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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AFP)

Erdogan Expands Powers over Intelligence Agency

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Aug 26, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tightened his grip on Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization on Friday after issuing a decree that said the MIT, which was previously under the prime minister, would now report to the president. The decree gave the...

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Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir and his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel address a press conference in Jeddah on Monday. SPA

Jubeir: Qatar Must Change Harmful Policies

by Sa'ed Al-Abyadh | Jul 4, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that boycotting Gulf and Arab countries hope that Qatar’s response to the demands “will be positive.” “The aim of the measures taken against Qatar is to change its policies that harm it, the countries of the...

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UAE FM Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan holds a joint press conference with German FM Sigmar Gabriel. (AFP)

UAE FM Urges Qatar to Stop Funding Terrorism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 4, 2017 | Middle East

Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan reiterated on Tuesday accusations against Qatar that it is financing terrorism and harboring terrorists. He demanded Doha to therefore stop “supporting” and “inciting” terror. He made his...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir attends a news conference after a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 26, 2017. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia: No Negotiations with Qatar over Demands

by Heba El Koudsy | Jun 28, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Washington – Saudi Foreign Affairs Minister Adel al-Jubeir ruled out any possibility to hold negotiations with Qatar over the list of 13 demands submitted by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain. During a news conference held in Washington on Tuesday, Jubeir said:...

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Libya transition government Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani. (AFP)

Libya: Thani’s Govt. Threatens to Arrest Sarraj Ministers

by Khaled Mahmoud and Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 9, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, London – Libya’s transition government, of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani, escalated on Thursday its dispute with the UN-backed national accord government of PM Fayez al-Sarraj after it ordered the arrest of the latter’s ministers. Thani gave “strict...