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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE To Sign $10 Billion Bahrain Aid Deal: Report
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will soon sign an agreement to provide up to $10 billion of financial support to Bahrain, Kuwait's Al Rai newspaper said on Thursday, quoting an unnamed Gulf diplomatic source.
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Saudi Plan To Dig Canal Likely To Cut Off Qatar, Turn It Into Island
A Saudi official hinted Friday the kingdom was moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that would turn the neighbouring Qatari peninsula into an island, amid a diplomatic feud between the Gulf nations.
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Bahrain Stops Issuing New Visas For Qatari Nationals
Bahrain's interior ministry said on Tuesday that it would stop issuing new visas to Qatari nationals, escalating measures against Qatar more than a year into a diplomatic row.
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Saudi Threatens To Strike Qatar If It Bought Russian Long-Range Missiles
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has threatened to take military action if Qatar installs a Russian air defence system, France's Le Monde newspaper reported. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar last year, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, which it denies.
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Qatar Demands 'Blockade' Lifted Before Gulf Crisis Talks
Qatar's foreign minister on Monday called on neighbouring states to lift their "blockade" of his country before Doha takes part in any negotiations on ending the Gulf diplomatic crisis.Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani called measures to isolate Qatar imposed by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and others "an act of aggression...
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Qatar Hits Out At Neighbours As Arab Rift Enters Third Week
Qatar hit out today at four Arab nations for cutting diplomatic ties and transport links over Doha's alleged support for terrorism, accusing them of a "publicity stunt" aimed solely at attacking its image and reputation.
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Qatar Asks UN Body To Resolve Gulf Airspace Row: Report
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar a week ago
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Iran Sends 5 Planes Of Vegetables To Qatar Amid Concerns of Shortages
Iran has sent five planes of vegetables to Qatar, Iran's national carrier told AFP on Sunday, days after Gulf countries cut off air and transport links to the emirate.
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Donald Trump Scolds Qatar As Rex Tillerson Seeks To Ease Crisis
US President Donald Trump on Friday accused Qatar of being a "high level" sponsor of terrorism, potentially hindering the US Department of State's efforts to ease heightening tensions and a blockade of the Gulf nation by Arab states and others.
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Gulf States Squeeze Qatar As US, Kuwait Probe For Solution To Row
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and several other countries severed diplomatic and transport ties with Doha on Monday, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants and their arch-foe Iran.
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US President Donald Trump Calls Qatar Emir As Efforts Build To End Crisis
President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered US help as efforts grew to resolve a damaging feud between the emirate and its Gulf neighbours.
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Kuwait's Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Leaves For Saudi For Qatar Talks
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks aimed at resolving a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and other Arab nations - Egypt, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates.
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Help Keralites In Qatar: Pinarayi Vijayan Appeals To PM Modi, Sushma Swaraj
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, raising concerns about the lakhs of people from the state who live in Qatar. On Monday, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism. Qatar, the five n...
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Rex Tillerson Urges Gulf States To Address Differences, Stay United
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Monday called on Gulf states to stay united and work out their differences after several nations cut diplomatic ties with Qatar.
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Huge Diplomatic Crisis As Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt Cut Ties With Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates announced today that they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate in the region over accusations Doha sponsors terrorism.
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Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE To Sign $10 Billion Bahrain Aid Deal: Report
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will soon sign an agreement to provide up to $10 billion of financial support to Bahrain, Kuwait's Al Rai newspaper said on Thursday, quoting an unnamed Gulf diplomatic source.
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Saudi Plan To Dig Canal Likely To Cut Off Qatar, Turn It Into Island
A Saudi official hinted Friday the kingdom was moving forward with a plan to dig a canal that would turn the neighbouring Qatari peninsula into an island, amid a diplomatic feud between the Gulf nations.
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Bahrain Stops Issuing New Visas For Qatari Nationals
Bahrain's interior ministry said on Tuesday that it would stop issuing new visas to Qatari nationals, escalating measures against Qatar more than a year into a diplomatic row.
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Saudi Threatens To Strike Qatar If It Bought Russian Long-Range Missiles
Saudi Arabia's King Salman has threatened to take military action if Qatar installs a Russian air defence system, France's Le Monde newspaper reported. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar last year, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism, which it denies.
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Qatar Demands 'Blockade' Lifted Before Gulf Crisis Talks
Qatar's foreign minister on Monday called on neighbouring states to lift their "blockade" of his country before Doha takes part in any negotiations on ending the Gulf diplomatic crisis.Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani called measures to isolate Qatar imposed by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and others "an act of aggression...
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Qatar Hits Out At Neighbours As Arab Rift Enters Third Week
Qatar hit out today at four Arab nations for cutting diplomatic ties and transport links over Doha's alleged support for terrorism, accusing them of a "publicity stunt" aimed solely at attacking its image and reputation.
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Qatar Asks UN Body To Resolve Gulf Airspace Row: Report
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar a week ago
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Iran Sends 5 Planes Of Vegetables To Qatar Amid Concerns of Shortages
Iran has sent five planes of vegetables to Qatar, Iran's national carrier told AFP on Sunday, days after Gulf countries cut off air and transport links to the emirate.
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Donald Trump Scolds Qatar As Rex Tillerson Seeks To Ease Crisis
US President Donald Trump on Friday accused Qatar of being a "high level" sponsor of terrorism, potentially hindering the US Department of State's efforts to ease heightening tensions and a blockade of the Gulf nation by Arab states and others.
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Gulf States Squeeze Qatar As US, Kuwait Probe For Solution To Row
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and several other countries severed diplomatic and transport ties with Doha on Monday, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants and their arch-foe Iran.
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US President Donald Trump Calls Qatar Emir As Efforts Build To End Crisis
President Donald Trump called Qatar's emir Wednesday and offered US help as efforts grew to resolve a damaging feud between the emirate and its Gulf neighbours.
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Kuwait's Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Leaves For Saudi For Qatar Talks
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah left for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks aimed at resolving a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and other Arab nations - Egypt, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates.
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Help Keralites In Qatar: Pinarayi Vijayan Appeals To PM Modi, Sushma Swaraj
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, raising concerns about the lakhs of people from the state who live in Qatar. On Monday, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism. Qatar, the five n...
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Rex Tillerson Urges Gulf States To Address Differences, Stay United
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Monday called on Gulf states to stay united and work out their differences after several nations cut diplomatic ties with Qatar.
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Huge Diplomatic Crisis As Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt Cut Ties With Qatar
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates announced today that they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate in the region over accusations Doha sponsors terrorism.
