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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
Saudi Arabia and its anti-Qatar allies have seemingly dropped their demand to shut down the Doha-based Al Jazeera news channel as a prominent minister of one the boycotting countries spoke of restructuring the world network instead of its complete closure. Read more
The four countries boycotting Qatar said they will maintain isolation of the gas-rich tiny Gulf state notwithstanding the agreement between Doha and Washington to fight terrorism funding. The US and Qatar Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to dry Read more
Qatar Tuesday reiterated its support to the Palestinians and to Gaza people pointing out that it will continue assisting in the reconstruction effort despite its isolation by other gulf countries, among which Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt. Read more
Qatar armed forces Tuesday announced that more Turkish troops landed in the tiny gas-rich gulf country as part of military drill operation between the two armies. Turkey at the onset of the crisis between Qatar and its neighbors led by Read more