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Iran, Qatar stress peaceful settlement of regional crises
Oct 03, 2017 08:33Iran and Qatar have underlined the need for peaceful solutions to regional crises, as Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visits Doha.
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HRW slams Qatar’s failure to protect 800k foreign workers from extreme heat
Sep 27, 2017 10:25The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed the failure of World Cup 2022 host Qatar to protect 800,000 foreign construction laborers from the country’s extremely high temperature and called for investigation into the large number of worker deaths due to scorching heat.
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Qatari emir slams ‘unjust’ Saudi-led siege in UN speech
Sep 20, 2017 07:32Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Aal-e Thani has sharply denounced the Saudi-led bloc of countries for imposing an “unjust” blockade against his nation, saying such pressure tactics amount to “terrorism.”
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Qatar says Bahrain abusing fisheries issue to stoke regional row
Sep 19, 2017 08:58Qatar accused Bahrain on Tuesday of abusing a routine fisheries enforcement case to deepen a three-month diplomatic crisis between the emirate and its neighbors.
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Qatar ready to 'sit at table' to resolve Persian Gulf dispute
Sep 16, 2017 02:01Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Ale Thani says Doha is ready to negotiate with the emirate’s fellow Arab states to find a solution to the diplomatic row in the Persian Gulf region.
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Qatar, boycotters engage in heated argument at Arab League meeting
Sep 13, 2017 05:19A furious war of words erupts between diplomats from Qatar and the Saudi-led quartet of its boycotters at an Arab League meeting, months into the worst diplomatic crisis to hit the Persian Gulf region in decades.
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Iran opposed to pressure, threats against neighbors
Sep 12, 2017 07:22Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic is opposed to the application of any form of pressure and threat against its neighbors.
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Saudi-led quartet trying to turn Qatar into ‘state of trusteeship’: Doha
Sep 12, 2017 02:08Qatar says the “illegal” blockade imposed on Doha by the Saudi-led quartet of countries is aimed to force the peninsular Persian Gulf nation to become a “state of trusteeship.”
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Arab countries, Qatar should mend Persian Gulf rift by direct talks: Russian FM
Sep 10, 2017 14:58Russia says the so-called quartet of Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, and Qatar should begin direct negotiations to defuse an unprecedented diplomatic crisis that erupted three months ago in the Persian Gulf region.
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Report reveals UK exploiting Qatar crisis for own profit through arms exports
Sep 10, 2017 08:03Britain is exploiting a rift between several Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and Qatar through designating both sides as the “priority markets” for its arms sales, a report suggests.