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DOHA (Web Desk) Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says his peninsular Persian Gulf country has “preserved its sovereignty” months after a “futile” diplomatic blockade was imposed against Doha by a Saudi-led group of Arab states.It has been a futile crisis manufactured by our neighbors, some of whom …

DOHA (Web Desk) Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in the message cabled to Hassan Rouhani on Sunday, congratulated the 39th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution to the Iranian government and nation.Also, the Qatar Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani and the country’s Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser …

DOHA (Web Desk) Taliban has invited a US senator for “mutual talks” in the Qatari capital Doha, where the so-called Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has an office.The terror group’s social media accounts extended the invitation to Kentucky Republican Senator Rand Paul over his latest comments about the United States’ long …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar is ready to participate in the United States-Gulf Cooperation Council summit due in May provided the blockading countries’ have real will to solve the current crisis and “not coercion” Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani announced yesterday.Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute …

DOHA (Web Desk) State-owned Qatar Airways has agreed to release detailed financial statements,the US government said on Tuesday, as part of a response to accusations by US airlines that the carrier had been illegally subsidized by its government, Reuters reports.US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that Qatar and the …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar has been holding negotiations with Russia to purchase S-400 missile air defense systems and other weaponry, Doha’s ambassador to Moscow says.Talks about the subject are at an advanced stage,” Fahad bin Mohammed al-Attiyah said in an interview with Russia’s TASS news agency on Thursday.The diplomat noted …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said Monday that Turkey’s counterterrorist operation in Syria’s Afrin region was motivated by legitimate security concerns, Anadolu reports.The launching of the Turkish military operation last Saturday was motivated by legitimate concerns related to its national security and the security of its borders, in addition …

DOHA (Web Desk) The State of Qatar has officially filed a complaint at the UN Security Council after an UAE fighter jet violating its airspace last year, Al Jazeera reported.On 22 December 2017, a UAE jet entered Qatari air space at 33,000 feet above an exclusive economic zone.The flight lasted …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar said Wednesday it has a legal process to challenge a blockade imposed by four Arab states since last year.In June,Saudi Arabia,Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism.We have already begun moving internationally to seek …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar on Sunday signed an agreement with the United Kingdom to purchase 24 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, according to Qatar’s Defense Ministry.They explained in a statement that the Qatari Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah and his British counterpart Gavin Williamson met in the capital Doha.The …