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A court has sentenced blogger Abdullah al-Saleh to five years in prison in absentia for criticizing Saudi Arabia in the diplomatic showdown between the kingdom, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain plus Egypt on one side and Qatar on the other. Read more
Qatar will not be part of Speed Chess Championship to be held in Saudi Arabia after the local organizing committee banned the raising of Qatari national flag amid the ongoing diplomatic row between the small Gulf country and its neighbors. Read more
Four US congressmen have called on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to declassify part of the anti-terror deal, meant to fight terror funding, that was signed with Qatar in July. Congressmen Jim Banks, Robert Pittenger, Scott Perry and Ron DeSantis Read more
Qatari foreign minister has confirmed that the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani is expected to attend the annual summit of Gulf Arab heads of state in Kuwait on December 5 and 6, despite an ongoing dispute between Read more
The political turmoil in the Gulf and the drop in international oil prices are not affecting the UAE’s economy nor Abu Dhabi’s economic diversification plans, Khaldoon Al Mubarak, CEO of Mubadala, a sovereign fund with around $125 billion of assets Read more
Iran and Turkey Sunday bolstered commercial ties with Qatar, isolated by its regional neighbors over alleged support for terrorism, under an agreement signed Sunday. The agreement underlines greater cooperation between the three coungtries, announced the Iranian state television. According to Read more
Despite the economic blockade imposed by its neighbors and a plunge of crude prices, Qatar’s economy is still projected to expand by 3.1% in 2018 up from 2.5% in 2017. The real GDP growth is expected to pick up on Read more
The Arab quartet led by Saudi Arabia and including the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have added two organizations and 13 individuals with ties to Qatar to their “terror list” in yet another crackdown on the Muslim brotherhood. The two organizations Read more
The picture showing King Mohammed VI, who is currently on an official visit to Doha, holding a pro-Qatar sash is fabricated and has never been taken. The King’s advisor Yassir Znagui has adamantly rejected that the picture was genuine, saying Read more
The Emir of Qatar this Tuesday (November 4) has indicated that the Saudi-led bloc, which severed ties with his monarchy has rejected the tiny-gas rich country’s offer for talks to defuse the crisis, which has entered its sixth month. “We Read more