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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Juberi meets with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in Jeddah. (SPA)

Saudi FM: We Will Provide France with Comprehensive Dossier of Qatar’s Violations

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Jul 16, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah – Any resolution of the Gulf crisis should come from within the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, stressed Saudi Arabia and France, adding that everyone should be fully committed against terrorism, those who support and fund it, and spread extremist...

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US Secretary of State upon arrival to Doha. AP

Tillerson Leaves Gulf without Breakthrough

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2017 | Middle East

Dammam- Without making a statement or holding a news conference, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson left the Gulf on Friday after a tour that included Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Now, the region anticipates the arrival of French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le...

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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson meets with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Kuwait and United Arab Emirates in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 12, 2017. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

The Four States Insist on Demands, Tillerson Returns to Kuwait

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

Jeddah, Dammam- The states confronting terrorism renewed on Wednesday their insistence on the demands as a condition to restore ties with Qatar, in the conclusion of the quintet meeting in Jeddah that included foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt...

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (right) with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian. AFP file photo

Moscow, Paris Agree on ‘Fighting Terrorism’ in Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 8, 2017 | Middle East

London, Paris- France and Russia agreed on Thursday that fighting terrorism in Syria was their common objective, but pointedly avoided airing their differences over the sensitive issue of chemical weapons. France appears to be broadly aligning its foreign policy with...

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French President Emmanuel Macron. (AP)

Paris Playing ‘behind the Scenes’ Diplomatic Role in Gulf Crisis

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 7, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – France is maintaining its “behind the scenes” role in the Gulf crisis between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt over Doha’s funding and backing of terrorism because the French government believes that the residents of the Gulf...