Qatar

Qatar urges neighbors to let nationals attend 2022 FIFA World Cup

Nov 21, 2017 01:56

Qatar has urged the four countries engaged in the ongoing Saudi-led diplomatic and trade boycott against the energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom to allow their nationals to attend the 2022 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup in Doha.
Qatar accuses Saudi Arabia of bullying small countries into submission

Nov 18, 2017 02:26

Qatar says Saudi Arabia has been sparking off crises across the Middle East and “bullying small countries into submission,” some six months after Riyadh formed an alliance against Doha and imposed a tight blockade on the small Persian Gulf emirate.
Kurdish militants aim to capture Syrian region, not fighting Daesh: Turkish FM

Nov 16, 2017 10:24

The Turkish foreign minister says a US-backed Kurdish militant group fighting in northern Syria aims to conquer the region under the cover of battling the Daesh Takfiri terror group.
Erdogan vows continued military support for Qatar during Doha visit

Nov 16, 2017 01:59

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed continued military support for Qatar amid its ongoing political crisis with a Saudi-led bloc of countries.
Qatar: Saudi-led bloc not interested in resolving diplomatic crisis

Nov 14, 2017 09:47

The Qatari emir says the Saudi-led bloc of countries that have brought his country under a full-scale embargo is not interested in finding a solution to the Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis, stressing that Doha is open to “dialog based on mutual respect.”
Qatar investigates financial plot amid Saudi-led crisis

Nov 13, 2017 03:50

Qatar says it has launched an investigation into an alleged plot to manipulate its currency during the early weeks of a diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf region.
US to service Qatar’s F-15s for $1.1bn despite standoff

Nov 02, 2017 03:10

The United States will provide support services for Qatar’s F-15QA fighter aircraft program.
Bahrain imposes entry visas on Qatari nationals, residents

Nov 01, 2017 04:07

Bahrain says it has decided to impose entry visas on nationals and residents of neighboring Qatar, which has been the center of a persisting crisis in the Persian Gulf region, triggered by a Saudi-led quartet of countries that accuse Doha of purported funding and supporting “terrorism.”
Military intervention in Qatar will cause regional chaos: Emir

Oct 29, 2017 08:23

Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Ale Thani has warned that any military action against the Persian Gulf country will plunge the region into chaos as a diplomatic standoff continues between Doha and a Saudi-led group of nations.
Ex-Qatari premier: US coordinated foreign support for terrorists in Syria

Oct 28, 2017 14:05

Qatar's former prime minister has revealed how the United States coordinated support by Doha, Riyadh and Ankara for terrorists operating against the Syrian government over the past years of conflict in the Arab country.