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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.
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Four Arab states reject progress in Kuwait mediation efforts with Qatar
Sep 08, 2017 08:50The Saudi-led bloc of four Arab countries which recently severed ties with Qatar have denied statements by the Kuwaiti emir about signs of progress in his mediation efforts to help resolve the diplomatic crisis with Doha.
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Qataris savor Iran land route in upset for Saudis
Sep 06, 2017 06:47A land route from Turkey to Qatar via Iran is now operational, with 200 trucks of food having already arrived in the Persian Gulf peninsula.
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Trump urges Salman to find solution to standoff with Qatar
Aug 31, 2017 03:34US President Donald Trump has called on Saudi King Salman and “all the parties in the Qatar dispute” to find a diplomatic solution to the regional standoff, according to the White House.
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Russia, Qatar say committed to boosting trade, economic ties
Aug 30, 2017 13:50Russia and Qatar say they are committed to boosting trade ties at a time when Doha is facing an economic blockade by Saudi Arabia and some of its regional allies.
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Qatar to officially launch blockade-busting port
Aug 29, 2017 12:23Qatar announced the official launch of the Hamad Port in the first week of September, which is already being used to circumvent a blockade enforced on the country.