• Qatar's Al Jazeera 'under cyber-attack on all systems'

    Qatar's Al Jazeera 'under cyber-attack on all systems'

    Jun 09, 2017 01:25

    Qatar's pan-Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera says it has come under a large-scale cyber-attack which targeted "all systems" as tensions between Doha and Riyadh show no sign of easing.

  • Qatar: No military solution to crisis with Saudis

    Qatar: No military solution to crisis with Saudis

    Jun 08, 2017 14:25

    Qatar's foreign minister says his country prefers diplomacy to resolve Doha's dispute with Saudi Arabia and its allies, stressing that there would never be a military solution to the crisis.

  • Kuwaiti emir visits Qatar, UAE to help end Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis

    Kuwaiti emir visits Qatar, UAE to help end Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis

    Jun 08, 2017 03:56

    Kuwait’s emir has travelled to Qatar after his visits to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of his efforts to help mediate a solution to the diplomatic row among Persian Gulf Arab countries.

  • Moscow says CNN report of hacking Qatar’s QNA has no proof

    Moscow says CNN report of hacking Qatar’s QNA has no proof

    Jun 07, 2017 14:04

    Russia has rejected a CNN report that claims Russian hackers were behind a false news story on Qatar’s state news agency that led Saudi Arabia and its allies to cut ties with the kingdom.

  • Qatar in talks with Iran to provide food

    Qatar in talks with Iran to provide food

    Jun 07, 2017 09:00

    An official in Doha says Qatar has started talks with Iran and Turkey to secure food and water supplies after its biggest regional suppliers – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – cut trade and diplomatic ties with the country earlier this week.

  • Trump: Arab leaders pointed to Qatar for 'radical ideology'

    Trump: Arab leaders pointed to Qatar for 'radical ideology'

    Jun 07, 2017 01:54

    US President Donald Trump says that leaders of Saudi Arabia and its regional allies had warned him that Qatar was funding "radical ideology" after he demanded they stop financing terrorist groups.

  • After isolation, Qatar says welcomes mediation

    After isolation, Qatar says welcomes mediation

    Jun 06, 2017 09:33

    Qatar says it is ready to give Kuwait a chance to mediate a potential resolution of the crisis that has emerged since several Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, cut their diplomatic ties with the country.

  • Saudi, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt cut ties with Qatar

    Saudi, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt cut ties with Qatar

    Jun 05, 2017 01:14

    Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have cut diplomatic ties and all land sea and air contacts with Qatar, accusing the Persian Gulf country of supporting terrorism and interfering in their internal affairs.

  • Qatar’s emir to visit Kuwait amid regional tensions

    Qatar’s emir to visit Kuwait amid regional tensions

    May 30, 2017 02:15

    Qatar’s emir is to travel to Kuwait in a visit aimed at enhancing bilateral ties amid a rift emerging between Qatar on the one side and Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on the other.

  • Blight of sectarianism to make Middle East insecure: Rouhani

    Blight of sectarianism to make Middle East insecure: Rouhani

    May 27, 2017 15:30

    President Hassan Rouhani says sectarianism is among the main blights undermining security in the Middle East, stressing the importance of adopting measures to promote peace in the Muslim world.