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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff hopeful Gulf crisis will end soon

U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff David Goldfein said on Saturday he was hopeful a bitter dispute between Gulf Arab states could soon end and urged them to unify military capabilities as tensions with Iran simmer.

Qatar blacklists Egyptian, Saudi ‘terrorists’

DOHA: Qatar has blacklisted 20 people and eight organisations as "terrorist," nine months after finding itself isolated in the Gulf over alleged support for...

Saudi, allies snub Qatar at crisis-hit Gulf summit

KUWAIT CITY: Regional powerhouse Saudi Arabia snubbed its former ally Qatar at the annual summit on Tuesday of Gulf monarchies as King Salman stayed...

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain out of Gulf Cup amid Qatar crisis

DOHA: Gulf Cup organisers on Thursday said Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain had "withdrawn" from the Qatar-hosted tournament, amid a deepening political...

Erdogan pledges military support for Qatar on Doha visit

DOHA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged his country’s continued military support for Qatar during a visit to Doha on Wednesday, according to state...

Qatar restores full diplomatic ties with Iran

DOHA: Qatar is to restore full diplomatic relations with regional power Iran, its foreign ministry announced Thursday, in a significant move at a time...

At least 30, including civilians, killed in Yemen air raids

SANA’A: Air raids on Yemen's rebel-held capital on Wednesday killed more than 30 people, including civilians, local and international aid organisations said. Hussein al-Tawil, head...

Mystery Qatari sheikh pushed into Gulf crisis spotlight

DUBAI: Two months into a bitter Gulf crisis, Saudi Arabia's use of a previously unknown Qatari royal family member has opened a new --...

Qatar ruler to speak on row with Saudi Arabia and allies

DOHA: Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, is to address the nation Friday night in a televised speech, the first since Saudi Arabia...

France aims to be ‘facilitator’ in Gulf crisis talks

DOHA: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in Doha on Saturday that Paris wants to assist Kuwait-led mediation on the crisis between Qatar...

Ankara, Doha insist Turkish base will stay in Qatar

ANKARA: Turkey and Qatar on Friday insisted Ankara would keep a new military base in the emirate, rejecting demands from other Gulf countries for...

Erdogan plans Gulf visit to discuss Qatar dispute

ANKARA: Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, Qatar's staunch regional ally in its dispute with Gulf Arab neighbors, hopes to visit the Gulf soon to discuss...

Tillerson says Qatar’s position ‘reasonable’ in row with Arab neighbors

DOHA: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters in Doha on Tuesday that Qatar had "reasonable" views in the month-old diplomatic row with Arab...

Kuwait, US, Britain urge quick solution to Gulf crisis

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait, the United States and Britain Monday called on all sides in the Gulf crisis to resolve their dispute through dialogue and...

Qatar seeks ‘siege’ compensation for firms, citizens

DOHA: Qatar on Sunday announced it was establishing a committee to pursue compensation claims potentially worth billions of dollars over the country's "blockade" by...

Saudi Arabia accuses Qatar of using Twitter to stoke dissent

PARIS: Saudi Arabia, which is leading a four-country blockade of Gulf neighbour Qatar, on Thursday accused Doha of being behind over 23,000 Twitter accounts...

Qatar signals LNG price war for market share in Asia

SINGAPORE: Qatar's plan to boost liquefied natural gas (LNG) output by 30 percent is the opening shot in a price war for customers in Asia...

Turkey urges ‘respect of Qatar’s rights’ to solve Gulf crisis

ISTANBUL: Turkey on Friday said the rights of Qatar must be respected as it hosted the defence minister of Ankara's main Gulf ally which...

Call to close Al-Jazeera ‘unacceptable attack’ on free speech: UN

GENEVA: The UN voiced outrage on Friday at the demand from Gulf countries that Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera shut down, describing it as "an unacceptable...

‘This is something we will not do’

DOHA: Qatar said on Thursday it was working with the United States and Kuwait to respond to a list of demands presented by Arab...
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