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Doha seeks no escalation with Abu Dhabi over military overflights: Qatar's FM
Jan 25, 2018 16:38Qatar's foreign minister says Doha seeks no military escalation with the United Arab Emirates amid a growing row between the Persian Gulf neighbors over airspace violations.
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Kuwait protests after Saudi adviser ‘insults’ minister on Twitter
Jan 25, 2018 08:30Kuwait has protested to Saudi Arabia over insulting tweets made by a senior adviser to the Saudi royal court against its commerce minister, who had recently paid a visit to Qatar.
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Qatar holding talks with Russia to buy S-400 air defense systems: Diplomat
Jan 25, 2018 08:27Qatar has been holding negotiations with Russia to purchase S-400 missile air defense systems and other weaponry, Doha’s ambassador to Moscow says.
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Qatar dismisses UAE accusation of ‘intercepting’ 2 Emirati passenger aircraft
Jan 15, 2018 15:13The United Arab Emirates (UAE) alleges that Qatar has “intercepted” two Emirati passenger aircraft en route to Bahrain, but Doha rejects the accusation amid a growing row over purported airspace violations.
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Qatari royal leaves UAE after declaring his detention
Jan 15, 2018 08:27The United Arab Emirates says a member of Qatar's royal family has left Abu Dhabi hours after he declared that he was being forcibly held in the Persian Gulf Arab state.
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Second UAE fighter jet violates Qatari airspace: Doha
Jan 13, 2018 16:00Qatar says a second warplane belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has violated its airspace, a day after Doha lodged a formal complaint with the UN about what it called a violation of its airspace last month by another such fighter jet.
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Qatar files complaint to UN over ‘airspace violation’ by UAE fighter jet
Jan 12, 2018 06:17Qatar has lodged a complaint with the United Nations about a violation of its airspace last month by a United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) fighter jet, warning that Doha reserves the right to defend its skies and borders under international law.
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Qatar seeks compensation for Saudi-led blockade, sanctions
Jan 11, 2018 07:10A high-ranking Qatari official has described the ongoing Saudi-led diplomatic and trade boycott against his energy-rich Persian Gulf country as “economic warfare,” stressing that Doha plans to seek compensation for those hit by the sanctions.
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Angry at Iran & Turkey, UAE pleads for Saudi ‘leadership’
Dec 28, 2017 13:36Angered by growing Iranian and Turkish influence, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – a Saudi Arabian satellite state – calls on Arab states to come together under the leadership of Riyadh and Cairo amid what it calls the “geostrategic competition” in the region.
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Turkey deploys troops in Qatar amid Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis
Dec 27, 2017 14:23A group of Turkish troops have been deployed to a military base in Qatar amid the diplomatic crisis between Doha and a Saudi-led quartet of Arab countries.