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PGCC is ineffectual, needs new principles of management: Qatar
Jan 14, 2019 07:05Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Ale Thani says the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) has no executive power left, calling for change to the structure of the six-member regional intergovernmental political and economic union.
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Arabs need years to normalize ties, says former Qatari PM
Jan 13, 2019 07:26The former Qatari prime minister says a Saudi-engineered blockade on his country has badly undermined trust between Arab countries of the Persian Gulf region, saying a normalization of relations would take years.
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US special envoy working on Persian Gulf dispute steps down
Jan 09, 2019 06:21A US special envoy tasked with resolving the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and the Riyadh regime and a number of its allies has quit his post, citing "unwillingness" of regional leaders to engage in dialogue.
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Taliban seek venue change for peace talks with US to Qatar
Jan 06, 2019 15:57Taliban militants say they will not attend planned peace talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia this month and want a shift of venue to Qatar, the political headquarters of the group.
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Saudi-led bloc planned military invasion of Qatar in 1996: Ex-French cmdr.
Dec 20, 2018 13:06A former French army commander reveals new details of a 1996 coup attempt in Qatar, saying the Saudi-led quartet of countries, which are now blockading Doha, planned to invade the Persian Gulf country at that time.
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Rouhani: Iran, Qatar serve regional peace
Dec 20, 2018 06:41President Hassan Rouhani said the capacities and potential of Iran and Qatar could contribute to regional peace and stability.
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Qatar 1996 coup plot: New details reveal Saudi-UAE backing
Dec 18, 2018 15:45A former French Army commander revealed new details of a foiled military coup that was planned against Qatar by the now-blockading countries in the region in February 1996.
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Qatar's economy 'stronger than before', Central Bank governor says
Dec 12, 2018 05:15The governor of the Qatar Central Bank says the country’s economy has shown resilience in the face of an ongoing diplomatic and trade boycott, which Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies imposed on the energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom in June 2017.
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Qatari emir shuns PGCC summit in Saudi Arabia, sends foreign minister
Dec 09, 2018 15:37Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Ale Thani has refused to participate in the annual Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) summit, which is set to take place in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh at the weekend, and instead sent the foreign minister to attend the event.
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Qatar could give Saudi more headache after leaving OPEC: Bloomberg
Dec 06, 2018 06:30Qatar’s surprise decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) might be just a taste of things to come, as some analysts suggest the tiny Persian Gulf country plans to irritate Saudi Arabia even more by leaving the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC).