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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.
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Qatar’s envoy officially resumes activities in Iran
Aug 27, 2017 01:29Ali Bin Hamad al-Sulaiti, Qatar’s Ambassador to Tehran, officially resumed his diplomatic duties in the Islamic Republic on Saturday.
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Qatar closes Chad embassy, orders diplomats to leave in tit-for-tat move
Aug 25, 2017 07:40Doha has ordered the closure of the Chadian embassy and given its diplomats 72 hours to leave, in retaliation for a similar move by the Central African state against the Qatari diplomatic mission in N’Djamena.
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Iran welcomes Qatar’s ‘positive’ decision to return envoy to Tehran
Aug 24, 2017 10:06Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has welcomed Qatar’s “logical and positive” decision to return its ambassador to Tehran, saying the Islamic Republic seeks enhanced ties will its neighbors.
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Qatar says its ambassador to return to Iran
Aug 24, 2017 02:46Qatar has announced that its ambassador to Tehran will be returning to Iran around 20 months after he was recalled following demonstrations held in front of Saudi embassy in Tehran.
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Qatar, US stage joint military exercise in crisis-hit Doha
Aug 23, 2017 01:52The American military and Qatari armed forces have staged a joint training exercise in Doha amid strong tensions between the Persian Gulf Arab state and a Saudi-led alliance.