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SAUDI ENERGY MINISTER: 'Nothing is off the table'
OPEC and the non-OPEC producers that are part of the production cut deal may consider deepening the output cuts at the cartel’s next meeting in Vienna in November, Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid...
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The Qatar flight ban has begun — here's what's happening to fix the biggest...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A ban on Qatari flights imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies took effect Tuesday as first efforts were made to resolve the biggest feud to hit the Arab world in years.Saudi...
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Trump takes credit for Arab cut-off to major US ally — calls it ‘beginning of...
President Trump tweeted Tuesday morning that Arab leaders had blamed Qatar for funding "Radical Ideology" during his visit to Saudi Arabia last month."So good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the...
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Trump made a terrible blunder on Qatar in just 3 tweets
The blockade of Qatar that I mentioned on Monday just received a very public stamp of approval from the president: During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can no longer be funding...
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It turns out that the $110 billion Saudi arms deal is actually 'fake news'
It turns out that the $110 billion Saudi Arabia arms deal that the Trump administration announced in May is actually "fake news,"according to the Brookings Institution.Bruce Riedel, a senior fellow and...
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Trump's statements about Qatar 'funding extremism' directly contradict his...
President Donald Trump's statements backing the diplomatic isolation of Qatar by several Gulf nations seem to depart from his own State Department's stance on the issue.On Monday, the governments of...
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Gulf states insist they're not pushing regime change on Qatar during...
Dubai (AFP) - A senior Emirati official insisted on Wednesday that Gulf Arab states were not seeking regime change in Doha, as tensions built in a bitter feud between Qatar and its neighbours.Speaking...
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Trump calls Qatar leader after accusing the country of 'funding extremism'
President Trump spoke with the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar in a phone call Wednesday, one day after the president cited Qatar in a series of tweets after seven Arab countries cut off...
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International efforts are intensifying to resolve the Qatar dispute in the Gulf
Dubai (AFP) - Efforts to resolve a diplomatic dispute pitting Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatar intensified Thursday, after Washington offered to mediate the biggest crisis to grip the Gulf in...
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'It is a blockade!': Anxiety and confusion descend on Qatar
DOHA (Reuters) - When 31-year-old Ali al-Mohanadi heard Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other nations were cutting ties and severing all transport links with his home country Qatar, he...
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Everything you wanted to know about the Muslim Brotherhood, the oldest...
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has been in the news lately as one of the reasons behind the current diplomatic crisis between Qatar and other Gulf countries.On Tuesday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel...
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Turkey sends troops, warships, and planes to Qatar as Arab countries...
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) - Arab states that have cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar tightened their squeeze on Friday by putting dozens of Qatar-linked people on terrorism blacklists, while...
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After claiming an attack by Iranian nationals in Tehran, ISIS sets sites on...
Islamic State (IS) threatened attacks in Saudi Arabia after the militant group claimed responsibility for assaults in Tehran that killed at least 17 people, Site Intelligence monitoring group reported...
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Forget 'winning' — Trump is losing badly in the Middle East
Behind the bluster, bombast, tweetstorms, and general atmosphere of comic opera, is the Trump administration reverting to the successful Middle East grand strategy that both Democratic and Republican...
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Al Jazeera banned in Saudi Arabia — and 4 other bizarre decisions in the...
On June 5, GCC members Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, announced their decision to sever diplomatic relations with Qatar and install an air, land and sea blockade.The announcements...
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Qatar's border with Saudi Arabia has become deserted after diplomatic rift
Qatar's normally bustling desert border with Saudi Arabia was deserted on Monday, with a few dozen frustrated travelers bemoaning a rift between Gulf powers that has frozen movement across Qatar's only...
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Senate votes 53-47 to defeat Saudi Arabia arms deal block
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration notified Congress last week that it soon planned to begin delivering precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia under a 2015 weapons deal, congressional...
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Why Trump should stand down for the crisis in the Gulf
The blogosphere has been flooded with suggestions regarding America’s role in mediating the intra-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) dispute between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia,...
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9 photos that show how album covers are censored in the Middle East
The INSIDER Summary:Album covers from female artists are edited in some Middle Eastern countries to adhere to national and religious standards of modesty.Artists like Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera, and...
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How the Qatar crisis is shaping the future of the region
GCC-member Qatar has been confronted by a concerted diplomatic and economic effort from its former Arab allies, led by Saudi Arabia, UAE, and non-GCC member, Egypt. The official cause of this rift...
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