Both Saudi Arabia and Qatar agree to invest billions of dollars in Egypt, part of an influx of Gulf support to help shore up the country’s poor public finances. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and [ More … ]
The former footballer’s comment that homosexuality is against humanity has sparked backlash in the West and solidarity in the East. Mohamed Aboutrika, the former Al-Ahly and Egyptian national team player and football analyst on the [ More … ]
A new chapter in Egypt’s relations with Qatar began Friday (27 August 2021) with the first meeting in four years between Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, at the [ More … ]
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Monday Qatar Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al Thani at the Qatari Foreign Ministry in Doha. The official talks session began between Egyptian [ More … ]
Qatar has reiterated its readiness to mediate between Iran and the United States days after newly elected President Joe Biden took office “Qatar is ready to mediate between Iran and the United States as the [ More … ]
Gulf leaders are meeting in Saudi Arabia for their annual summit amid a breakthrough in the long-running dispute between a Saudi-led bloc and Qatar. Qatar’s ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived to Saudi [ More … ]
A resolution of the Gulf diplomatic crisis is in sight, with all nations involved “on board” and final agreement expected soon, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said. Until recently the three-year [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia is reportedly searching for a resolution to the three-year long Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] crisis as a way to enhance relations with the incoming Biden presidency, according to a report published in the Financial Times. [ More … ]
Turkey and Qatar signed 10 new deals on Nov. 26 at a joint meeting held at the presidential palace in Ankara. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar’s Emir Tamim Hamad al-Thani co-chaired the closed-door meeting. The 10% sale of [ More … ]
Kuwait continues its efforts to put an end to the three year blockade Kuwaiti Al-Qabas newspaper said officials are on the move to solve the Gulf crisis, affirming the country will not stop its efforts until the illegal land, [ More … ]
Accounts purported to belong to members of Qatar’s royal family and fabricated statements from Amnesty and Human Rights Watch Twitter says it has deleted more than 30 accounts that stoked rumors of a coup in [ More … ]
Erdogan in Qatar after official visit to Kuwait [ More … ]
U.S. remains on the sidelines in Libya’s conflict as Russia extends its reach in the north African country, says a WP report An absence of U.S. leadership in Libya has allowed a dangerous international confrontation [ More … ]
The ICJ said it unanimously “rejects the appeal” by the rival states against a decision in favor of Qatar over sovereign airspace. The UN’s top court on Tuesday backed Qatar in a bitter row with [ More … ]
Fake journalists, experts, news outlets attack role of Turkey, Qatar in the region, investigation finds out. At least 19 fake experts with fake personas have placed more than 90 opinion pieces in 46 different publications [ More … ]
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