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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

U.S. Mediation or Qatar Concession: Ways Gulf Crisis Could End

EghtesadOnline: The diplomatic crisis that enveloped the Gulf region on Monday pits some of the world’s richest nations in a power struggle over regional dominance. An alliance of four Arab nations led by Saudi Arabia is seeking to isolate tiny Qatar over its ties to Iran -- the Saudis’ chief foe -- as well as Qatari support for Islamist movements they oppose.
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Publish Date:06/June/2017 | 08:02

European Stocks Steady While Qatar Crisis Jolts Energy Sector

EghtesadOnline: European stocks were steady, with shares in energy companies extending Friday’s loss after Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries cut off most diplomatic and economic ties to gas-rich Qatar.
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Publish Date:05/June/2017 | 24:16

Qatar Crisis Back to Square One as Economy Shows the Strain

EghtesadOnline: The Saudi-led alliance that severed ties with Qatar reinstated a list of 13 demands that must be met before talks to resolve the eight-week crisis could start, just as as fresh economic data highlighted the impact of the unprecedented boycott on the Persian Gulf nation.
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Publish Date:31/July/2017 | 07:43

Saudi Alliance Says Qatar's Action Not Enough to End Crisis

EghtesadOnline: Qatar is falling short in its efforts to counter terrorism, the Saudi-led alliance said, an apparent setback to U.S. mediation efforts after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged the bloc to ease its seven-week boycott of the Persian Gulf nation.
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Publish Date:25/July/2017 | 24:14

Germany Sees Saudi-led Bloc Rejecting Qatar's Crisis Reply

EghtesadOnline: The bloc of four Arab countries boycotting Qatar will reply at the "right time" to the emirate’s response to its conditions for ending the monthlong Persian Gulf crisis, according to a statement from the Saudi-led alliance carried by the state-owned Saudi Press Agency.
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Publish Date:05/July/2017 | 04:44

Qatar Responds to Saudi Bloc Demands as Trump Works Phones

EghtesadOnline: Qatar delivered its official response to the 13 demands made by the Saudi-led coalition that cut diplomatic and transport links with the country, as President Donald Trump and Kuwait’s ruler stepped up efforts to resolve the monthlong crisis.
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Publish Date:03/July/2017 | 13:40

Saudi-Led Bloc Seeks Diplomatic Fix to Impasse With Qatar

EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia and its allies want to resolve their standoff with Qatar through diplomacy and don’t seek regime change, U.A.E. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said at a press conference in Dubai.
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Publish Date:25/June/2017 | 04:36

Qatar Shrugs Off Pressure With No End in Sight to Persian Gulf Crisis

EghtesadOnline: Qatari officials struck a defiant tone on Monday, as the crisis in the Persian Gulf entered a second week with no sign of a diplomatic resolution between the tiny Arab state and the Saudi-led bloc that severed ties with it.
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Publish Date:13/June/2017 | 04:36

Trump Says Arab Leaders Accused Qatar of Funding Extremism

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump said Mideast leaders he met last month accused Qatar of financing extremism, remarks that analysts say may deepen Doha’s isolation as it faces unprecedented punitive measures from a Saudi-led alliance.
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Publish Date:06/June/2017 | 13:35

Saudi-Led Alliance Cuts Ties With Qatar

EghtesdaOnline: Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries cut off most diplomatic and economic ties to Qatar, in an unprecedented move designed to punish one of the region’s financial superpowers for its ties with Iran and Islamist groups in the region.
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Publish Date:05/June/2017 | 09:29