Trump, on Twitter, upends U.S. relations with Qatar
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets with President Trump in Saudi Arabia. (Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)/ WASHINGTON — In a head-spinning shift that could affect the war on ISIS, President Trump on Wednesday accused Qatar of funding extremism and mused that the oil-rich U.S. ...
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The Latest: Jordan scales down ties with Qatar
A parked Qatari plane in Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Qatar's foreign minister says Kuwait is trying to mediate a diplomatic crisis in which Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties and moved to isolate his energy-rich, travel-hub nation from the ...
Saudi, UAE seize chance to isolate Qatar
rich Doha has long exercised an independent streak in its foreign policy (AFP Photo/STRINGER)/ Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, emboldened by US President Donald Trump's new approach to the region, have seized the chance to isolate Qatar, analysts said Monday. Gas-rich ...
Panicked Qatar shoppers stock up as Gulf rift bites
People buy snacks at a shop in Qatari capital Doha on June 5, 2017 as the gas-rich Gulf state grappled with a diplomatic crisis after its neighbours cut ties (AFP Photo/Stringer)/ Doha (AFP) - Shoppers in Doha were taking no chances on Monday despite Qatari officials reassuring residents there ...
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The Latest: Arab League chief regrets Qatar split
A parked Qatari plane in Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, June 6, 2017. Qatar's foreign minister says Kuwait is trying to mediate a diplomatic crisis in which Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties and moved to isolate his energy-rich, travel-hub nation from the ...
Qatar seeks Kuwaiti mediation after powerful Arab nations shun it
tracking screen shows tanker traffic around Qatar over the last seven days in this June 6, 2017 illustration photo. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration/ DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar's ruler postponed an address to his country on Tuesday over its sudden and damaging diplomatic isolation from other ...
Will Qatar’s Diplomatic Exile Spark the Next Great War?
The Sunni Gulf powers have long been spoiling for a fight with Iran. This could be just the excuse they need./ Sarajevo 1914, Doha 2017? We could be at a historic moment akin to the assassination of the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which resulted in what became known as the ...
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Qatar flight ban begins, first efforts seen to resolve crisis
Qatar Airways said it had suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt "until further notice" (AFP Photo/FAYEZ NURELDINE)/ Riyadh (AFP) - A ban on Qatari flights imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies took effect Tuesday as first efforts were made to resolve the biggest feud ...
Why Did Several Arab Countries Suddenly Cut Ties With Qatar?
On the heels of Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, that country and others cut Gulf ties./ Five Arab countries — six if you count one of Libya’s rival governments — suddenly cut diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing the small Gulf state of backing militant groups including the Islamic State and ...
Qatar says Kuwait trying to mediate, solve Gulf crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait is trying to mediate a Gulf crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, which have severed ties with the energy-rich travel hub and moved to isolate it from the outside world, Qatar's foreign minister said Tuesday. The biggest diplomatic crisis in the ...
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Saudi-led Rupture With Qatar Pushes Nation Into Iran's Embrace
Feud isn’t returning emirate to Saudi Arabia’s fold for now/ Qatar Airways reroutes via Iran in response to blockade/ The Saudi-led rupture with Qatar is backfiring where Iran is concerned -- at least for now. If the severing of ties was intended to force the Gulf nation back into Saudi Arabia’s ...
Saudi, Egypt lead Arab states cutting Qatar ties, Iran blames Trump
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz (C) walks with the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during a welcoming ceremony upon Hamad al-Thani's arrival to attend the Summit of South American-Arab Countries, in Riyadh November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo/ DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi ...
Arab nations cut ties with Qatar in major diplomatic crisis
The Gulf states and Egypt said they were severing diplomatic ties and closing transport links with Qatar (AFP Photo/CHRISTOPH SCHMIDT)/ Riyadh (AFP) - Arab nations including Saudi Arabia and Egypt on Monday cut ties with Qatar accusing it of supporting extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis ...
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Severing ties with Qatar not solution for regional crisis
senior Iranian official/ FILE PHOTO - The Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends the final session of the South American-Arab Countries summit, in Riyadh November 11, 2015./ A senior Iranian official said on Monday the decision by some Gulf Arab states and Egypt to sever diplomatic ties ...
Iran can send food to Qatar by sea: official
TEHRAN – An official has said that Iran can export food to Qatar by sea, as Saudi Arabia and its regional allies try to isolate the gas-rich country. Reza Nourani, chairman of the union of exporters of agricultural products, said on Monday that food shipments sent from Iran can reach Qatar in 12 ...
Arab powers sever Qatar ties, citing support for militants
The Arab world's biggest powers cut ties with Qatar on Monday over alleged support for Islamists and Iran, reopening a festering wound two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump's demand for Muslim states to fight terrorism. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed ...
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Arab nations cut ties with Qatar, saying it backs terror
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and three Arab countries severed ties to Qatar on Monday and moved to cut off land, sea and air routes to the energy-rich nation that is home to a major U.S. military base, accusing it of supporting regional terror groups. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi ...
Qatar says six of its soldiers wounded on Saudi-Yemeni border
Qatar said on Saturday that six of its soldiers were wounded on the Saudi border with Yemen while serving in a Saudi-led military coalition fighting against the Iran-aligned Houthi group. Qatar's defense ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency QNA that the six were injured ...
Iran calls on Saudi, Qatar to settle disputes politically
TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday called on Qatar and Saudi Arabia to settle their disputes through dialogue. The call by Iran came after Saudi Arabia cut ties with Qatar on Monday. Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt followed suit by cutting ties with Doha. and the three ...
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Iran blames Donald Trump for escalating Qatar diplomatic crisis
Iranian foreign ministry urges all parties involved in unprecedented international row that could have implications throughout the region to solve dispute through ‘political and peaceful methods’/ has accused the US of setting the scene for the escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis during President ...
Severing ties with Qatar no solution for regional crisis: senior Iranian official
A senior Iranian official slated the decision to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar by some Gulf Arab states and Egypt and stated that it would not help end the crisis in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) , Bahrain, Yemen and Egypt accused Qatar of supporting terrorism, ...
Iran urges 'dialogue' to resolve Gulf row over Qatar
"Neighbours are permanent; geography can't be changed. Coercion is never the solution. Dialogue is imperative, especially during blessed Ramadan," Zarif tweeted/ Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday urged Qatar and neighbouring Gulf Arab countries that have severed diplomatic ...
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Iran, Turkey, Indonesia discuss Saudi-Qatar dispute
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in phone conversations with Turkish and Indonesian counterparts has discussed the latest regional issues after several Arab states severed ties with Qatar. First Zarif called his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu and later discussed the latest ...
Iran: cutting ties with Qatar by Arab states not solution
Iran says that move by Arab States to cut ties with Qatar is not a way to resolve the crisis in the Middle East, Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran’s President for Political Affairs Hamid Aboutalebi said. The era of implementing sanctions is over and cutting diplomatic ties, closing borders and ...
