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Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani delivers a televised speech in Doha, Qatar, July 21, 2017. REUTERS


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A view of Doha, Qatar. (AFP)


Filing Away the Qatari Crisis … Temporarily

Filing Away the Qatari Crisis … Temporarily

Forty-five days have passed since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt took their measures against Qatar. A Kuwaiti mediation tried and strove to resolve the crisis, but the isolated party ensured its failure from the very beginning when it leaked...
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A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber arrives at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on April 9, 2016. (Reuters)


Qatar: The Wolf Protecting the Sheep

Qatar: The Wolf Protecting the Sheep

Hallowed be Allah! (Subhan Allah) After it spent months attacking and warning against Donald Trump becoming a president. After spending six months in cautioning against his administration and disastrous policies, and after attacking its neighbors for strengthening...
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A man walks on the corniche in Doha, Qatar, June 15, 2017. Reuters


Qatar: The Tortoise-like Policy

Qatar: The Tortoise-like Policy

Qatar is dealing with its vicinity similarly to the tortoise when it senses danger. After 39 days of the boycott, Doha has only made one step out of hundred due others – it signed a memorandum of understanding with the US on fighting terrorism funding. Qatar...
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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa attend a press conference after their meeting that discussed the diplomatic situation with Qatar, in Cairo, Egypt July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Khaled Elfiqi/Pool


It’s Goodbye Qatar!

It’s Goodbye Qatar!

The only surprise that didn’t happen on Wednesday was a positive Qatari response to Kuwaiti emir’s mediation that could have ended the current crisis. The negative response was nothing new; it was expected just like all other reactions that came from Qatar after...