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Kuwait protests after Saudi adviser ‘insults’ minister on Twitter
Jan 25, 2018 05:00Kuwait has protested to Saudi Arabia over insulting tweets made by a senior adviser to the Saudi royal court against its commerce minister, who had recently paid a visit to Qatar.
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Qatar holding talks with Russia to buy S-400 air defense systems: Diplomat
Jan 25, 2018 04:57Qatar has been holding negotiations with Russia to purchase S-400 missile air defense systems and other weaponry, Doha’s ambassador to Moscow says.
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Qatar dismisses UAE accusation of ‘intercepting’ 2 Emirati passenger aircraft
Jan 15, 2018 11:43The United Arab Emirates (UAE) alleges that Qatar has “intercepted” two Emirati passenger aircraft en route to Bahrain, but Doha rejects the accusation amid a growing row over purported airspace violations.
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Qatari royal leaves UAE after declaring his detention
Jan 15, 2018 04:57The United Arab Emirates says a member of Qatar's royal family has left Abu Dhabi hours after he declared that he was being forcibly held in the Persian Gulf Arab state.
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Second UAE fighter jet violates Qatari airspace: Doha
Jan 13, 2018 12:30Qatar says a second warplane belonging to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has violated its airspace, a day after Doha lodged a formal complaint with the UN about what it called a violation of its airspace last month by another such fighter jet.
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Qatar files complaint to UN over ‘airspace violation’ by UAE fighter jet
Jan 12, 2018 02:47Qatar has lodged a complaint with the United Nations about a violation of its airspace last month by a United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) fighter jet, warning that Doha reserves the right to defend its skies and borders under international law.
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Qatar seeks compensation for Saudi-led blockade, sanctions
Jan 11, 2018 03:40A high-ranking Qatari official has described the ongoing Saudi-led diplomatic and trade boycott against his energy-rich Persian Gulf country as “economic warfare,” stressing that Doha plans to seek compensation for those hit by the sanctions.
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Angry at Iran & Turkey, UAE pleads for Saudi ‘leadership’
Dec 28, 2017 10:06Angered by growing Iranian and Turkish influence, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – a Saudi Arabian satellite state – calls on Arab states to come together under the leadership of Riyadh and Cairo amid what it calls the “geostrategic competition” in the region.
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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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Saudi hostility with Qatar taking toll on ordinary people: Amnesty
Dec 15, 2017 02:56Ordinary people are bearing the brunt of the ongoing political crisis in the Persian Gulf region, involving Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt on one side and the tiny kingdom of Qatar, Amnesty International says.