Column: Turkey sedition in Arab media
BY: Yasin Aktay At the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the beginning connoting mercy, the ending salvation, we have reached Eid. As a result of its nature, because it was obligatory upon those [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay At the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the beginning connoting mercy, the ending salvation, we have reached Eid. As a result of its nature, because it was obligatory upon those [ More … ]
Turkish president says demands by Saudi-led blockade ‘breach of Qatar’s sovereignty rights’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday demands by Saudi Arabia and three other nations are “an attack to Qatar’s sovereignty right”. Erdogan [ More … ]
Eid al-Fitr is a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world that marks the end of Ramadan, Islamic holy month of fasting. Muslims across the Middle East celebrated the first day of the Eid [ More … ]
BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* The Saudi royal family has a new future king. Having been endorsed by 31 out of the 34 members of the Allegiance Council, a royal decree made Muhammed bin Salman crown prince. King [ More … ]
Qatar said Saturday a list of demands by Saudi Arabia and its allies to end their blockade was not “reasonable” and “actionable”. Sheikh Yusuf Bin Ahmed, the director of the government’s Communication Office, said the [ More … ]
Human Rights Watch says Emirates sending high-profile prisoners to Eritrea, and accuses their Yemen militia allies of torture The United Arab Emirates runs at least two secret prisons in Yemen and “disappears” high-profile inmates abroad [ More … ]
Mohammed bin Salman’s rise to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince may have a devastating impact on Yemen, as the war he masterminded drags on, a report by Middle East Eye stated citing analysts. As deputy crown [ More … ]
In response to recent Saudi and Emirati media provocations, the Qatari channel Al Jazeera has issued a report defending Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara. The report criticizes a short documentary broadcasted by Saudi-owned channel [ More … ]
The US on Tuesday bluntly announced it was ‘mystified’ that Saudi Arabia and Gulf allies have failed to justify their blockade of Qatar, urging for a resolution to the crisis. The United States on Tuesday [ More … ]
EU Foreign Affairs head calls for lowering tensions following dispute between Qatar and Arab states led by Saudi Arabia The European Union has called on Gulf countries to “deescalate the tensions and to engage in [ More … ]
Turkish Economy minister says Turkey will continue to help Qatar amid row between Gulf states Turkey will continue to help Qatar and plans to send the Gulf country another aid ship carrying 11 tons of [ More … ]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Qatar are locked in a war of words as the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Sunni Arab neighbors enters its third week. “Emiratis, not Qataris, were among the [ More … ]
Sudan President Omer al-Bashir has arrived in Saudi Arabia Monday on his first visit to the Kingdom since the eruption of the Gulf crisis. He was received at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah by [ More … ]
The Abraaj Capital Limited (ACLD) – a member of The UAE Abraaj Group that is authorised and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) – has been gradually expanding its influence on health institutions [ More … ]
“Are differences of opinion solved by taking measures before or after first exhausting all mechanisms of diplomacy and dialogue?” asked al-Thani in a televised news conference Qatari Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed Abdurrahman al-Thani said Qatar [ More … ]
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