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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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The Qatar Airways office is seen in Doha, Qatar June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

Qatar…What Next ?

by Amir Taheri | Jun 8, 2017 | Features

What next? This is the question that policymakers and analysts in major capitals have been posing for the past three days as they pondered the severance of diplomatic ties between Arab states and Qatar. Though no one knows what the future may contain, three points are...

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Yemani protesters wave flags and march through the streets during a demonstration demanding renewed independence in the southern city of Aden on November 30, 2014. Yemeni police shot dead a protester and wounded four others as separatists marched towards the governorate building in the key south city Aden, activists said. AFP PHOTO /STR

‘The Aden Declaration,’ Dangers of a Southern Secession in Yemen

by Salman Al-dossary | May 14, 2017 | Opinion

Southern separatist ambitions in Yemen are not recent news but have been in the backdrop of the Gulf country’s 1994 civil war. At the time, one of the vital factors in stoking conflict between the north and south was the role played by the then president Ali Abdullah...

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Saudi foreign minister Adel Al Jubeir with US secretary of state Rex Tillerson in Washington on May 2, 2017. Michael Reynolds / EPA

Saudi FM Jubeir: Trump’s First Foreign Visit Choice Sends a Powerful Message

by Heba El Koudsy | May 6, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Washington – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said the White House’s decision on making Saudi Arabia President Donald Trump’s first international visit since he took office sends a powerful message on how important Saudi-US ties are. In an exclusive presser...

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The UAE endorsed hosting the HQs for a proposed joint police force of the GCC member states in its capital Abu Dhabi. (File photo: Reuters)

GCC Joint Police Force Makes a Huge Progress

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Apr 4, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh – The Gulf States have made a huge progress in launching the GCC joint police force, revealed a security officer. GCC Assistant Secretary General for Security Affairs Major General Hazza’a al-Hajri said: “The joint police force has made huge strides...