Just days after agreeing to order 12 Rafale combat aircraft from Dassault Aviation SA, Qatar Emiri Air Force decided to go ahead with a preliminary deal struck earlier with the United Kingdom. The beleaguered Middle Eastern monarchy signed a contract for 24 Eurofighter Typhoons, developed by...
Fitch Ratings said on Monday it has downgraded Qatar's long-term issuer default ratings to AA- with negative outlooks from AA as it believes that the country's "diplomatic and logistical isolation by some of its neighbours is unlikely to be resolved for some time."
Doha has been facing a boycott from...
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered the border with Qatar to be reopened so that the pilgrims could carry out their annual hajj despite the feud between two countries.
State media in Riyadh said that the decision came after the king received an envoy from Doha for the first time since Saudi...
Turkey reiterated its commitment to exporting goods to Qatar on Wednesday as the Gulf Arab nation has been facing sea, air and land restrictions for over a month. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and several other countries severed ties with Doha, accusing the nation of supporting...
The United States and Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding on fighting terrorism, AFP reported on Tuesday, citing a Qatari minister. The agreement was signed as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Doha. According to a Department of State official, the memorandum of...
United States ambassador to Qatar Dana Shell Smith reportedly resigned from her post on Tuesday following President Donald Trump’s comments about the Gulf Arab nation as the diplomatic row in the region unfolds.
According to CNBC reporter John Harwood, President Trump’s criticism of Doha...
United States President Donald Trump called on nations to stop funding and supporting terrorism in a joint press conference with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Friday.
"Stop funding, stop teaching hate, stop killing," Trump said, urging Qatar, in particular, to "immediately" stop funding...
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates on Friday to reduce their blockade against Qatar. Otherwise, this may hinder the US-led campaign against the Islamic State, he added.
In his statement to the media, Tillerson said that Qatar...
Four Arab nations which ceased diplomatic relations with Qatar this week over its alleged support of terrorism designated dozens of people and entities with ties to Qatar as terrorists, escalating tensions that threaten the stability of the region.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt...
The Turkish Parliament approved legislation on Wednesday allowing the deployment of troops to the Turkish military base in Qatar, according to local media. The country is also expected to provide food and water to the Gulf Arab nation which has been isolated by its neighbors in the region following...
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