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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Saudi Counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir, SPA

Tillerson Sits with Ministers of Four Arab States Boycotting Qatar

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson sat down with ministers of four Arab states on Wednesday to try to end a dispute with Qatar. The four countries imposed sanctions on Qatar on June 5, for its financing of extremist groups detrimental foreign policy. Doha denies...

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Ceremony at the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Will Tillerson Side with Qatar?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 12, 2017 | Opinion

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet in Jeddah the top diplomats of the bloc of four countries boycotting Qatar over its support for terrorism and role in destabilizing the region. He will be confronted by a group of decisive foreign ministers who aren’t...

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UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash talks during a news conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 24, 2017. REUTERS/Abdel Hadi Ramahi

UAE’s Gargash: Diplomacy Is Priority in Dealing with Qatar Crisis, Alternative is ‘Parting of Ways’

by Musaid Al-Zayani | Jun 25, 2017 | Middle East

Dubai- UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said on Saturday that if Qatar did not accept the conditions by fellow Arab states which imposed a boycott this month on the gas-rich peninsula, there would be a “parting of ways”. “The...

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Buildings are seen on a coast line in Doha, Qatar June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer –

Qatar, Misleading ‘Under Siege’ Rhetoric

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 10, 2017 | Opinion

Victim to the detrimental foreign policy adopted by Doha, the Qatari citizen perhaps is the most forgotten amidst the diplomatic row engulfing the region. For years, Qatar’s government invested in harboring and supporting extremist groups, and was well-occupied with...

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Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani smiles as he is welcomed upon arriving at Khartoum Airport for an official visit April 2, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Qatar Isn’t Castro’s Cuba

by Ghassan Charbel | Jun 8, 2017 | Opinion

Countries with modest geographic stretch often are tempted by large-scale roles—the small country syndrome, whereby investing in rogue policy comes to compensate for what has been denied by limited territory. Sooner or later, these countries cave into temptation found...