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Qatar’s former Emir Sehikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. (AFP)

Foreign Policy: Qatari Emir’s Father Real Mover of Doha Diplomacy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 3, 2017 | Features

London – Diplomats have revealed that Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani is the real influencer of Qatar’s diplomacy despite his abdicating in favor of his son Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in 2013, reported Foreign Policy magazine. In an article entitled, “The...

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Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani meets with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 21, 2017. (Reuters)

The Rolling Qatari Snowball

by Salman Al-dossary | Jun 11, 2017 | Opinion

Because Gulf warnings to the fellow neighbor were incessant for 21 years and the violation of pledges and agreements continued, confusion still prevails in Doha following the storm of cutting ties by neighboring countries and several others. Qatar deemed this...

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Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah opens the 25th Arab League Summit in Bayan Palace, Kuwait March 25, 2014. (Reuters)

Emir of Kuwait Urges Qatar to Avoid Escalation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 6, 2017 | Middle East

Kuwait – Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah called on Qatar on Monday to exercise restraint and to avoid taking any measures that would escalate the situation with its Gulf neighbors. The Kuwaiti emir received at Dusman Palace in Kuwait Prince Khalid...

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UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Mohammed Gargash attends a GCC meeting in Riyadh, March 12, 2015. Reuters

Gargash Says Gulf States Going Through Crisis, Calls for Standing with Saudi Arabia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 30, 2017 | Middle East

Dubai – UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash warned that the alliance of Gulf Arab states was facing a major crisis and said there was an urgent need to rebuild trust. “The Gulf Cooperation Council countries are passing through a new...

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Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. (AFP)

Qatar and The Role that was

by Ghassan Charbel | May 29, 2017 | Opinion

I tried to understand the new crisis in Qatari-Saudi relations, which is also one in Qatari-Gulf relations. Based on a logical calculation, Qatar has an interest in being a natural and effective member of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Developments over the past two...