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Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Qatari FM: ‘Quatret States Present Doha As Gift for Tehran’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 26, 2017 | Middle East

London- An economic blockade on Qatar is having the effect of pushing Qatar closer to Iran economically, Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani told reporters in Paris. “They said Qatar was now closer to Iran. By their measures they are...

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An aerial view shows Doha’s diplomatic area March 21, 2013. REUTERS/Fadi Al-Assaad

The Truth behind Military Intervention in Qatar

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 21, 2017 | Opinion

Only 48 hours into Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt putting their boycott with Qatar into effect, Doha straightaway announced resorting to Turkish army troops. The move shocked all Gulf States and even other foreign forces. Neither was the rift with Qatar a...

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Arab Quartet: Measures Taken Against Qatar are a ‘Boycott’ not ‘Blockade’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 15, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva– Actions taken by the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Arab Republic of Egypt, are legitimate sovereign decisions that are not in any way a ‘blockade’, but rather a ‘boycott’, affirmed...

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Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland September 11, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Quartet: Qatari FM Speech Affirms Continuity of Denial Approach

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Sep 12, 2017 | Middle East

Manama, Geneva- UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain expressed on Monday their sorrow for what has been stated by the Qatari foreign minister infront of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, stressing that his statement doesn’t show intention to consider...

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The opening ceremony of the Hamad port is seen in Doha, Qatar September 5, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn

Would Qatari Crisis Last Two Years?

by Salman Al-dossary | Sep 7, 2017 | Opinion

Those who were betting on a short-lived Qatari crisis have lost. Everyone who thought that Qatar’s efforts for international pressure would be fruitful, was proven wrong. Three months on, the four states’ stance hasn’t changed, and is as firm as it was on June 5....