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Qatar: Saudi Arabia barring its citizens from Hajj pilgrimage
Aug 18, 2018 09:02Qatar has charged Saudi Arabia with barring its citizens from performing this year’s Hajj pilgrimage amid a year-long boycott of Doha by a Saudi-led bloc of four Arab nations.
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UAE hits out at Qatar’s pledge to invest in Turkey
Aug 17, 2018 08:20UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has hit out at Qatar’s pledge to make a $15 billion direct investment in Turkey.
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Turkey to emerge stronger from US-made lira crisis: Finance minister
Aug 16, 2018 13:43Turkey's finance minister has reassured thousands of foreign investors that Ankara will manage to contain the currency crisis triggered by a dispute with the US, vowing that his country will only emerge "stronger" from the current market volatility.
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Germany, Qatar vow support for Turkey amid US pressure
Aug 16, 2018 01:12German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani have expressed support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan amid escalated tensions between Ankara and Washington.
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Saudi Arabia, UAE were planning to invade Qatar, report reveals
Aug 02, 2018 01:17Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were planning to attack Qatar last year at the onset of the diplomatic crisis which led to the blockade of the Persian Gulf nation.
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Top UN court orders UAE to protect Qatari citizens' rights
Jul 24, 2018 01:25The UN’s highest court says the United Arab Emirates must protect the rights of Qatari citizens and allow their families separated by a Saudi-led blockade to be reunited.
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Saudi plans in regard to Qatar fail
Jul 13, 2018 02:35Rumors abound that the Saudis are planning to dig a large canal in the north of the country which will turn Qatar from a Peninsula into an island. Saudi media report that private investors from Saudi Arabia and the UAE will finance the state-ordered construction of the canal on Arabian territory.
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Qatar, Russia discuss S-400 sale despite Saudi threat
Jul 07, 2018 05:10Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says he has discussed purchasing Russia’s state-of-the-art S-400 missile defense system with President Vladimir Putin.
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European Parliament slams UAE for 'destabilizing' Somalia over Qatar crisis
Jul 06, 2018 10:02The European Parliament has condemned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia for cutting financial support to Somalia for its neutrality on a rift between a Saudi-led quartet and Qatar.
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Iran exports to Qatar surge most since Saudi siege
Jul 04, 2018 10:15Iran’s exports to Qatar grew at the fastest pace since Doha cut diplomatic and economic ties with a Saudi-led quartet last June, suggesting that the tiny Persian Gulf state remains resilient to pressures to change its policies.