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Bahrain has suspended issuance of entry visas for Qataris and will bar citizens of the tiny Gulf country to enter the kingdom as the diplomatic crisis in the region drags on. Bahraini authorities have decided to expel Qatari students in Read more
Turkey’s economy has received a boost in its ongoing meltdown after Qatar announced investment of $15 billion into the bank and financial sector. Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara Wednesday Read more
Former U.S. Secretary of State lost his job after he ruined plans by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to militarily invade Qatar amid the ongoing diplomatic showdown opposing the peninsula and its neighbors, The Intercept reports citing Read more
Qatar is planning to launch a sugar processing plant at the latest by 2020 to strengthen its independence and prevent future sugar supply disruption after its neighbors, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain plus Egypt, severed ties with Read more
Jordan has alluded to normalizing ties with Qatar after relations between the two countries were scaled down at the beginning of the ongoing diplomatic crisis opposing the tiny gas-rich country to its neighbors. Jordan’s labor minister Samir Murad on Tuesday Read more
An Emirati prince has sought asylum in Qatar, amid the ongo-ing diplomatic feud opposition the tiny Gulf country and its neighbors, after he fell out with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mo-hammad Bin Zayed. Sheikh Rashid Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, the Read more
Russia Sunday handed Qatar the mantle to host FIFA 2022 World Cup. Russian President Vladimir Putin in a ceremony in Moscow handed the relay baton to Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Read more
Qatar’s authorities are seeking to raise as much as $4 billion from banks for the purchase of several British Typhoon fighter jets, Bloomberg reports citing sources aware of the move. The sum, according to sources who spoke to Bloomberg Read more
Qatar’s Katara Hospitality has emerged as the new owner of New York’s palace-like Plaza Hotel after it splashed out around $600 million on the property near Central Park. Hotel owner, India’s Sahara Group agreed to let to property to the Read more
The kingdom’s sports and football authorities have blamed players for the country’s large defeat 5-0 against Russia in the World Cup match opener Thursday. Russia, which was ranking 70th nation on world football governing body (FIFA)’s table crushed 5-0 the Read more