Leading News Source For Middle East
Senegal has seemingly walked out of the Saudi-led bloc boycotting Qatar as the West African country sent back its ambassador to Doha. The Senegalese ambassador was recalled for consultation on June 6, following the eruption of the Gulf crisis between Read more
The Iraqi Prime Minister has once again refused to join the Saudi-led bloc in the regional diplomatic row opposing Qatar and its neighbors. Haider al-Abadi Sunday said “no” to Bahrain’s invitation to Iraq to join the Saudi-led bloc, including Saudi Read more
Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani Friday in his first address since the beginning of the crisis between his Emirate and its neighbors said Qatar is open to negotiations but any talks must respect its sovereignty. Al-Thany in his Read more
The Saudi ministry of Haj and Umrah announced Thursday that Qatari pilgrims can join other pilgrims to perform the Haj and Umrah rituals despite the ongoing diplomatic row between Qatar and its neighbors led by Saudi Arabia. Qatar’s neighbors namely Read more
Saudi Arabia and its allies, which are boycotting Qatar, have presented Doha with six principles to be fulfilled in what appears an abandonment of the 13 demands issued last month as conditions to be fulfilled by Qatar for the normalization Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will embark on a two-day tour in the gulf to take him to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar in an attempt to convince Qatar’s boycotters to normalize ties with the tiny-gas rich country where Turkey Read more
British boxer Abdul Barry Awad aka “Kid Galahad” praised the Qatari ruler and the entire Qatar nation, now isolated by neighbors for alleged funding of terrorism, after his victory over Mexican Jose Cayetano for the IBF Inter-Continental featherweight title over Read more
The Egyptian foreign ministry Monday announced it would impose entry visas as of July 20 on Qatari nationals wishing to visit Egypt as anti-Qatar countries tighten grip around the tiny gas-rich country. “It does not make sense to keep making Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was reportedly behind the incendiary statements attributed to Qatar’s ruler, which ignited the diplomatic row between tiny gas-rich gulf country and its neighbors, Washington Post reports citing unidentified US intelligence officials. Qatar came in the Read more
Boycott against Qatar has moved to sports activities after African Football Confederation (CAF) slapped Hossam El Badry, coach of al-Ahly football club, with one match sanction after the Egypt technician boycotted a press conference ahead of an African Champions League Read more