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EghtesadOnline: Iran's permission to Qatar to use its air space has resulted in a 10 percent rise in the air traffic over the country, says the director-general of the Iranian Airports Holding Company.

EghtesadOnline: In a meeting with Qatari Prime Minister, the chairman of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee submitted an invitation to Qatari officials to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iranian President.

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.

EghtesadOnline: Iran is working to curb its trade ties with the UAE, replacing its traditional hub for trade activities, Dubai, with Doha in Qatar and Muscat in Oman.

EghtesadOnline: Qatar has announced that its ambassador to Tehran will be returning to Iran around 20 months after he was recalled following demonstrations held in front of Saudi embassy in Tehran.