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Qatar Airways' Profit Rises 22% on Long-Haul Routes, Expanded Fleet

EghtesadOnline: Qatar Airways, whose state owner has been blockaded by neighboring Persian Gulf countries, posted an increase in annual profit as it expanded its wide-body jet fleet to send more long-haul travelers through Doha, added destinations and bought stakes in key partner airlines.
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Publish Date:12/June/2017 | 04:17

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

Iran's 4th Food Shipments Sent to Qatar

EghtesadOnline: Iranian traders have exported four food shipments to Qatar via an Iran Air cargo Boeing 747, after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain boycotted Doha, a spokesman for the Iranian flag carrier has announced.
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Publish Date:11/June/2017 | 07:25

Persian Gulf Banks to Cut Qatar Exposure as Wider Sanctions Seen

EghtesadOnline: Some banks in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are cutting their exposure to Qatar amid concerns of a widening of the blockade on the gas-rich Gulf state, people familiar with the matter said.
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Publish Date:07/June/2017 | 24:49

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

Official: Iran's airspace sees 150 flights rise

EghtesadOnline: Managing Director of Iranian Airports and Air Navigation Company Rahmatollah Mahabadi announced on Tuesday that air attraffic increases between 100 to 150 flights in Iran's airspace.
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Publish Date:07/June/2017 | 24:19

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

Zarif confers with Mogherini, Qatari FM

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in seperate telephone conversations discussed latest developments in the region with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and his Qatari counterpart.
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Publish Date:06/June/2017 | 09:28

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

Flights Grounded as Gulf Split on Iran Leaves Qatar Isolated

EghtesadOnline: The fallout from Monday’s shock move by four U.S. Arab allies to isolate Qatar over its ties to Iran was felt across the region on Monday, as flights were canceled and Qatari stocks plunged the most since 2009.
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Publish Date:06/June/2017 | 08:25

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