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Kerry says American couple allowed to leave Qatar

​An American couple held in Qatar will be allowed to leave the Gulf kingdom by Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.

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Egypt's Morsi may face death penalty for leaking state secrets

​Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi may face death sentence on charges of leaking national security documents to Qatar, the official MENA news agency reported on Sunday, citing a judiciary source.

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U.S., Qatar sign 11-bln-dollar arms deal

U.S. and Qatar have signed an arms deal on Qatar's purchase of U.S. Patriot defense systems and Apache helicopters to the tune of 11 billion dollars, the U.S. Defense Department said in a statement on Monday.

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Hamas denies reports about reducing ties with Qatar

A Hamas official on Sunday denied reports that relations between the militant group and Qatar have been brought to a low level.