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Qatar’s allowing missiles to be fired from airbase shameful: Syrian official
Apr 15, 2018 04:38Syria has condemned the "shameful" stance of the rulers of Qatar in supporting the recent US-led airstrikes on Damascus and allowing a Qatari airbase to be used for a part of the operation.
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Saudi-led boycotters stick to steep demands for Qatar: Report
Apr 13, 2018 06:51A report says the Saudi-led quartet, which has imposed a blockade on Qatar over its close ties with Iran and Turkey, is sticking to its steep demands for Doha to meet before any normalization despite US attempts to end the rift in favor of a “united front” against Tehran.
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Saudi Arabia to set up military base on Salwa border with Qatar
Apr 10, 2018 14:18Saudi Arabia announced its intention to establish a canal through Salwa, on its land border with Doha, and the conversion of the island into a military base.
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Saudi Arabia plans maritime border to turn Qatar into island: Report
Apr 07, 2018 12:16Amid its bitter diplomatic standoff with Doha, Saudi Arabia is reportedly working on a project to construct a maritime channel along the border with Qatar, practically turning the peninsula into an island.
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Qatar introduces national military service for women
Apr 06, 2018 07:27Qatar’s emir has signed off on a law enabling women to do voluntary military service and extending the service for men for as long as one year.
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UAE files formal ICAO complaint about alleged airliner ‘interception’ by Qatari warplanes
Apr 03, 2018 04:39The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lodged a formal complaint with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), alleging that Qatari warplanes had repeatedly intercepted Emirati civilian aircraft in regular and scheduled flight paths.
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Qatar files UN complaint about Bahraini ‘airspace violation’
Mar 28, 2018 07:43Qatar has filed a complained with the UN Security Council against Bahrain, accusing a fighter jet belonging to Manama of violation its airspace at the weekend.
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Qatar asks US to probe 'financial warfare' by UAE bank
Mar 19, 2018 14:04Qatar has asked the US to investigate reports that the American subsidiary of the largest bank in the UAE is manipulating the Qatari currency to harm the country's economy amid a diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia.
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Qatar signs 3-billion-euro military helicopter deal with Italy
Mar 15, 2018 14:11Qatar and Italy have signed a 3-billion-euro deal for the sale of 28 military helicopters to Doha amid a diplomatic rift in the Persian Gulf region, which pits a Saudi-led quartet of states against Qatar.
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Qatar complains to UN after UAE ‘hijacks’ fishing boat
Mar 10, 2018 07:20Doha has complained to the United Nations about a January incident, in which it said a United Arab Emirates (UAE) vessel hijacked a Qatari fishing boat with eight crewmen.