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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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A view shows Abu Samra border crossing to Saudi Arabia, in Qatar June 12, 2017. REUTERS/Tom Finn

The Challenge: Who Guarantees Qatar?

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

The problem of the four Arab states that decided to confront Qatar is not represented in obliging Doha to meet their 13 demands, but, it’s in Qatar’s credibility and guaranteeing what it says, signs and pledges. We do not know of a single agreement that Qatar signed...

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Ambassador Bertrand Besancenot (Asharq Al-Awsat Arabic)

France Appoints Envoy to Mediate in Qatari Crisis

by Michel Abu Najm | Sep 6, 2017 | Middle East

Paris- France appointed Bertrand Besancenot, diplomatic adviser to the government, as a special envoy to see how Paris could support mediation efforts in the rift between Qatar and several of its neighbors, a step that reflects France’s wish to be supportive of the...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (L), UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (C-L), Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (C-R), and Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa meet to discuss the diplomatic situation with Qatar, in Cairo, Egypt, July 5, 2017.

Failure of Mediation… A Message to Doha

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 26, 2017 | Opinion

There is no doubt that the Qatari crisis is far from resolving as some promote or hope that it would be a passing summer cloud. With the failure of foreign ministers visits and presidents’ mediation, the four states seem to stick to their demands. Why do we expect the...

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Visiting Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak shake hands after their news conference at Razak’s office in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur February 28, 2013. (REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad)

Thailand Agrees to Talks with Southern Muslim Rebels

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 28, 2013 | World

Kuala Lumpur, Reuters—Thailand’s government will hold formal peace talks with a major Muslim rebel group for the first time next month, marking a breakthrough in efforts to end a worsening conflict in the country’s south that has claimed over 5,000 lives...