Talks between Saudi Arabia and Qatar good for the region: Iran foreign minister
Reuters – Talks between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to heal their two-year rift are a good development for the whole Gulf region,…
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Qatar rift overshadows Riyadh summit as Emir stays away
Tasnim – A Persian Gulf Arab summit called for regional unity as Bahrain and Qatar traded barbs over the Qatari emir’s decision…
Merkel says all Persian Gulf nations, Iran, Turkey must work to ease Qatar crisis
Reuters – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she was concerned about the situation in Qatar, adding that all Persian Gulf…
Qatar: No military solution to crisis with Saudis
Press TV- Qatar’s foreign minister says his country prefers diplomacy to resolve Doha’s dispute with Saudi Arabia and its allies, stressing that…
The Qatar Crisis: How do Iranians view the story?
Iranian Diplomacy- A clan of Arab states started their workweek by severing ties with a member of their own. Saudi Arabia, Egypt,…
Saudi Arabia and Qatar: A crisis with major consequences
American Herald Tribune | Saurav Dutt: What makes Qatar distinctive other than its relatively small size within the Persian Gulf, is that…
Iranians debate whether to take advantage of Qatar crisis
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: The crisis involving Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatar has caught the attention of Iranian media, with…
Qatar; The elder brother’s victim
IFP – Saudi Arabia will not need the terrorists’ backyard anymore. In the new situation, the older brother needs a victim, whose…
Mauritania breaks off diplomatic relations with Qatar
Tasnim – Mauritania has announced the break-off of diplomatic relation with Qatar on Tuesday. Mauritania announced a break in the diplomatic ties…
Kuwaiti emir trying to mediate row between Persian Gulf Arab states
Press TV – The Kuwaiti emir has engaged in shuttle diplomacy to help mediate a solution to the dispute between Qatar on…
Riyadh requires from Doha to expel Hamas, Muslim brotherhood members
Sputnik – Saudi Arabia set out several conditions for Qatar to normalize the bilateral relations amid the diplomatic rift and gave Doha…
Zarif confers with German, Spanish counterparts
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in separate phone conversations with German and Spanish counterparts Sigmar Gabriel and Alfonso Dastis respectively…
Qatar-Fly’ Effect: How one rogue peninsula struck fear in whole of Middle East
Sputnik News– Commenting on the diplomatic row in the Middle East, where seven countries have severed their diplomatic ties with Qatar, Russian…
Turkey says it hopes to help resolve Persian Gulf crisis
AP — The Latest on the Gulf crisis after Saudi Arabia and other nations cut ties to Qatar, accusing it of supporting…
Military attack on Qatar for regime change not impossible: Analyst
IFP – Leading Arab journalist and political analyst Abdel Bari Atwan says a decision by a number of Arab states to cut…
Saudi-Led isolation of Doha ‘aimed at bringing Qatar to heel’ over Iran stance
Sputnik – Three members of the Gulf Cooperation Council – Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates – have severed diplomatic…
Qatar says Kuwait trying to mediate, solve diplomatic rift
AP — Kuwait is trying to mediate a diplomatic crisis in which Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties to Qatar and moved…
Middle East rift could push Qatar closer to Turkey, Iran
CNBC – A fierce spat between Qatar and leading Arab nations could see Doha shift closer to Turkey and Iran in a…
Iran’s all-out effort to solve Arab crisis
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif talked on the phone with a number of his counterparts on the latest developments in…
Qatar diplomatic row could affect Astana talks – Syrian opposition member
Sputnik – The progress of the Astana talks on the Syrian settlement may be threatened by states cutting off diplomatic relations with…
S Arabia suffers from political dizziness
MNA – Iranian Parliament’s General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Al Saud is suffering from severe political dizziness and is…
Iranian, Qatari FMs discuss regional issues on phone
MNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif exchanged views on regional issues with his Qatari counterpart over the telephone. The phone conversation between…
Four Arab nations sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, exposing rift in region
The Washington Post l Kareem Fahim: Four Arab nations led a diplomatic break with Qatar on Monday, moving swiftly to isolate the…
Iran’s Zarif calls for dialogue among regional nations
Tasnim – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized a move by several regional countries on Monday to cut off diplomatic ties…
Saudi king seeks to ‘devour’ Bahrain, Qatar
MNA – Former IRGC general Rezaei reacted to Arab countries’ decisions led by Saudi Arabia to cut ties with Qatar, saying the…
Qatar regrets Persian Gulf states’ ‘Unjustified’ move to cut diplomatic ties
Sputnik News– Qatar protested the “unjustified” decision of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates to cut ties with the…
After Riyadh summit, Sunni unity crumbles
RT | Sharmine Narwani: The glowing orb stunt should have been a sign that all was not what it seems. Theatrics, in…
Qatar-Saudi spat threatens Riyadh’s influence. But what are the Saudis really worried about?
RT | Martin Jay: Saudi Arabia’s move to use its influence among other Muslim countries to threaten Iran appears to be backfiring…
Four factors fueling fresh Qatari-Saudi rifts
Alwaght– Qatar, an actor with multifaceted approaches towards regional developments, has recently unveiled a new aspect of its policy towards Saudi Arabia…
Iran asks Riyadh to stop interference in Qatar’s internal affairs
FNA- Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council (EC) Mohsen Rezayee called on Saudi Arabia to avoid meddling in Qatar’s internal affairs, warning Riyadh…
In response to Saudi Arabia, UAE; Qatari FM cited a quoted by Imam Ali (as)
ABNA– Qatari Foreign Minister hit back at Saudi and Emirati news papers on Tuesday, as the rift between Arab neighbors in the…