It is about taming the one Gulf nation which has the potential to outshine the Saudi kingdom and dictate the outcome of the Syria war Robert Fisk @indyvoices 18 hours ago “Babies – they are just babies,” a veteran Al Jazeera man roared last weekend about the Gulf states. “They […]
Jul 06,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri To grasp quickly the core of the Saudi Arabian and United Arab Emirates (UAE) accusations against Qatar, it is best to focus […]
Reuters International THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON JULY 5, 2017 Flags of Arab states are seen along the Nile river ahead of a meeting of the foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Bahrain, in Cairo, Egypt July 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (reuters_tickers) By Ahmed Aboulenein […]
Riyadh, Cairo, Abu Dhabi and Manama cut diplomatic links with Qatar month ago By AFP – Jul 04,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani holds a joint press conference with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (not seen) following their meeting […]
QATAR has just hours left to give in to a list demands from Gulf Arab states or face further sanctions and isolation from its neighbours. Here is the latest news and live updates. By ALICE FOSTER PUBLISHED: 13:50, Tue, Jul 4, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:59, Tue, Jul 4, 2017 4 […]
By AFP – Jul 03,2017 – KUWAIT CITY — Qatar on Monday responded to a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies after they agreed to give […]
Reuters International JUL 3, 2017 – Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani attends a news conference in Rome, Italy, July 1, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (reuters_tickers) By Noah Browning and Tom Finn DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) – Four Arab states which accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism agreed to extend until […]
It is instructive that the West now expresses more outrage at the use of gas – it blames the Assad regime for this, of course – than at the continued cruelty of Isis Robert Fisk Middle East Correspondent @indyvoices Tuesday 20 June 2017 The extraordinary destruction of a Syrian […]
If Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman can rush into a hopeless war with the Houthis of Yemen, why shouldn’t he threaten the body politic of Qatar? Robert Fisk @indyvoices So serious has the Saudi-Qatar crisis now become that the Qatari Foreign Minister is reportedly planning an emergency trip to Washington […]
Source: The Guardian Scheme launched by an Australian activist becomes city-wide phenomenon, with more than 170 fridges delivering ‘a small act of kindness’ during holy month Children in Dubai get […]
HAKKI ÖCAL @hakkiocal Even Twitter has suspended Al Jazeera’s account. Google has erased all links to the stories that Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Saudi King Salman’s 30-year-old son Mohammed had been secretly cooking up Qatar invasion plans. It all looked like a fait accompli, “Qatar is a small […]
Jun 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri The dispute between Saudi Arabia/United Arab Emirates and Qatar has added major new developments and regional dynamics to existing dramatic situations across the Middle East — especially in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Libya and Palestine. Diving deep into any of these situations inevitably […]
Jun 16,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Fifty years after the Six-Day War, which marked the beginning of Israel’s occupation of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, the Middle East remains a region in seemingly perpetual crisis. So it is no surprise that, when addressing the region, politicians, diplomats, and the donor […]
Funding terror through ransoms, Qatar has sought to punch above its weight by expanding its brand and influence abroad Image Credit: QNA In April, Shaikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al […]
13 Jun 2017 – 21:13 Jordanian King Abdullah II meeting with HH the Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait. AFP / Jordanian Royal Palace / Yousef Allen By […]
WITHOUT any verification, some foreign media flashed a report the other day that Pakistan is sending troops to Qatar in the wake of tension brewing amongst Gulf States. The foreign office was quick to reject the report as completely fabricated and baseless adding these false reports appear to be part […]
Islamic ethics is about building compassionate and just societies and nothing more or less October 2, 2016 Source: Ummah Link Countries Ranking Based on Islamic Ethics How Islamic are the […]
June 12, 2017 TEHRAN – A professor of global thought and comparative philosophies says he thinks it is “essential” for Iran to launch a “Ramadan diplomatic offensive” to lessen the effects of the blockade on Qatar by Saudi Arabia and some other Persian Gulf Arab states and to “signal to […]
Analysis: Tiny emirate has found who its real friends are after it was so casually abandoned by US President. But in Qatari business circles, there are fears the move was […]
YUNUS PAKSOY@yunuspaksoy ANKARA Published June 13, 2017 Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (L), Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (Reuters File Photo) After President Erdoğan said ‘Turkey knew which Gulf countries were happy with the coup attempt on the night of July 15, some eyes are turned to the UAE, which allegedly […]