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2019 Asian Cup: Qatar beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 to top Group E
Jan 18, 2019 02:52In Group E’s tense showdown, Qatar have overpowered Saudi Arabia 2-0 to sit at the top of the table with full points.
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PGCC is ineffectual, needs new principles of management: Qatar
Jan 14, 2019 03:35Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Ale Thani says the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) has no executive power left, calling for change to the structure of the six-member regional intergovernmental political and economic union.
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Arabs need years to normalize ties, says former Qatari PM
Jan 13, 2019 03:56The former Qatari prime minister says a Saudi-engineered blockade on his country has badly undermined trust between Arab countries of the Persian Gulf region, saying a normalization of relations would take years.
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US special envoy working on Persian Gulf dispute steps down
Jan 09, 2019 02:51A US special envoy tasked with resolving the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and the Riyadh regime and a number of its allies has quit his post, citing "unwillingness" of regional leaders to engage in dialogue.
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Taliban seek venue change for peace talks with US to Qatar
Jan 06, 2019 12:27Taliban militants say they will not attend planned peace talks with the United States in Saudi Arabia this month and want a shift of venue to Qatar, the political headquarters of the group.
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Saudi-led bloc planned military invasion of Qatar in 1996: Ex-French cmdr.
Dec 20, 2018 09:36A former French army commander reveals new details of a 1996 coup attempt in Qatar, saying the Saudi-led quartet of countries, which are now blockading Doha, planned to invade the Persian Gulf country at that time.
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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.