The ICJ said it unanimously “rejects the appeal” by the rival states against a decision in favor of Qatar over sovereign airspace. The UN’s top court on Tuesday backed Qatar in a bitter row with [ More … ]
Fake journalists, experts, news outlets attack role of Turkey, Qatar in the region, investigation finds out. At least 19 fake experts with fake personas have placed more than 90 opinion pieces in 46 different publications [ More … ]
The state-run Qatari Committee to Rebuild Gaza announced on Twitter today that Qatar will be sending $150 million in aid to the besieged Gaza Strip to support United Nations humanitarian programs and efforts to help [ More … ]
According to Aljazeera news: Qatar bans travelers from Egypt over coronavirus fears Authorities in Qatar have temporarily banned all arrivals from Egypt, except Qatari citizens, over fears of the spread of deadly coronavirus. “As a public [ More … ]
Qatar prospering under Blockade by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain. A sea, air and land blockade the four Arab states imposed on independent-minded Qatar more than two and half years ago appears to have [ More … ]
Unity of Islamic world is crucial in solving the Muslim communities’ problems and the quadripartite summit with Malaysia, Qatar and Iran shows the intention to achieve that end, Erdogan said Turkey will continue its cooperation [ More … ]
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will not attend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, due to open in Riyadh today. Instead, he assigned his Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al [ More … ]
Erdogan: Turkey-Qatar military base serves regional ‘stability’ President Erdogan says base in Qatar with 5,000 Turkish troops is now complete, calling it a ‘symbol of brotherhood’. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday the construction of a [ More … ]
Egypt has so far managed to keep its economic interests away from its foreign political disputes. The head of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, Rifat Hisarcıklıoglu, visited Cairo March 5 for [ More … ]
Qatar to face Japan in the final after beating hosts in front of a hostile crowd in Abu Dhabi. The win, coming in front of a hostile Abu Dhabi crowd, sealed Qatar’s progress to the [ More … ]
The chairman of EgyptAir, Ahmed Adel, announced on Monday “heavy losses” following the country’s participation in the Gulf blockade, which has been imposed on Qatar for the second year in a row. “The cessation of [ More … ]
The Turkish lira is rebounding after Qatar pledged US$15 billion in investments to help Turkey’s economy The currency strengthened some 3 percent against the dollar on Aug. 16, trading at around 5.75 per dollar, hours [ More … ]
UK firm now says it won’t be involved ‘in such a project’, referring to planned protest against Qatari emir in London. A casting agency in the UK offered actors $25 to take part in an [ More … ]
The defection of an Emirati prince to Qatar has provided a rare glimpse into tensions among the rulers of the United Arab Emirates and added an awkward complication to its feud with Qatar, its regional [ More … ]
Qatar on Wednesday asked the International Court of Justice to order the United Arab Emirates to reverse measures put in place as part of its boycott against Qatar, saying they violate an international treaty against [ More … ]
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