Joining Arab states, Israel says it plans to ban Al-Jazeera
Israeli officials have long accused Al-Jazeera of bias against the Jewish state. Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has likened its coverage to "Nazi Germany-style" propaganda.
Aug 06, 2017, 21:58 PM IST
Qatar approves draft law to grant permanent residency to expats
According to the new law, cardholders will be treated like Qatari nationals and will benefit from elements of the state`s generous welfare system, including education and healthcare services.
Aug 03, 2017, 19:20 PM IST
Turkey, Qatar launch joint military exercises: reports
Turkey and its main regional ally Qatar today launched military exercises in the emirate that will involve some 250 Turkish troops and 30 armoured vehicles, reports said.
Aug 02, 2017, 06:35 AM IST
Gulf crisis: Qatar makes legal complaint to WTO over trade boycott
Qatar has filed a legal complaint at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to challenge the trade boycott by the four Arab countries, the local media reported.
Aug 01, 2017, 10:05 AM IST
Thousands of North Korean labourers in US-allied Gulf nations
Across the Gulf, some 6,000 North Koreans work, two officials familiar with Pyongyang's tactics told the AP, including 2,500 in Kuwait, as many as 1,500 in the UAE and 2,000 in Qatar.
Jul 28, 2017, 20:37 PM IST
Qatar refuses to 'outsource foreign policy' in Gulf crisis
They have sealed the emirate's only land border, ordered its citizens to leave, and closed their airspace and waters to Qatari flights and shipping.
Jul 28, 2017, 14:54 PM IST
No dialogue with Qatar until it revises policies: UAE minister
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, an ally of Qatar, will visit Saudia Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar during a two-day mediation trip that begins on Sunday.
Jul 23, 2017, 00:20 AM IST
Iran's Revolutionary Guards detain Saudi fishing boat, arrest crew: IRNA
The Saudi Information Ministry said it had intercepted the boat in Saudi waters on June 16 and that three members of Iran`s elite Revolutionary Guards had been detained in the incident.
Jul 22, 2017, 20:16 PM IST
Rex Tillerson urges Arab states to lift Qatar 'land blockade'
In one of the first positive signs from the four Arab states since they imposed the sanctions last month, the United Arab Emirates on Friday welcomed Qatar`s decision to amend its anti-terrorism laws.
Jul 21, 2017, 19:59 PM IST
Kuwait tells Iranian embassy to cut staff after spy case
Last year Kuwait convicted 23 men - one Iranian and the rest Kuwaiti - of spying for Iran and Lebanese Shi`ite Muslim group Hezbollah after a cache of guns and explosives were discovered in a raid of the so-called "Abdali cell" in 2015.
Jul 20, 2017, 15:55 PM IST
Arabs urge Qatar to accept 6 principles to combat extremism
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain broke diplomatic relations with Qatar in early June over allegations that it supports extremist groups a charge Qatar rejects.
Jul 19, 2017, 09:36 AM IST
Qatar accuses UAE of hack that sparked Gulf crisis
The report unequivocally proves that this hacking crime took place.
Jul 17, 2017, 19:54 PM IST
UAE Foreign Minister denies any hacking of Qatar
Anwar Gargash denied as false a story in the Washington Post that cited US officials saying the UAE had orchestrated the hack of Qatar's state news agency.
Jul 17, 2017, 15:39 PM IST
Egypt announces electronics ban lifted on US flights
In recent weeks, the US also lifted the ban imposed on airlines from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.
Jul 12, 2017, 22:23 PM IST
US, Qatar sign agreement against financing terrorism
In live footage, Rex Tillerson and Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani signed the pact, which they had been working on for a year, Tillerson explained, Efe news reported.
Jul 12, 2017, 10:03 AM IST
Rex Tillerson to visit Gulf for talks on Qatar crisis
Tillerson's trip appeared aimed at finding a breakthrough in the crisis over sanctions imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia and its allies.
Jul 10, 2017, 15:42 PM IST
United States laptop ban lifted on Royal Jordanian
Royal Jordanian operates 16 weekly non-stop flights to three US cities: daily flights to Chicago and New York, and two weekly flights to Detroit.
Jul 10, 2017, 09:28 AM IST
US concerned Arab dispute with Qatar may intensify: State Department
Underscoring US concerns about a crisis involving key allies in the Middle East, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis discussed the importance of easing tensions in a phone call with Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs Khalid al-Attiyah.
Jul 07, 2017, 08:51 AM IST
Arab states rap 'negative' Qatari reply to demands but no new sanctions
Their foreign ministers met in Cairo on Wednesday after a deadline they gave Qatar to meet 13 demands expired.
Jul 06, 2017, 13:43 PM IST
Arab states angry over Qatar's dismissal of their demands
The Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said Qatar was only interested in "destruction, incitement, extremism and terrorism," rather than in good neighborly relations.
Jul 06, 2017, 00:38 AM IST
