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Turkey deploys troops in Qatar amid Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis
Dec 27, 2017 10:53A 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.
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Saudi hostility with Qatar taking toll on ordinary people: Amnesty
Dec 15, 2017 02:56Ordinary people are bearing the brunt of the ongoing political crisis in the Persian Gulf region, involving Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt on one side and the tiny kingdom of Qatar, Amnesty International says.
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Qatar finalizes $8bn weapons deal with UK
Dec 11, 2017 03:21Qatar has signed a major weapons deal to buy 24 Typhoon fighters from the United Kingdom amid a political stand-off with former Arab allies of the Persian Gulf region.
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France , Qatar sign deals worth around 12 billion euros: Macron
Dec 07, 2017 14:21French President Emmanuel Macron and Qatar's ruling emir have signed contacts worth around 12 billion euros ($14.15 billion) during the French president's visit to Doha.
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Qatari foreign minister meets Persian Gulf Arab counterparts in Kuwait amid ongoing dispute
Dec 04, 2017 14:27Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Aal-e Thani has met his Persian Gulf Arab counterparts in Kuwait ahead of a summit of the six Arab nations of the region.
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UAE: Qatar responsible for war crimes complaint to ICC
Nov 29, 2017 03:53The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s state foreign minister has reacted angrily to a lawsuit filed by a UK-based NGO with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Abu Dhabi’s war crimes in Yemen, describing it as a “media” campaign by Qatar amid the diplomatic dispute between the two sides.
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Iran, Turkey, Qatar move to bolster trade amid Saudi-led blockade
Nov 27, 2017 03:12Iran, Turkey and Qatar have signed a trilateral agreement aimed at boosting trade with Doha amid a Saudi-led blockade on the Persian Gulf country.
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Iran says Qatar wants five-fold increase in trade
Nov 26, 2017 05:02Iran says it had received a proposal from Qatar to increase the level of trade between the two countries by five folds.
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Saudi policies fracturing Middle East, threatening peace: Qatar
Nov 24, 2017 04:23Saudi Arabia’s “impulsive” and “crisis-making” policies are threatening peace and stability in the Middle East, says Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Ale Thani, accusing the Riyadh regime of making new crises to cover up its past ones.
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WTO forms panel to hear Qatar’s complaint against UAE
Nov 23, 2017 06:01The World Trade Organization (WTO) has set up a panel to hear Qatar’s complaint against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over a Saudi-led trade boycott against the peninsular country.