Gulf Crisis

Gulf crisis not on Arab summit agenda: Qatar 07 Apr 2018 - 01:13 pm

DOHA, Qatar: The Arab summit will not discuss the Gulf crisis during its session in mid-April, a spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry...

Twitter mocks Saudi plans to turn Qatar into an 'island' 07 Apr 2018 - 12:49 pm

Twitter users in the Middle East have mocked a Saudi plan to develop a maritime channel along the Saudi-Qatari border, saying it will...

White House postpones planned Trump summit with Gulf leaders: Sources 04 Apr 2018 - 09:42 am

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is postponing until September a summit with Gulf Arab leaders that had been planned for this spring amid an...

Switzerland backs Kuwaiti efforts to resolve Gulf crisis 31 Mar 2018 - 08:31 am

BERN: The Swiss Confederation supports all efforts carried out by the State of Kuwait to resolve the Gulf crisis, said Kuwaiti Deputy Minister...

Qatar denies intercepting UAE civilian aircraft 27 Mar 2018 - 02:57 pm

Qatar has denied accusations of intercepting two United Arab Emirates' passenger flights. Qatar's Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) said the Emirati statement was an...

US central command denounces fake news about shifting bases 25 Mar 2018 - 07:58 pm

Doha: The US central command has denounced fake news reports and rumours floating in some section of the media that they are shifting...

Gulf crisis was a bid to change rule in Qatar, says FM 24 Mar 2018 - 08:12 am

PARIS: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said that the State of Qatar is...

Gulf crisis not new. Same attempt in 2014. It began in 1996 against Qatar’s adaption to change: FM 23 Mar 2018 - 02:49 pm

Paris: Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has underlined that the State of Qatar...

Nakilat affirms none of its shipments interrupted due to siege 21 Mar 2018 - 02:18 pm

Doha: Vice Chairman of Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat) Ahmad Saif Al Sulaiti reaffirmed that Nakilat has not missed a single shipment...

Doha sues 'QatarExposed' for spreading false info 18 Mar 2018 - 08:23 pm

Doha: Qatar's government communication office has filed a lawsuit in the United States against people who launched a social media campaign to spread...

Qatar asks US to investigate UAE bank for 'financial warfare' 18 Mar 2018 - 03:39 pm

LONDON: Qatar has asked US regulators to investigate the US subsidiary of the largest bank in the United Arab Emirates, accusing it of...

Bahrain planned bombings in Qatar during foiled coup in 1996: Al Jazeera 13 Mar 2018 - 05:43 pm

Bahrain's King, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, supported and financed subversive operations inside Qatar during a failed coup attempt in Doha in...

Towards a milk-surplus Qatar: Baladna’s cargo of 3200 Holstein cows arrives in Hamad Port 12 Mar 2018 - 10:48 pm

Baladna, the company at the forefront of making Qatar self-sufficient in milk and allied products after neighbouring countries laid a siege, has released...

Qatar to become self-sufficient in dairy products 10 Mar 2018 - 08:58 pm

DOHA, Qatar: The Qatari market is expected to become self sufficient in dairy products by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in about...

Qatar informs UN of three air violations by UAE and Bahrain 10 Mar 2018 - 12:56 pm

New York: Qatar informed the UN Security Council and the UN Secretary-General of three air violations of Qatar's sovereignty committed by the UAE...

Emails show UAE-linked efforts to get Tillerson sacked: BBC 06 Mar 2018 - 05:30 pm

Leaked emails show that a businessman with ties to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) tried to convince US President Donald Trump to fire...

Siege countries behind 1996 foiled coup in Qatar: Al Jazeera 05 Mar 2018 - 01:11 pm

Doha: An exclusive Al Jazeera documentary has uncovered evidence of the involvement of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain in...