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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (R) posing for a photo with Kuwaiti Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Information, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Sabah (L) (US Department of State/ EPA)

Threats to Oust Qatar from GCC

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 29, 2017 | Middle East

London, Washington, Dammam – Qatar could face more sanctions, including its ouster from the Gulf Cooperation Council, according to Gulf diplomatic sources. Gulf states are currently looking to impose a list of trade sanctions that would target states and companies...

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Rex Tillerson testifies during a confirmation hearing. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

US: Doha is Reviewing Demands to End Crisis with Arab States

by Heba El-Koudsy, Ahmed Younis and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 26, 2017 | Middle East

Washington, Dammam, Khartoum – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday that Qatar has started to review the list of 13 demands to end its crisis with the Arab states. Tillerson urged each of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, as well as Qatar, to sit...

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UAE Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash. (AFP)

Gulf Accuses Qatar of Thwarting Mediation through Leaking List of Demands

by Mirza al-Khuwaildi and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 24, 2017 | Middle East

Al-Dammam, Abu Dhabi – The Gulf’s crisis with Qatar took a new turn after a list of Gulf and Arab demands delivered to the emirate was leaked to the media. The list, compiled by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, was handed to Doha by Kuwait,...

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United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash attends a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Riyadh, March 12, 2015. Reuters

Gargash: ‘Siege’ Concept Does Not Consist with Open Ports, Large Fleet of Aircraft

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 13, 2017 | Middle East

Dubai- UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash criticized Monday the Qatari interpretation of the Arab boycott of the country as being a “siege.” He said that Qatar’s promotion of its political crisis as a siege of the Gulf state is the country’s...

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UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash attends a GCC meeting in Riyadh, March 12, 2015. Reuters

Gargash Says Gulf States Going Through Crisis, Calls for Standing with Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2017 | Middle East

Dubai – UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash warned that the alliance of Gulf Arab states was facing a major crisis and said there was an urgent need to rebuild trust. “The Gulf Cooperation Council countries are passing through a new...