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Saudi foreign minister Abdel Jubeir Tuesday said Saudi Arabia is ready to maintain blockade on Qatar for as long as the tiny gas-rich country does not stop supporting terrorism, claiming that Qatar is prolonging the Gulf Cooperation Council stalemate by Read more
Mohsen Rezaee, Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council, Monday mocked the United Arab Emirates, which has criticized Iran’s influence in the region, describing the conglomerate of Emirates as “a paper tower”. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is “a paper tower that Read more
Doha announced Friday that Ankara arrested five computer hackers believed involved in May hacking of Qatari news agency QNA, which sparked the diplomatic row between the tiny gas-rich country and its neighbors. “Our friends in Turkey answered us a short Read more
The Australian whistle-blower and founder of Wikileaks has attacked Saudi-owned media al-Arabiya for what he called “absurd fabrications” after an article published by the media accused him of allegedly entering into agreement with Qatar to withhold the release of some Read more
Saudi Arabia Airlines boss Sunday claimed that Qatar refused to allow Saudi aircrafts to land at Doha international airport to convey Qataris wishing to perform this year’s Hajj to Saudi Arabia as requested by King Salman. Saleh al-Jasser, the general Read more
Head of the UN-backed Presidency Council (PC) and Libya’s Prime Minister has slammed Misrata-based military forces aligned with the PC after members of the military’s top command were received in Doha by Qatar’s ruler. Prime Minister Faiez Serraj has condemned Read more
Qatari authorities welcomed Thursday Saudi Arabia’s decision to facilitate the Hajj for Qatari nationals after Riyadh opened the frontier and announced sending of jets to Doha international airport to fly out Qatari pilgrims at the Saudi monarch’s expenses. Qatari Read more
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Wednesday said Qatar-registered aircrafts can only use international airspace ‘managed’ by United Arab Emirates (UAE), as opposed to comments by Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) that “some existing air route availability has Read more
The UAE ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has instructed citizens to get rid of Japanese-made Kikkoman soy sauce they have purchased after the department has been told the condiment contains traces of alcohol, state-run news agency reports. The Read more
Aircrafts registered in Qatar and the national carrier, Qatar Airways, can now fly through the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain’s air spaces, the Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization said Tuesday. The Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has been Read more