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DOHA (Web Desk) French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Qatar on Thursday for a one-day trip to the country amid a boycott of Doha by four Arab nations.Macron landed and immediately traveled to the vast al-Udeid Air Base, home to some 10,000 American troops and the forward headquarters of the …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will attend a crucial summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council this week, Doha’s foreign minister said on Sunday.Speaking at a forum, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said Qatar’s leader had accepted the invitation to attend, amid the region’s worst political …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has received a written invite to the Gulf summit scheduled to begin on Tuesday.Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, who is due to host the two-day event, extended the written invite to Al Thani. Al Jazeera quoted …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar took the final step on Wednesday to start litigation at the World Trade Organization in its row with the United Arab Emirates.The UAE was one of four countries – along with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt that cut ties with Qatar, a major gas supplier and …

DOHA (Web Desk) Warning of “dark ages” in the Middle East, Qatar’s chief diplomat on Monday accused its neighboring states of perpetuating “drama and discord” as part of a “dangerous game of power”.Regional players are acting irresponsibly, taking a political gamble with the lives of other nations’ citizens with no …

WASHINGTON (Web Desk) Qatar’s foreign minister on Friday criticized “reckless leadership” in the Gulf for a number of crises including the Gulf rift and Lebanon, taking apparent aim at Saudi Arabia. The diplomatic crisis, in which Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have boycotted Qatar, has been brewing …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Tuesday that Arab states that imposed sanctions on his country in June over allegations of supporting terrorism were not interested in a solution to the crisis.Speaking to members of the Gulf Arab state’s consultative Shoura Council, Tamim also …

DOHA (Web Desk) Doha has revealed its plans to help Iraq after the liberation from ISIS.The efforts announced by Doha include the reopening of the Embassy of Qatar in Iraq, which was closed in 1990 after late Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.Some conditions have recently complicated the issue, however, …

DOHA  (Web Desk) The former Prime Minister of Qatar, Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, admitted during a recent interview that his country supported militants in Syria.In addition to Qatar, the ex premier admitted that Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the US were all involved in providing supplies to militant groups …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar’s ruler said he is ready for U.S.-hosted direct talks aimed at solving the worst diplomatic crisis in the Gulf in years but has yet to hear a response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to the four Arab states boycotting Doha.Speaking to U.S. broadcaster CBS News, …