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European Parliament slams UAE for 'destabilizing' Somalia over Qatar crisis
Jul 06, 2018 10:02The European Parliament has condemned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia for cutting financial support to Somalia for its neutrality on a rift between a Saudi-led quartet and Qatar.
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Iran exports to Qatar surge most since Saudi siege
Jul 04, 2018 10:15Iran’s exports to Qatar grew at the fastest pace since Doha cut diplomatic and economic ties with a Saudi-led quartet last June, suggesting that the tiny Persian Gulf state remains resilient to pressures to change its policies.
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Qatar tells UN top court about UAE’s ‘climate of fear’
Jun 30, 2018 04:46The United Arab Emirates has spread a "climate of fear" among Qataris living in the Persian Gulf state during a year-long blockade, and caused "substantial pain," the UN's top court has heard.
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UN’s top court set to hear Qatar’s rights violations case against UAE
Jun 27, 2018 02:00The United Nations’ highest court is to begin hearing an urgent case brought by Qatar against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which Doha accuses of “human rights violations” amid a Saudi-led boycott of the country.
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President Rouhani rules out military approach to Yemen crisis
Jun 18, 2018 14:54President Hassan Rouhani says a military approach will fail to resolve the Yemeni crisis, stressing the importance of restoring stability and security to the war-ravaged country and the entire Middle East through political channels.
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Qatar takes UAE to UN human rights court over rights violations
Jun 11, 2018 14:20Qatar has filed a case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the UN’s highest court, accusing Abu Dhabi of human rights violations amid a year-long boycott of Doha by a Saudi-led bloc of four Arab nations.
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Qatar on Saudi war threat: World not living in law of the jungle era
Jun 10, 2018 02:24Qatar has hit out at Saudi threats of military action against its Persian Gulf neighbor if it acquires the Russian-made S-400 air defense system.
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NATO rejects Qatar membership demand
Jun 06, 2018 11:02The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday declined an overture by Qatar to join the Western military defense alliance, saying membership was reserved to the United States and Europe.
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Qatar rejects war on Iran as rift with Saudi widens
Jun 04, 2018 01:33In a new turn of events, which has been construed as sign of a deepening rift between Doha and Riyadh, Qatar has flatly rejected the idea of taking part in a military conflict against Iran, with the Arab country’s defense minister highlighting that Doha will not “fuel a war” in the Persian Gulf region.
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Russia plans to supply S-400 to Qatar despite Saudi Arabia opposition
Jun 03, 2018 08:44Russian senior lawmaker Aleksei Kondratyev announced that Moscow’s plans to supply S-400 Triumf air defense systems to Doha will not be affected by the opposition of Riyadh.