tag Saudi-Qatar Crisis

Qatar Says Fellow OPEC State U.A.E. Halts Oil Imports in Row

EghtesadOnline: Qatar Petroleum is taking “legal actions” after Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. declared force majeure to halt shipments from Qatar of condensate, a light oil liquid, according to QP’s chief executive officer. An Adnoc official said currently there is no force majeure imposed on Qatari cargoes.
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Publish Date:05/July/2017 | 04:49

Iran Sends 1,100 Tons of Food to Qatar Daily

EghtesadOnline: Iran is shipping 1,100 tons of fruits and vegetables to Qatar every day after Persian Gulf countries led by Saudi Arabia cut relations with Doha.
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Publish Date:24/June/2017 | 08:40

Iran Supplies Continue to Help Ease Qatar Blockade

EghtesadOnline: As Qatar seeks ways to weather food shortage in the wake of a boycott imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, Iran has said it would all it can to help the neighboring state.
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Publish Date:17/June/2017 | 05:35

Qatar Seeks to Import Iranian Chicken Eggs

EghtesadOnline: An Iranian union of chicken farmers said it has received requests from Qatar to import chicken eggs over a possible food shortage there after Saudi Arabia and its allies cut ties with Doha.
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Publish Date:13/June/2017 | 08:39

U.S., Turkey discuss Qatar row, Syria on phone call: sources

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu discussed developments in Syria and in the row between Qatar and its fellow Arab states on a phone call late on Saturday, Turkish foreign ministry sources said.
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Publish Date:11/June/2017 | 24:37

Iran offers Qatar use its key southern ports

EghtesadOnline: Iran has offered to allow Qatar use its southern ports to carry on its vital import activities after the emirate’s Arab neighbors united to isolate it.
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Publish Date:11/June/2017 | 11:52

Iran Sending Delegation for Qatar Market Survey

EghtesadOnline: The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade is planning to send a trade delegation to conduct a market survey in Qatar, amid the recent rift between Doha and four Arab states, namely Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, the head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture’s Agriculture Commission has announced.
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Publish Date:11/June/2017 | 10:34

Persian Gulf Crisis Builds as U.A.E. Downplays Chance of Quick Fix

EghtesadOnline: The worst crisis in decades among the Gulf’s Arab monarchies intensified on Wednesday, with a Saudi-led alliance imposing more punitive sanctions against Qatar and a senior U.A.E. official playing down the chances of a quick diplomatic resolution.
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Publish Date:07/June/2017 | 24:39

Qatar in talks with Iran to provide food

EghtesadOnline: An official in Doha says Qatar has started talks with Iran and Turkey to secure food and water supplies after its biggest regional suppliers – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – cut trade and diplomatic ties with the country earlier this week.
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Publish Date:07/June/2017 | 24:07

Iran Sees Economic Opportunities in Qatar Amid Arab Rift

EghtesadOnline: As Iranian officials are calling for dialogue to resolve a recent spat between Qatar on the one hand and Saudi Arabia and its regional allies on the other, Iranian businesses expect a boom, albeit short-lived, in the food and aviation sector as a result of the blockade imposed on the Persian Gulf peninsular monarchy by Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Manama and Cairo.
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Publish Date:07/June/2017 | 10:01

Qatar Tries to Quell Food-Supply Fears After Crowds Throng Shops

EghtesadOnline: Qatar’s government sought to dispel concerns of possible food shortages a day after its biggest suppliers, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, cut diplomatic and trade links with the import-dependent country.
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Publish Date:07/June/2017 | 04:43
The Saudi Prince, the Sheikh and a Gulf Renegade The isolation of Qatar this week is the latest move by two emboldened Arab leaders.

The Saudi Prince, the Sheikh and a Gulf Renegade

EghtesadOnline: The choreographed statements by Saudi Arabia and three allies to quarantine Qatar at just after 6 a.m. on June 5 were not signed, but there was no mistake about who was behind them.
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Publish Date:07/June/2017 | 04:35

Kuwait’s Emir Moves to Mediate the Saudi-Qatar Crisis

EghtesadOnline: Kuwait’s ruler is stepping up his efforts to resolve one of the worst crises among Persian Gulf Arab monarchies, a day after Saudi Arabia and its allies isolated Qatar by cutting off air and sea transport and closing the small nation’s only land border.
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Publish Date:06/June/2017 | 09:01

Qatar Demands Refusal Shows Terror Support, Saudi Bloc Says

EghtesadOnline: The Qatari government’s refusal to accept the diplomatic demands of the four-nation Saudi bloc demonstrates that the emirate has links to terrorist groups, according to the state-owned Saudi Press Agency, citing a statement from the alliance.
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Publish Date:08/July/2017 | 04:30