The Turkish lira is rebounding after Qatar pledged US$15 billion in investments to help Turkey’s economy The currency strengthened some 3 percent against the dollar on Aug. 16, trading at around 5.75 per dollar, hours [ More … ]
The defection of an Emirati prince to Qatar has provided a rare glimpse into tensions among the rulers of the United Arab Emirates and added an awkward complication to its feud with Qatar, its regional [ More … ]
Qatar on Wednesday asked the International Court of Justice to order the United Arab Emirates to reverse measures put in place as part of its boycott against Qatar, saying they violate an international treaty against [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay* We had previously stated that the image of Turkey reflected on the screens of Saudi Arabia and the image of Saudi Arabia reflected on Turkey’s screens are not pleasant at all nowadays. [ More … ]
As the Gulf crisis marks its one year anniversary, settlement seems as distant as ever. Both sides seem to have come to terms with the new reality. While the crisis had certainly been brewing for [ More … ]
Since 5 June last year, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have cut all relations with Qatar Qatar has ordered shops to remove goods originating from a group of Saudi Arabian-led countries that a year [ More … ]
Analysts say Saudi foreign minister’s comments are purely political and an attempt to ‘throw the hot potato on Doha’s lap’ The US government will stop protecting Qatar if the country doesn’t fund the American military [ More … ]
‘We can mirror efforts of the European Union, its ability to find common ground to rebuild and prosper,’ Qatar’s emir says Middle Eastern states should put their differences behind them and forge a security pact modelled on [ More … ]
Agreement covers wide range of cooperation sectors, including production and export of food products from sultanate to Qatar Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding with Oman on the development of bilateral investment and trade on [ More … ]
UAE says Abdullah left country ‘without any obstruction,’ provides no details on his destination The United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that an exiled member of Qatar’s ruling family who had appeared in a video [ More … ]
Qatar has sent a complaint to the UN over the alleged incident, after a similar earlier claim against the Emirates A second United Arab Emirates military jet has violated Qatar’s airspace, the Gulf state said [ More … ]
Egypt’s pro-government media on Thursday vilified neighboring Sudan over its expanding ties with Turkey and Qatar, saying the three are conspiring against Egypt. While the government has publicly remained silent, Egyptian media seized on a [ More … ]
Crown prince says he will encourage more moderate and tolerant version of Islam in ultra-conservative kingdom Saudi Arabia’s crown prince vowed to “pursue terrorists until they are wiped from the face of the earth” as [ More … ]
A Saudi-led coalition blockading Qatar added 11 more individuals and two other entities including a prominent group of Islamic scholars to their “terrorist” blacklists of the Gulf state. A Saudi-led coalition blockading Qatar added 11 [ More … ]
The two countries reportedly signed a number of financial, tourism and research agreements Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged his country’s continued military support for Qatar during a visit to Doha on Wednesday, according to [ More … ]
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