Saudi Qatar crisis

Little-Known Qatari Sheikh Embraced by Saudi in Surprise Move

EghtesadOnline: A little-known Qatari sheikh has been thrust into the limelight as a Saudi Arabia-led bloc tries to wring concessions from his nation to end the political feud dividing the Persian Gulf.

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Publish Date:21/August/2017 | 04:54

How Saudis Pushed Persian Gulf Unity and Got the Qatar Crisis: QuickTake Q&A

EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia has long been an advocate of greater cooperation among the Arab monarchies bordering the Persian Gulf.

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Publish Date:16/August/2017 | 05:02

A Saudi-led blockade has pushed the emirate closer to its big northern neighbor.

Qatar Warms Up to Iran on Natural Gas

EghtesadOnline: The world’s biggest gas field lies between Qatar and Iran, and the half-competitive, half-cooperative race to exploit it has taken a new turn. For both countries, this enormous resource is also a source of political power. Now, with the emirate at odds with Tehran’s foe, Saudi Arabia, its tacit cooperation with Iran is gaining, even as the two are set to compete more intensely in gas markets.

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Publish Date:25/July/2017 | 11:51

Tillerson Says Saudi Arabia Rebuffed Him on Ending Qatar Crisis

EghtesadOnline: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Saudi Arabia’s leaders rebuffed his request in meetings Sunday to end the four-month isolation of Qatar.

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Publish Date:23/October/2017 | 05:34

Tillerson Says Saudi Arabia Rebuffed Him on Ending Qatar Crisis

EghtesadOnline: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Saudi Arabia’s leaders rebuffed his request in meetings Sunday to end the four-month isolation of Qatar.

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Publish Date:23/October/2017 | 05:34

Qatar Emir Takes Case to the UN Amid Saudi-Led Embargo

EghtesadOnline: Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani urged leaders at the United Nations General Assembly to back his request for talks to end the months-long crisis between his country and a Saudi-led coalition.

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Publish Date:20/September/2017 | 06:25

Qatar Emir Takes Case to the UN Amid Saudi-Led Embargo

EghtesadOnline: Qatar’s ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani urged leaders at the United Nations General Assembly to back his request for talks to end the months-long crisis between his country and a Saudi-led coalition.

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Publish Date:20/September/2017 | 06:25

Trump Warned Saudis Off Military Move on Qatar

EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates considered military action in the early stages of their ongoing dispute with Qatar before Donald Trump called leaders of both countries and warned them to back off, according to two people familiar with the U.S. president’s discussions.

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Publish Date:20/September/2017 | 06:22

Trump Warned Saudis Off Military Move on Qatar

EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates considered military action in the early stages of their ongoing dispute with Qatar before Donald Trump called leaders of both countries and warned them to back off, according to two people familiar with the U.S. president’s discussions.

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Publish Date:20/September/2017 | 06:22

Ball Is in Qatar’s Court to End Persian Gulf Standoff, Saudi Prince Turki Says

EghtesadOnline: Qatar could end a political standoff with a Saudi-led group of nations if it adheres to its earlier agreements to stop interfering in the internal affairs of neighboring countries, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal said.

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Publish Date:02/September/2017 | 04:33

Ball Is in Qatar’s Court to End Persian Gulf Standoff, Saudi Prince Turki Says

EghtesadOnline: Qatar could end a political standoff with a Saudi-led group of nations if it adheres to its earlier agreements to stop interfering in the internal affairs of neighboring countries, Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal said.

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Publish Date:02/September/2017 | 04:33

Qatar Cut to AA- by Fitch With No End in Sight to Persian Gulf Dispute

EghtesadOnline: Qatar’s sovereign rating was cut to AA- by Fitch Ratings, which cited little progress toward ending a Saudi Arabia-led embargo of the emirate.

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Publish Date:29/August/2017 | 05:13

Qatar Cut to AA- by Fitch With No End in Sight to Persian Gulf Dispute

EghtesadOnline: Qatar’s sovereign rating was cut to AA- by Fitch Ratings, which cited little progress toward ending a Saudi Arabia-led embargo of the emirate.

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Publish Date:29/August/2017 | 05:13

Saudi Arabia says that calls for internationalization of holy sites 'a declaration of war'

EghtesadOnline: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister called what he said was Qatar's demand for an internationalization of the Muslim hajj pilgrimage a declaration of war against the kingdom, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday, but Qatar said it never made such a call.

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Publish Date:31/July/2017 | 08:52

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

Turkey Adds Troops in Qatar in Defiance of Saudi-Led Isolation

EghtesadOnline: Turkey is building up its military presence in Qatar, an adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, in defiance of a Saudi-led bloc’s demand that the Turkish military pull out of the emirate.

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Publish Date:17/July/2017 | 14:28

France Seeks End to Saudi-Bloc Measures That Have Split Families

EghtesadOnline: France is seeking an end to the isolation of Qatar that has separated families across the region amid a spat between a Saudi-led group of nations and their gas-rich neighbor.

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Publish Date:16/July/2017 | 03:55

Tillerson Sees Qatar Crisis Lingering With Talks Elusive

EghtesadOnline: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a dispute between a Saudi Arabian-led bloc and Qatar may last “quite a while” as the two sides still refuse to speak to each other directly and are no closer to resolving the key demands made after the crisis started.

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Publish Date:14/July/2017 | 10:29

Saudi-Led Bloc Says U.S.-Qatar Anti-Terror Pact ‘Isn't Enough’

EghtesadOnline: The Saudi-led bloc boycotting Qatar said a counter-terrorism pact struck with the U.S. in Doha to strengthen Qatari action against terrorist funding “isn’t enough” to end the Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis.

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Publish Date:12/July/2017 | 24:15