endanger the security of the Gulf Cooperation Council. In an interview with the pan-Arab Asharq al-Awsat newspaper published on Monday, Sheikh Rashid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa affirmed that the threats
Bahrain: We reject attacks on Saudi Arabia & Qatar’s attempts to politicize Hajj
:: Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa has emphasized Manama’s stance against any attacks on Saudi Arabia and reiterated their condemnation of Qatar’s attempt to politicize this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. In an interview with Al Arabiya News Channel’s
Americans tuned into the Qatar crisis
By : Stephan Shakespeare :: The crisis over Qatar has created deep diplomatic tensions in the Arab world, and they are now playing out onto an international stage. The US is, of course, a hugely significant influence on the region
The hard truth about Qatar’s ‘soft power’ failure
By : Ray Hanania :: The cost runs into hundreds of billions of dollars — but has it been money down the drain for Doha? Qatar has over the past years spent big on so-called “soft power” moves, from the
Qatar’s, Kuwait’s relations with Iran
By : Abdulrahman Al-Rashed :: Our brothers in Kuwait always seek the truth, and are very sensitive to any regional threats. Luckily, the damage Iran inflicted on Kuwait ended when a terrorist cell was discovered and its members escaped. Kuwait’s
Egypt tells UN Security Council: Qatar is involved in financing terrorism
:: Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Amr Abul Atta responded to Qatar’s statement in which it accused Cairo of misusing its chairmanship of the Counter-Terrorism Committee for political purposes and settling old feuds. Egypt responded with an
Egypt’s Awqaf minister rejects Qatar’s call to internationalize Saudi holy sites
:: Egyptian Minister of Awqaf (Religious Endowments), Mohamed Mokhtar Jumaa, rejected on Saturday Qatar’s request to internationalize Saudi Arabia’s holy sites Senior scholars from the Cairo-based Al-Azhar, the world’s leading institution on Sunni Islam, have also rejected these calls. Saudi
Qatar crisis and the invasion of Kuwait
By : Abdulrahman al-Rashed :: Supporters of Doha’s government are trying to unjustly recall the invasion of Kuwait and falsely project it on Qatar’s current crisis. They have promoted the idea that Qatar is currently in danger like Kuwait once
What does Qatar’s UN complaint mean?
By : Mohammed Al-Hammadi :: Does Qatar know what it means to enter the world of international demands and resort to the UN Security Council and international courts? I do not think Qatari officials understand this well. They think it’s
People in Qatar should derive lessons from Bahrain
By : Sawsan Al Shaer :: The leaders of the Vilayat Al Faqih (Guardian of the jurist) group in Bahrain led their people to a historical loss that they both paid for. Meanwhile, Qatar’s leaders are leading their innocent people
Qatar to offer permanent residency to some foreigners
:: The Qatari Cabinet adopted a bill to grant a “permanent residence card” to some foreigners In an attempt to ease the concerns of many residents and encourage them to stay and not leave, particularly those in the basic professions
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