Qatar

France urges Saudi-led bloc to lift sanctions on Qatari citizens

Jul 16, 2017 01:20

France has called on a Saudi-led quartet of Arab countries to immediately lift sanctions on Qatari nationals as an unprecedented diplomatic rift between the so-called siege states and the Persian Gulf’s peninsular country increasingly deepens.
Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis can't be solved in a day, Qatari FM says

Jul 15, 2017 02:10

Qatar says the current unprecedented diplomatic row between Doha and a Saudi-led bloc “cannot be solved in a day,” as a recent mediation effort by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson came to an end without any breakthrough.
Persian Gulf airlines rap US carrier for ending deal

Jul 14, 2017 01:18

Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways have expressed disappointment after a major American airline cut its codeshare cooperation with them.
President Rouhani slams Saudi-led blockade against Qatar

Jul 12, 2017 09:06

President Hassan Rouhani has denounced a blockade imposed by a Saudi-led bloc of states against Qatar, saying resorting to such pressure tactics against neighboring states is a “wrong” policy.
Saudis and allies: Anti-Qatar sanctions to stay in place

Jul 12, 2017 03:33

Saudi Arabia and its allies have announced that a deal reached between the US and Qatar over battling terrorism is “insufficient” while stressing that anti-Doha sanctions will remain in place.
'Wealthy Doha will outlast Saudi-led boycott'

Jul 11, 2017 10:20

The governor of Qatar's central bank said the emirate has enough money to weather the Saudi-led economic and political blockade.
EU warns PGCC may fall apart amid Qatar dispute

Jul 11, 2017 04:31

The European Union (EU) has warned that the Arab regional grouping of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) might collapse as a result of the current diplomatic dispute among its member states.
Qatar setting up committee to pursue compensation for Saudi-led blockade

Jul 09, 2017 12:33

Qatar says it is establishing a committee to pursue compensation claims arising from an unprecedented blockade imposed against the Persian Gulf country by four Arab countries, dubbed as the siege states, led by Saudi Arabia.
Qatar to fly 4,000 cows to address its milk demand

Jul 09, 2017 08:42

Qatar is preparing to launch an audacious plan to airlift thousands of dairy cows from Germany, the US and Australia to address its domestic milk demand in face of a Saudi-led blockade which is expected to remain in place for an unspecified time.
UK rules out military escalation in Saudi-led crisis

Jul 09, 2017 02:44

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has called on Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf allies to end their blockade and siege of Qatar as he continued his tour of the Persian Gulf.