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Qatar slams quartet of blockaders for making ‘conflicting statements’ DOHA: (Web Desk) Qatar has slammed the Saudi-led quartet of boycotters for their “disorganized” conduct and “conflicting statements” after they apparently backed down from a number of the terms on their list of demands aimed at ending the dispute with Doha. …

RIYADH: (Web Desk) Four Arab nations that cut ties with Qatar urged the tiny Gulf nation on Tuesday to commit to six principles on combating extremism and terrorism, and to negotiate a plan with specific measures for implementing the principles in a step that could pave the way for early …

DOHA: (Web Desk) A disclosed confidential document indicates that Qatar has threatened to withdraw from Persian Gulf Cooperation Council. Lately, a document was disclosed that Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani sent a letter to Secretary General of the PGCC Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani. …

RIYADH (Web Desk) An agreement between Qatar and the United States on combating terror funding is “insufficient”, the four Arab states that imposed sanctions on the emirate said in a joint statement Tuesday. The memorandum of understanding announced in Doha during a visit by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson …

DOHA (Web Desk) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Qatar Tuesday for talks on the Gulf diplomatic crisis as leaks of secret agreements between regional powers triggered fresh tensions. Hopes of a resolution to the five-week crisis seem increasingly remote as Tillerson’s arrival in Doha was overshadowed by …

DOHA (Web Desk) Qatar says it is establishing a committee to pursue compensation claims arising from an unprecedented blockade imposed against the Persian Gulf country by four Arab countries, dubbed as the siege states, led by Saudi Arabia. Qatar’s Attorney General Ali bin Fetais al-Marri announced the news during a …

DOHA: (Web Desk) Qatar said it has too much money to worry about Saudi Arabia cutting diplomatic ties with the country. “We have sovereign wealth funds of 250 per cent of gross domestic product, we have Qatar Central Bank reserves, and we have a ministry of finance strategic reserve,” the …

DOHA: (Web Desk) Qatar has rejected new claims by a Saudi-led bloc of countries that it “finances terrorism” and intervenes in their internal affairs. “The State of Qatar’s position on terrorism is consistent and known for its rejection and condemnation of all forms of terrorism, whatever the causes and motives,” …

WASHINGTON: (Web Desk) The US has warned that the crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbors may intensify and could potentially drag on for weeks or even months. The US believes the crisis could “possibly even intensify”, Heather Nauert, the spokeswoman for the US State Department, said on Thursday. “We’ve …

DOHA: (Web Desk) Qatar has rejected a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies, prompting them to pledge more punitive measures against Doha. To discuss the issue, Press TV has interviewed Brad Blankenship, a journalist of the al-Masdar news from Cincinnati, and Michael Lane, president of the American …