Qatar

  • EU warns PGCC may fall apart amid Qatar dispute

    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

    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

    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

    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.

  • Qatar rejects Saudi-led bloc’s new claims

    Qatar rejects Saudi-led bloc’s new claims

    Jul 08, 2017 02:22

    Qatar has rejected new claims by a Saudi-led bloc of countries that it “finances terrorism” and intervenes in their internal affairs.

  • Qatar’s ace is Saudi nemesis

    Qatar’s ace is Saudi nemesis

    Jul 06, 2017 04:32

    The draconian deadline by the Saudi axis on Qatar failed to force surrender. Saudi regime and other Arab regimes have now extended the deadline till a few days. In a battle of nerves, the Saudi rulers blinked first.

  • Erdogan: Saudi list of demands from Qatar not acceptable

    Erdogan: Saudi list of demands from Qatar not acceptable

    Jul 06, 2017 01:54

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stressed that his country will remain loyal to Qatar and that a list of demands by Saudi Arabia and its allies from the Persian Gulf country are under no circumstances acceptable.

  • Doha needs healthy, constructive relationship with Tehran: Qatari FM

    Doha needs healthy, constructive relationship with Tehran: Qatari FM

    Jul 05, 2017 16:00

    The Qatari foreign minister has emphasized that his country needs a healthy and constructive relationship with neighboring Iran as opposed to the 13-point list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies, which include a downgrade of relations with the Islamic Republic and closure of Al Jazeera television news network.

  • Qatar dismisses demands by Saudi Arabia, allies as 'unrealistic'

    Qatar dismisses demands by Saudi Arabia, allies as 'unrealistic'

    Jul 05, 2017 01:54

    Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Ale Thani has once again rejected a list of conditions set by Saudi Arabia and allies to restore diplomatic relations with the emirate, saying they are simply unrealistic and unattainable.

  • Under-pressure Qatar says to boost gas production 30%

    Under-pressure Qatar says to boost gas production 30%

    Jul 04, 2017 08:32

    Energy-rich Qatar said it plans to increase natural gas production by 30 percent over the next several years, as it faces pressure from its neighbors in a diplomatic crisis.