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Qatar in talks with Iran to provide food
Jun 07, 2017 09:00An 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.
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Trump: Arab leaders pointed to Qatar for 'radical ideology'
Jun 07, 2017 01:54US 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.
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After isolation, Qatar says welcomes mediation
Jun 06, 2017 09:33Qatar 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.
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Saudi, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt cut ties with Qatar
Jun 05, 2017 01:14Saudi 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.
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Qatar’s emir to visit Kuwait amid regional tensions
May 30, 2017 02:15Qatar’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.
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Blight of sectarianism to make Middle East insecure: Rouhani
May 27, 2017 15:30President 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.
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Amnesty raps Qatar’s 'repressive' migrant sponsorship system
May 19, 2017 01:22Migrant laborers working on stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar are still subject to abuse and exploitation, Amnesty International says.
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Turkey, Qatar agree on terms of joint military base deal: Official
May 09, 2017 10:30Turkey and Qatar have agreed on the terms of a deal to set up a joint military base in Doha and deploy hundreds of Turkish forces to the camp, an official in Ankara says.
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Qatari royals part of Syria evacuation deal: Report
Apr 17, 2017 13:00Twenty-six members of a Qatari royal hunting party, captured in Iraq more than a year ago, were part of the swap agreement recently reached in Syria, a report says.
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Qatar blocks migrant workers from returning home
Mar 29, 2017 09:59Qatar has refused to allow scores of migrants from countries including India, Nepal and Bangladesh to return home, violating new labor reforms to improve workers' rights, activists and trade unions said on Wednesday.