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Qatar: No military solution to crisis with Saudis
Jun 08, 2017 18:55Qatar's foreign minister says his country prefers diplomacy to resolve Doha's dispute with Saudi Arabia and its allies, stressing that there would never be a military solution to the crisis.
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Kuwaiti emir visits Qatar, UAE to help end Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis
Jun 08, 2017 08:26Kuwait’s emir has travelled to Qatar after his visits to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of his efforts to help mediate a solution to the diplomatic row among Persian Gulf Arab countries.
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Moscow says CNN report of hacking Qatar’s QNA has no proof
Jun 07, 2017 18:34Russia has rejected a CNN report that claims Russian hackers were behind a false news story on Qatar’s state news agency that led Saudi Arabia and its allies to cut ties with the kingdom.
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Qatar in talks with Iran to provide food
Jun 07, 2017 13:30An official in Doha says Qatar has started talks with Iran and Turkey to secure food and water supplies after its biggest regional suppliers – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – cut trade and diplomatic ties with the country earlier this week.
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Trump: Arab leaders pointed to Qatar for 'radical ideology'
Jun 07, 2017 06:24US President Donald Trump says that leaders of Saudi Arabia and its regional allies had warned him that Qatar was funding "radical ideology" after he demanded they stop financing terrorist groups.
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After isolation, Qatar says welcomes mediation
Jun 06, 2017 14:03Qatar says it is ready to give Kuwait a chance to mediate a potential resolution of the crisis that has emerged since several Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, cut their diplomatic ties with the country.
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Saudi, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt cut ties with Qatar
Jun 05, 2017 05:44Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties and all land sea and air contacts with Qatar, accusing the Persian Gulf country of supporting terrorism and interfering in their internal affairs.
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Qatar’s emir to visit Kuwait amid regional tensions
May 30, 2017 06:45Qatar’s emir is to travel to Kuwait in a visit aimed at enhancing bilateral ties amid a rift emerging between Qatar on the one side and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on the other.
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Blight of sectarianism to make Middle East insecure: Rouhani
May 27, 2017 20:00President Hassan Rouhani says sectarianism is among the main blights undermining security in the Middle East, stressing the importance of adopting measures to promote peace in the Muslim world.
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Amnesty raps Qatar’s 'repressive' migrant sponsorship system
May 19, 2017 05:52Migrant laborers working on stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are still subject to abuse and exploitation, Amnesty International says.