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Qatar hits out at neighbors as Arab rift enters third week

QatarhitoutonMondayatfourArabnationsforcuttingdiplomatictiesandtransportlinksoverDoha'sallegedsupportforterrorism,accusingthemofa"publicitystunt"aimedsolelyatat

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Bahrain orders Qatar troops to leave: Source

BahrainhasorderedQataritroopsservingwithacoalitionfightingtheIslamicStategrouptoleaveitsterritory,asourcewithknowledgeofthesituationsaidtoday.Thesoldiers,partof

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Qatar Crisis: Turmoil in the GCC

SaudiArabia,theUnitedArabEmirates(UAE),andBahrain,alongwithEgypt,brokediplomaticrelationswithQataronJune5andsimultaneouslyannouncedatradeembargo.Thetraderestric

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Qatar says fighter jets deal shows deep US support

A$12billiondealtobuyU.S.F-15fighterjetsshowsQatarhasdeep-rootedsupportfromWashington,aQatariofficialsaidonThursday,despitePresidentDonaldTrump’srepeatedaccusati

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Kuwait attempts to mediate in Qatar diplomatic row

TurkishPresidentRecepTayyipErdoganhascriticizedthediplomaticrowsurroundingQatar,labelingthedecisionbysomeArabnationstoseverdiplomatictieswiththeGulfstateas“inhu

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Morocco to send food supplies as sign of support for Qatar

MoroccoissendingfoodsuppliestoQatar,whichisexpectedtosufferseverefoodshortagesduetoadiplomaticblockadeintheGulf.QatarimportsheavilyfromtheUnitedArabEmiratesandS

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Qatar ships cargo via Oman

QatarannouncedonJune12itwouldshipcargoviaOmanaftermaritimeauthoritiesinSaudiArabia,theUAE,Yemen,EgyptandBahrainindefinitelysuspendedallshippingtoandfromQatar.Do

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Qatar signs US$12 bln deal to buy F-15 jets from US

Qatar'sMinistryofDefensesaidonWednesdaythecountrysignedadealtobuyF-15fighterjetsfromtheUnitedStatesfor12billionUSdollars.ThedealwascompleteddespitetheGulfcountr

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Qatar ships cargo via Oman

Qatar announced on June 12 it would ship cargo via Oman after maritime authorities in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Yemen, Egypt and Bahrain indefinitely suspended all shipping to and from Qatar.

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Qatar withdraws troops from Djibouti-Eritrea border mission

QatarhaswithdrawnitstroopsfromtheborderbetweenDjiboutiandEritrea,wheretheGulfstatehasbeenactingasmediatorinaborderdispute,theQatariForeignMinistrysaidonWednesda

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Arab states-Qatar diplomatic row continues amid possible thaw

SincetheannouncementofseveringdiplomatictieswithQatar,Saudi-ledgroupofArabcountrieshavecontinuedimposingpressureontheGulfcountry,thoughsignsoftension-relaxingha

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Saudi Arabia denies blockade of Qatar

SaudiArabiahasclosedQatar'ssolelandborderandjoinedothercountriesincuttingoffseatraffic,leadingpanickedresidentstostockpilefood.ButSaudiforeignministerAdelAl-Jub

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Turkey's Erdogan to discuss Qatar dispute with Trump, minister says

TurkishPresidentTayyipErdoganandU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpwilldiscussthedisputebetweenQatarandotherArabstatesincomingdays,ForeignMinisterMevlutCavusoglusaidonTues

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Gulf air embargo only applies to Qatar companies: UAE

TheairembargoimposedonQataronlyappliestoairlinesfromQatarorregisteredthere,theUnitedArabEmiratesCivilAviationAuthoritysaidonTuesday.SaudiArabiaandBahrainissuedi

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In Gulf row, Trump is elephant in room

ThedeepriftbetweenQatarandmajorArabpowershastriggeredacrisis,arguablythebiggest,forthe36-year-oldGulfCooperationCouncil.AccusingDohaofsupporting"terrorism"andfi

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Qatar says Gulf citizens can stay despite tensions

QatarmovedonSundaytoavoidafurtherescalationoftensionswithitsGulfneighborsbysayingthattheircitizensare"freetoremaininthecountry."Qatar'sInteriorMinistrysaidinast

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Saudi, UAE show signals of easing tensions with Qatar

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia showed signals of easing tensions with Qatar on Sunday, after a week of a growing diplomatic row with Doha.