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Iran sending planeloads of food to Qatar daily
Jun 11, 2017 09:31Further indications have emerged that a blockade declared by several Persian Gulf states against Qatar has already opened a food corridor between Tehran and Doha since last week. Iranian officials say the country is already sending at least 100 tonnes of food supplies to Qatar by plane every day.
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Saudi Arabia, allies say may allow some Qataris to stay
Jun 11, 2017 04:31Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates say they may allow some Qatari nationals to stay in their countries as a deadline looms for Qataris to return home amid a diplomatic crisis.
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Qatar says keen to have ‘positive’ Iran ties amid row with neighbors
Jun 11, 2017 04:15Qatar's foreign minister has expressed his country's willingness to have constructive relations with Iran after several Persian Gulf Arab countries cut their diplomatic ties with Doha.
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Saudi-led Persian Gulf dispute toys with thousands of lives: Amnesty
Jun 11, 2017 02:46Amnesty International has expressed its deep concern over thousands of ordinary people whose lives have been played with amid escalating tensions triggered by Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies against Qatar.
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Russia urges dialogue between Qatar, Arab neighbors to end dispute
Jun 10, 2017 14:36Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has reacted to a stand-off between Qatar and its Arab neighbors of the Persian Gulf region, saying the parties to the dispute should embark on a dialogue to resolve their differences.
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Turkey to continue to support Qatar: Erdoghan
Jun 10, 2017 03:42Turkish President Rajab Tayyib Erdoghan says his country will continue to support Qatar in a dispute between Doha and several other Arab countries.
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US sends mixed signals over Saudi spat with Qatar
Jun 10, 2017 00:33US President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have sent mixed signals over a rift between Qatar and its regional neighbors.
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UAE in dire need of Qatar gas to keep Dubai lit up: Report
Jun 10, 2017 00:22The United Arab Emirates depends on imported gas to generate half of its electricity, and the recent diplomatic row with neighboring Qatar risks glittering skyscrapers in the sheikhdom’s largest and most populous city of Dubai to go dark for lack of power.
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Bahrain foreign minister to visit Turkey on Saturday
Jun 10, 2017 00:21Bahrain’s foreign minister is scheduled to visit Turkey, Qatar’s ally, on Saturday amid a widening rift between Doha and its Persian Gulf Arab neighbors.
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Four Arab states add Qatar-linked people, entities to terror list amid tensions
Jun 09, 2017 02:02The four Arab states which recently severed relations with Qatar over its alleged support for terrorism have added the names of dozens of people and entities with alleged links to Qatar to a list of terrorists.