Qatar

DOHA (Web Desk) Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah, signed a joint intergovernmental agreement on military technical cooperation on the sidelines of the Russian minister’s visit to Doha.Shoigu arrived to Doha yesterday on his first-ever official visit to Gulf state, during which he …

DOHA (Web Desk) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says he has embarked on a diplomatic shuttle to help mend fences between neighboring Persian Gulf states Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but that Riyadh has been unresponsive to his mediation bid.Tillerson has traveled to Qatar following a visit to Saudi Arabia, …

Doha (Web Desk) Qatar’s former deputy prime minister says the United Arab Emirates planned a military invasion of Qatar with thousands of US-trained mercenaries, but it failed to secure Washington’s support. Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah told the Spanish daily ABC earlier this week that the UAE hired a “Blackwater-linked” private …

DOHA (Web Desk) None of the conflicts in the Middle East has a military solution, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif reiterated, calling on regional states to stay in touch to find negotiated solutions and give priority to regional initiatives for peace and security.Iran favors perfect relations with all of …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sharply denounced the Saudi-led bloc of countries for imposing an “unjust” blockade against his nation, saying such pressure tactics amount to “terrorism.I stand before you while my country and my people are subjected to an ongoing and unjust …

DOHA (Web Desk) As the boycott of Qatar by a Saudi-led bloc of countries approaches its 100th day Wednesday, experts have warned the increasingly bitter dispute could last into 2018 and beyond.“If the present trajectory is anything to go by, I expect this crisis to last well into the next …

HAMAD PORT (Web Desk) Qatar inaugurated a new $7.4 billion port along its Gulf coast on Tuesday that officials said would become a regional transport hub and help shield its economy against sanctions enforced by neighbouring Arab states.The Hamad port, 40km south of Doha, is one of the largest such …

Qatar has introduced a visa-on-arrival facility for Pakistani passport holders, according to the Qatar Airways website’s visa information page. Qatar Airways is state-owned and the national flag carrier of the country. It is unclear when the rules for Pakistani passport holders were revised by Qatari authorities. According to Qatar Airways, …

DOHA (Web Desk) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has denounced Qatar’s recent decision to restore full diplomatic ties with Iran, accusing Doha of undermining chances to resolve a rift between several Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and Qatar.Following in the footsteps of Saudi Arabia, Qatar had recalled its ambassador …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said it has plans to boost all-out ties with Iran and its ambassador will return to the Islamic Republic.Doha said its ambassador will be back in Tehran some 20 months after he was recalled in protest to an attack against Saudi Arabia’s missions by …