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Reuters: Bahrain Sees "No Glimmer of Hope" for Ending Qatar Crisis Soon
2018-05-28
Bahrain sees no resolution in sight to a diplomatic row between Qatar and its neighbors, which cut diplomatic and trade ties with the tiny Gulf Arab state nearly a year ago.
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Qatar Bans Saudi, UAE Goods from Stores
2018-05-28
Qatar has ordered shops to remove goods originating from a group of Saudi Arabian-led countries which a year ago imposed a wide-ranging boycott on the emirate, Doha officials said Saturday.
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Qatar Emir Thanks Iran for Support in Gulf Crisis
2018-05-19
Qatar's ruler on Thursday personally thanked Iran's President Hassan Rouhani for his country's support during an almost year-long Gulf crisis, which has seen the emirate cut adrift by neighboring former allies.
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Saudi FM Says Qatar “Would Fall in Less than a Week” if US Withdraws Base
2018-04-26
The Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir said Qatar should pay for US military presence in Syria.
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UAE Says Qatari Fighter Jets Intercepted Civilian Plane
2018-04-23
The United Arab Emirates said Qatari fighter planes intercepted a civilian aircraft carrying 86 passengers to Bahrain on Sunday, UAE state news agency WAM reported.
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Bahrain Condemns Interception of Qatari Fighter Jets to Emirati Airliner
2018-04-23
Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned “the interception of an Emirati airliner by Qatari fighter jets as it was carrying dozens of passengers from Dammam to Abu Dhabi.”
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Saudi Arabia Studying Big Project for Maritime Channel that will Change Qatar into Island
2018-04-06
“Sabq” newspaper revealed that Saudi Arabia is studying a big tourism project to launch a maritime channel along the Saudi-Qatar border, which is being implemented by a Saudi Arabian investment consortium of 9 companies.
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White House Postpones Planned Trump Summit with Gulf Leaders: Sources
2018-04-04
The Trump administration is postponing until September a summit with Gulf Arab leaders that had been planned for this spring amid an ongoing dispute between Qatar and other U.S. allies in the region, according to five U.S. officials.
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UN Aviation Agency Eyes Talks, Meeting to Defuse Gulf Airspace Standoff
2018-03-30
The United Nations’ aviation agency is trying to facilitate talks between Qatar and its neighbors to defuse tensions over alleged airspace violations, but will not intervene politically in the dispute, two sources familiar with the matter said this week.
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Bahrain Says Two Qatari Warplanes Flew above its Territorial Waters
2018-03-27
Bahrain said on Monday (March 26, 2018) that two Qatari warplanes were detected flying at an altitude of 30,000 feet above the international waters, within Bahrain Flight Information Region (FIR) without prior authorization.
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Qatar Puts 28 People and Entities on New Terrorism List
2018-03-23
Qatar said on Thursday it had placed 28 people and entities on a terrorism list, including several Qatari nationals already blacklisted by rival Arab states who accuse Doha of supporting militants.
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Editorial: Mad King’s Wrathful Attitude towards his People
2018-03-22
We can now clarify to the world why achieving a solution in Bahrain is almost impossible with an authority that has more experience in subverting governments than building a state.
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Qatar Sues Online Critics of its Government: U.S. Lawsuit
2018-03-19
Qatar’s government communications office has filed a U.S. lawsuit against people who it said are conducting an illegal social media and internet campaign to spread false information and hurt the country’s businesses.
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Editorial: King of Coups and “What’s Hidden is Worse”
2018-03-16
The curse of February 14 hunts the King of Bahrain. February 14 comes retroactively in an incident dating back to 1996, when the king's head was crowned by the shame of directing a coup cell against an independent, sovereign sister state.
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What’s Hidden is Worse: Hamad bin Isa Plotted to Carry out Bombings in Doha
2018-03-12
A documentary aired on Al-Jazeera TV on the failed coup d'etat against the Emir of Qatar, revealed that Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (then crown prince) planned to carry out bombings.
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Qatari Complaint to UN: Bahraini Military Aircraft Flew at 100 m Height in Doha Airspace
2018-03-12
The Qatari mission to the United Nations sent a new message to the UN Secretary-General informing him about violations of Qatar's sovereignty committed by the UAE and Bahrain during this year, Al-Jazeera revealed.
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King Hamad Tells US Officials that Settlement of Qatari Crisis Lies in Riyadh
2018-03-07
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said on Tuesday (March 6, 2018) that the settlement of the Qatari crisis lies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This took place while receiving retired General Anthony Zinni, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Gulf Affairs in the Near East Bureau at the U.S. Department of State, Timothy Lenderking.
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Public Prosecution Declined Providing Full Recording of Phone Calls between Sheikh Ali Salman and Hamad bin Jassim
2018-03-02
Public Prosecution refused to make available full recordings of phone calls between Bahraini opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman and former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani.
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Saudi, Emirati and Qatari Leaders to Visit Trump amid US Efforts to Resolve Dispute
2018-02-24
The White House said on Friday (February 23, 2018) that US president Donald Trump will host Gulf leaders amid efforts to try to resolve a dispute between the Gulf neighbors.
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King Hamad Receives Qatari Dissident Sultan bin Suhaim Al Thani
2018-02-12
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received on Sunday (February 11, 2018) the Qatari dissident Sultan bin Suhaim Al Thani and the accompanying delegation.