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Kuwait says Qatar ready for talks as Bahrain moves to freeze assets
Jun 12, 2017 00:38The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry says Qatar is prepared to enter negotiations aimed at solving the diplomatic row with Arab countries as Bahrain’s central bank has issued orders freezing assets and bank accounts of Qatar-linked entities.
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Turkey to continue to support Qatar: Erdoghan
Jun 10, 2017 03:42Turkish President Rajab Tayyib Erdoghan says his country will continue to support Qatar in a dispute between Doha and several other Arab countries.
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US sends mixed signals over Saudi spat with Qatar
Jun 10, 2017 00:33US President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have sent mixed signals over a rift between Qatar and its regional neighbors.
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Bahrain foreign minister to visit Turkey on Saturday
Jun 10, 2017 00:21Bahrain’s foreign minister is scheduled to visit Turkey, Qatar’s ally, on Saturday amid a widening rift between Doha and its Persian Gulf Arab neighbors.
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Iran discovers new gas field in Persian Gulf
May 24, 2017 08:55Iran says it has discovered a new gas field close to the giant South Pars natural gas field which it jointly shares with Qatar.
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A look at elections in Iran versus other Persian Gulf states
May 19, 2017 10:06The Persian Gulf’s coastline accommodates eight countries, Iran and seven Arab states. Here is a look at the differences between the electoral systems in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the other countries that share the littoral stretch with it.
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Iran calls for cooperation among Persian Gulf states
Apr 30, 2017 23:44Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for friendship among Persian Gulf littoral states and highlighted the capability of regional countries to independently run their own affairs free from foreign interference.
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Iran to US: Stop harassing Persian Gulf states
Mar 30, 2017 10:10Iran’s defense minister has called on the US to leave the Persian Gulf and stop harassing regional countries.
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Iran speedboats force US fleet to change course: US Navy official
Mar 07, 2017 08:07A fleet of American and British warships have been “forced” to change their course after being encountered by a group of Iranian vessels near the Islamic Republic’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf, according to a US navy official.
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Iran offers dialog with Arabs on 'anxieties', violence
Feb 19, 2017 10:13Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has proposed the formation of a forum with the participation of Persian Gulf Arab states in order to build a common goal toward overcoming problems.