Qatar

Saudi Firms Use Turkey for Qatar- Bound Shipments

June 25, 2017

ISTANBUL—Several Saudi companies are finalizing plans with Turkish logistics companies to transport cargoes to Qatar, according to Turkish businessmen, an arrangement that illustrates how profits are being made even as diplomatic relations in the region continue to simmer. Turkish companies have [...]

Saudi-led ultimatum on Qatar ‘against international law’- Turkey President Erdogan

June 25, 2017

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday welcomed Qatar’s dismissal of a sweeping list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies in an escalating crisis and said the ultimatum was “against international law.””We welcome (Qatar’s [...]

Iran, Qatar voice support for Saudi after Mecca suicide bombing

June 24, 2017

Tehran (AFP) – Both Iran and Qatar on Saturday voiced support for Saudi Arabia over a suicide bombing near Islam’s holiest site in Mecca despite their severed ties. “Iran… as always expresses its readiness to assist and cooperate with other countries to confront these [...]

Qatar says Saudi-led list of demands not ‘reasonable’

June 24, 2017

Doha (AFP) – Qatar said Saturday that a 13-point list of demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies impinged on its sovereignty and failed to meet US expectations they be “reasonable”. The four Arab governments delivered the demands to Qatar through Kuwait on Thursday, more than [...]

Qatar’s neighbors issue long list of demands to end crisis

June 23, 2017

Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations that have cut ties to Qatar issued a long list of demands Thursday to end the crisis, insisting that their Gulf neighbor shut down Al-Jazeera, scale back ties to Iran and close a Turkish military base in Qatar. In a 13-point list issued to Qatar, the Arab nations [...]

Qatar Airways wins ‘Airline of the Year’ award 2017

June 20, 2017

PARIS (CNNMoney) – For Qatar Airways, it was the best of times and it was the worst of times. During a glitzy awards ceremony Tuesday at the Paris Air Show, Qatar Airways was named “Airline of the Year” by the international air transport ratings group, Skytrax. The award comes as [...]

Barclays Four Former Top Executives Charged With Fraud Over Fundraising With Qatari Investors

June 20, 2017

Bank, ex-chief executive and three others accused, marking first time any top bankers have faced charges over financial crisis The Serious Fraud Office has charged Barclays, its former chief executive and three other former top executives with fraud over the way it raised billions of pounds from [...]

Qatar Airways CEO Warns of ‘Lasting Wound’

June 20, 2017

The CEO of Qatar Airways says the blockade imposed on his country by its Gulf neighbors “will leave a lasting wound.”. PARIS (AP) — The CEO of Qatar Airways said Monday that the blockade imposed on his country by Gulf neighbors “will leave a lasting wound” and that he [...]

No negotiation until sanctions dropped, says Qatari foreign minister

June 20, 2017

Qatar will not negotiate with Gulf states that have cut economic and travel ties with it unless they reverse their sanctions, its foreign minister has said. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Monday that Qatar had still not received any demands from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab [...]

Analysis: The New Assertive Generation of Gulf leaders at heart of Qatar rift

June 20, 2017

(Reuters-) Two years after launching headfirst into a conflict in Yemen that has no end in sight, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have astonished the world again, this time with a severe boycott of neighboring Qatar. Like the Yemen war, which has killed more than 10,000 people, the rift [...]

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Qatar

Saudi Firms Use Turkey for Qatar- Bound Shipments

Saudi-led ultimatum on Qatar ‘against international law’- Turkey President Erdogan

Iran, Qatar voice support for Saudi after Mecca suicide bombing

Qatar says Saudi-led list of demands not ‘reasonable’

Qatar’s neighbors issue long list of demands to end crisis

Qatar Airways wins ‘Airline of the Year’ award 2017

Barclays Four Former Top Executives Charged With Fraud Over Fundraising With Qatari Investors

Qatar Airways CEO Warns of ‘Lasting Wound’

No negotiation until sanctions dropped, says Qatari foreign minister

Analysis: The New Assertive Generation of Gulf leaders at heart of Qatar rift