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Qatar signs security pact with NATO amid Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis
Mar 08, 2018 09:52Qatar has signed a security pact with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), enabling forces with the military alliance to enter and transit the Persian Gulf state and use its al-Ubeid Air Base there.
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Doha ‘diffused’ attempt by Riyadh, Abu Dhabi to invade Qatar: Defense minister
Feb 03, 2018 12:56Qatar’s defense minister says Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had planned a military invasion of his country at the beginning of a diplomatic crisis that erupted last year when several states cut off diplomatic relations with Doha.
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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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Arab rulers buy lavish gifts to curry favor with British politicians: Report
Dec 24, 2017 12:02A report has exposed how certain Arab states have continued to shower British politicians with luxury gifts in an attempt to curry favor and buy their support.
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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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British troops used to promote weapon sales to Persian Gulf regimes: Report
Oct 22, 2017 01:34The British government has been accused of using its soldiers to demonstrate and promote weapon sales to Persian Gulf Arab kingdoms amid their continued involvement in the Saudi-led military aggression in Yemen that has left thousands of civilian casualties.
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Qatari emir in Malaysia in blow to Saudi Arabia
Oct 16, 2017 12:38Malaysia has rolled out the red carpet for Qatar's emir, who is on his first trip to Southeast Asia amid a simmering diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and its allies.
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Iran calls for formation of dialogue forum for Persian Gulf states
Oct 11, 2017 03:53Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for the formation of a regional dialogue forum for the Persian Gulf littoral states in an attempt to restore peace and stability to the region.
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US cancels planned war games with Arab allies over Qatar
Oct 06, 2017 10:17The United States military has cancelled a number of planned war games with its Persian Gulf Arab allies over their persisting dispute with another key Arab ally, Qatar, in an apparent attempt to press an end to the months-long row.
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Iran seizes trespassing fishing boat in Persian Gulf
Sep 23, 2017 11:46Iran has detained seven crew members of a fishing boat in the Persian Gulf for illegally entering the country’s territorial waters.