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  • Senegalese Foreign Minister Mankeur Ndiaye. Picture: Twitter/@carofig

    Senegal reinstates Qatar ambassador, hopes for end to Gulf feud

    Senegal recalled its ambassador 3 months ago along with other African countries such as Chad and Niger who followed suit and also expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia.

    1336 days ago
  • A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) meeting with Qatari envoy Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali bin Jassim al-Thani in Jeddah on 16 August 2017. King Salman has ordered the reopening of the border with Qatar to hajj pilgrims. Picture: AFP.

    Saudi Arabia to open border, airports to Qatari pilgrims

    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut transport links with Qatar in June and imposed sanctions, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants and Iran, which Doha denies.

    1341 days ago
  • FILE: This photo taken on 5 June 2017 shows a man walking past the Qatar Airways branch in the Saudi capital Riyadh, after it had suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia following a severing of relations between major gulf states and gas-rich Qatar. Picture: AFP

    SA scores as Qatar waives visas for 80 nationalities

    Nationals of 33 countries will be allowed to stay for 180 days and the other 47 for up to 30 days.

    1348 days ago
  • Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Picture: AFP.

    Turkey’s Erdogan ends tour with no sign of Qatar progress

    Turkey has been Qatar’s most powerful ally in the dispute, rushing through legislation to send more troops to its base in Doha as a sign of support.

    1365 days ago
  • This combination of file pictures created on June 5, 2017, shows (L to R) Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in New York on September 20, 2016, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on March 2, 2017, Saudi King Salman in Riyadh on January 1, 2013, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, in Riyadh on May 05, 2015 and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. Gulf states on June 5, 2017 cut diplomatic ties with neighbouring Qatar and kicked it out of a military coalition, less than a month after the US president visited the region to cement ties with powerhouse Saudi Arabia.

    Egypt ends visa-free entry for Qataris, insists Doha meets demands

    Qatari nationals with Egyptian mothers, those married to Egyptians, and Qataris studying in Egypt will be exempt from having to apply for a visa, he added.

    1372 days ago
  • A general view taken on 5 June 2017 shows the corniche in Doha. Arab nations including Saudi Arabia and Egypt cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the region in years. Picture: AFP

    UAE wants international monitoring of Qatar

    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed sanctions on Qatar on 5 June.

    1372 days ago
  • Foreign labourers work at the construction site of the al-Wakrah football stadium, one of the Qatar's 2022 World Cup stadiums, in May 2015. Picture: AFP.

    Boycott nations demand Fifa strips Qatar of 2022 World Cup – report

    Reuters has not seen a copy of the letter and Fifa said that their president Gianni Infantino had not received any such document.

    1373 days ago
  • A general view taken on 5 June 2017 shows the corniche in Doha. Arab nations including Saudi Arabia and Egypt cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the region in years. Picture: AFP

    UAE says it is headed for ‘long estrangement’ with Qatar

    The State Department said on Thursday that Tillerson hoped the parties in the dispute could soon negotiate face-to-face.

    1376 days ago
  • Rex Tillerson. Picture: AFP

    Top US diplomat ends Gulf crisis talks with no word of result

    Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt slapped sanctions on Qatar, accusing it of financing extremist groups & allying with the Gulf Arab states' arch-foe Iran.

    1377 days ago
  • FILE: A general view taken on 5 June 2017 shows the corniche in Doha. Picture: AFP.

    US, Qatar sign agreement on combating terrorism financing

    The four Arab states boycotting Qatar have said that sanctions would remain in place until it met their demands.

    1377 days ago
  • FILE: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Picture: AFP.

    Tillerson: Qatar’s position ‘reasonable’ in row with Arab neighbours

    Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Egypt imposed sanctions last month, accusing Qatar of financing extremist groups.

    1378 days ago
  • FILE: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Picture: AFP.

    Tillerson flies to Gulf for talks on Qatar crisis

    The State Department said Rex Tillerson would hold talks with leaders in Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

    1379 days ago
  • A general view taken on 5 June 2017 shows the corniche in Doha. Arab nations including Saudi Arabia and Egypt cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the region in years. Picture: AFP

    4 Arab states leading Qatar boycott say initial demands void, vow more measures

    Since last month, the countries have cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar, which they accuse of supporting terrorism and allying with regional foe Iran.

    1383 days ago
  • FILE: The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. Picture: AFP

    Qatar shows mettle, offers compromise as Gulf states prepare meeting

    The three Gulf states and Egypt have severed diplomatic and transport ties with Doha in a dispute that has raised concern across the Middle East and beyond.

    1384 days ago
  • FILE: Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. Picture: AFP.

    'Qatar's response to Arab demands in line with state sovereignty'

    Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani also called Arab sanctions imposed on his country illegal.

    1385 days ago
  • FILE: This photo taken on 5 June 2017 shows a man walking past the Qatar Airways branch in the Saudi capital Riyadh, after it had suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia following a severing of relations between major gulf states and gas-rich Qatar. Picture: AFP

    Gulf deadline to resolve Qatar rift approaches

    Sheikh Mohammed earlier told reporters in Rome that Doha remained ready to discuss the grievances of its Arab neighbours.

    1387 days ago
  • Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. Picture: AFP.

    Gulf deadline to resolve Qatar rift approaches

    Qatar faces possible further sanctions by Arab states.

    1387 days ago
  • FILE: Russian President Vladimir Putin. Picture: AFP.

    Putin has phone talks with Qatar, Bahrain on Gulf row

    Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed ties with Qatar last month, accusing it of supporting terrorism.

    1388 days ago
  • Qatari-funded television station logo, Al-Jazeera. Picture: Facebook.

    UN: Demand for Qatar to close down al-Jazeera 'unacceptable'

    UN High Commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein is extremely concerned by the demand that Qatar close down the Al-Jazeera network.

    1389 days ago
  • A general view taken on 5 June 2017 shows the corniche in Doha. Arab nations including Saudi Arabia and Egypt cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the region in years. Picture: AFP

    Qatar says working on response to Gulf demands, but says they're unrealistic

    The feud erupted this month when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and travel links with Qatar.

    1390 days ago
  • A general view taken on 5 June 2017 shows the corniche in Doha. Arab nations including Saudi Arabia and Egypt cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the region in years. Picture: AFP

    Qatar dismisses Gulf demands but says open for dialogue

    Qatar says it's interested in negotiating legitimate issues concerning fellow Gulf states, but said some of the demands were not reasonable.

    1390 days ago
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