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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.
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Qatar finalizes $8bn weapons deal with UK
Dec 11, 2017 03:21Qatar has signed a major weapons deal to buy 24 Typhoon fighters from the United Kingdom amid a political stand-off with former Arab allies of the Persian Gulf region.
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Turkey-Iran-Qatar entente mocks Saudi-led ‘Arab NATO’
Dec 09, 2017 02:26While Saudi Arabia played hosts to defence ministers of 41 countries on the pretext of forming an organization to fight terrorism, but actually to try to intimidate countries and forces which oppose it, a low profile but very important meeting took place in Tehran between the trade official of Iran, Turkey and Qatar.
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France , Qatar sign deals worth around 12 billion euros: Macron
Dec 07, 2017 14:21French President Emmanuel Macron and Qatar's ruling emir have signed contacts worth around 12 billion euros ($14.15 billion) during the French president's visit to Doha.
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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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UAE: Qatar responsible for war crimes complaint to ICC
Nov 29, 2017 03:53The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s state foreign minister has reacted angrily to a lawsuit filed by a UK-based NGO with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Abu Dhabi’s war crimes in Yemen, describing it as a “media” campaign by Qatar amid the diplomatic dispute between the two sides.