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CAIRO: (Web Desk) Four Arab states refrained on Wednesday from slapping further sanctions on Qatar but voiced disappointment at its “negative” response to their demands and said their boycott of the tiny Gulf nation would continue. Qatar earlier in the day accused Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and …

CAIRO: (Web Desk) Foreign ministers from the Saudi-led quartet involved in a diplomatic spat with Qatar are set to meet in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to discuss Doha’s response to their demands put forward as a prerequisite to end the standoff. The meeting is scheduled to begin later on Wednesday, …

DOHA: (Web Desk) Energy-rich Qatar said it plans to increase natural gas production by 30 percent over the next several years, as it faces pressure from its neighbors in a diplomatic crisis. Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, the head of Qatar Petroleum, told a press conference on Tuesday that the emirate intends …

DOHA: (Web Desk) Qatar on Monday responded to a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies after they agreed to give a defiant Doha another 48 hours to address their grievances. Details of the response were not immediately available, but a Gulf official told AFP that Qatari Foreign …

DOHA: (Web Desk) An analyst says the move by a Saudi-led bloc of countries to extend a deadline they had set for Qatar indicates that they have failed to impose their will on Doha. The extension of deadline shows “the Saudis and their allies don’t know what to do” and …

DOHA: (Web Desk) Qatar will comply with enhanced security measures for flights to the United States designed to prevent expanding an in-cabin ban on laptops, the country’s minister of transport said on Friday. The measures, which European and US officials said on Wednesday would begin taking effect within three weeks, …

DUBAI: (Web Desk) International businesses are being caught in the crossfire of Qatar’s dispute with its Arab neighbours as it delays shipments, lengthens travel times and prompts contingency plans in case the crisis deepens. The feud between Arab powers threatens to undermine the region’s progress in positioning itself as business …

ABU DHABI: (Web Desk) The United Arab Emirates warned Qatar Friday that it faces “divorce” from its Gulf neighbours unless it takes seriously a list of demands including the closure of Al-Jazeera television. The Qatar-based broadcaster, a long-standing source of conflict between Doha and neighbouring countries who accuse it of …

DOHA: (Web Desk) Qatar says it will not negotiate with the Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, that have severed economic and travel relations with Doha until the blockade on the Persian Gulf nation is lifted. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani made the remarks in a press …

DOHA: (Web Desk) At least seven people were received bullet injuries as a result of aerial firing in different parts of Karachi soon after the Pakistan cricket team defeated India to clinch the Champions Trophy. “We received seven people with bullet wounds at several government hospitals in Karachi,” said Police …