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Qatar to officially launch blockade-busting port
Aug 29, 2017 12:23Qatar announced the official launch of the Hamad Port in the first week of September, which is already being used to circumvent a blockade enforced on the country.
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Qatar’s envoy officially resumes activities in Iran
Aug 27, 2017 01:29Ali Bin Hamad al-Sulaiti, Qatar’s Ambassador to Tehran, officially resumed his diplomatic duties in the Islamic Republic on Saturday.
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Qatar closes Chad embassy, orders diplomats to leave in tit-for-tat move
Aug 25, 2017 07:40Doha has ordered the closure of the Chadian embassy and given its diplomats 72 hours to leave, in retaliation for a similar move by the Central African state against the Qatari diplomatic mission in N’Djamena.
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Iran welcomes Qatar’s ‘positive’ decision to return envoy to Tehran
Aug 24, 2017 10:06Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has welcomed Qatar’s “logical and positive” decision to return its ambassador to Tehran, saying the Islamic Republic seeks enhanced ties will its neighbors.
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Qatar says its ambassador to return to Iran
Aug 24, 2017 02:46Qatar has announced that its ambassador to Tehran will be returning to Iran around 20 months after he was recalled following demonstrations held in front of Saudi embassy in Tehran.
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Qatar, US stage joint military exercise in crisis-hit Doha
Aug 23, 2017 01:52The American military and Qatari armed forces have staged a joint training exercise in Doha amid strong tensions between the Persian Gulf Arab state and a Saudi-led alliance.
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Qatar censures Saudi Arabia’s offer to transport pilgrims to Mecca
Aug 22, 2017 03:00Doha has said that Saudi Arabia must permit Qatar’s own airlines to transport Hajj pilgrims to Mecca rather than forcing them to rely on the kingdom's national carrier, Saudi Arabia Airlines.
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Saudi Arabia claims Qatar blocking flights to Mecca
Aug 21, 2017 03:29Saudi Arabia has claimed that Qatar is stopping its planes from landing in Doha to take pilgrims to Mecca.
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Qatar worried about pilgrims’ safety in Saudi Arabia: FM
Aug 18, 2017 13:56Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani says his country is concerned about the safety of its citizens in Saudi Arabia during the annual Hajj pilgrimage after Riyadh’s move to reopen its border with Doha.
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Saudi Arabia tried to host Taliban office: Sources
Aug 13, 2017 03:26Saudi Arabia, which along with its allies has imposed a blockade on Qatar over its alleged support for terrorism, had sought to host a liaison office for the Afghan Taliban terrorist group before the 2013 establishment of the center in Doha, informed sources say.