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Rouhani: Iran, Qatar serve regional peace
Dec 20, 2018 03:11President Hassan Rouhani said the capacities and potential of Iran and Qatar could contribute to regional peace and stability.
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Qatar 1996 coup plot: New details reveal Saudi-UAE backing
Dec 18, 2018 12:15A former French Army commander revealed new details of a foiled military coup that was planned against Qatar by the now-blockading countries in the region in February 1996.
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Qatar, asserting independence, to leave OPEC in 2019
Dec 17, 2018 17:01Gas-rich Qatar, seeking greater autonomy from its rivals in the Persian Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia, sends out a 'trial balloon', with its decision to leave the OPEC, says journalist Jonathan Gorvett in his article for Asia Times, titled: “Qatar, asserting independence, to leave OPEC in 2019”.
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Qatar's economy 'stronger than before', Central Bank governor says
Dec 12, 2018 01:45The governor of the Qatar Central Bank says the country’s economy has shown resilience in the face of an ongoing diplomatic and trade boycott, which Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies imposed on the energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom in June 2017.
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Qatari emir shuns PGCC summit in Saudi Arabia, sends foreign minister
Dec 09, 2018 12:07Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Ale Thani has refused to participate in the annual Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) summit, which is set to take place in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh at the weekend, and instead sent the foreign minister to attend the event.
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Qatar could give Saudi more headache after leaving OPEC: Bloomberg
Dec 06, 2018 03:00Qatar’s surprise decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) might be just a taste of things to come, as some analysts suggest the tiny Persian Gulf country plans to irritate Saudi Arabia even more by leaving the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC).
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Qatari monarch receives Saudi Arabian King Salman’s invitation to PGCC summit
Dec 05, 2018 04:13Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has received a written invitation from Saudi Arabia's King Salman to participate in the upcoming Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) summit, which is set to take place in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh later this month.
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Qatar to quit OPEC in January
Dec 03, 2018 12:43Qatar in a surprise announcement says it will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) next month in a move that appears to have been meant to take a swipe at the group’s de factor leader Saudi Arabia.
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Qatar Airways to expand Iran flights despite sanctions
Nov 26, 2018 14:19Qatar Airways says it is expanding operations in Iran, despite US sanctions on the Islamic Republic and a diplomatic rift with Saudi Arabia over accusations that it had approached Tehran too closely.
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US bases in Qatar, UAE, Afghanistan within reach of Iran’s missiles: IRGC
Nov 22, 2018 02:50The IRGC Aerospace Commander says the US bases in Afghanistan, the UAE, and Qatar as well as the US aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf are all within reach of Iranian missiles.