Press TV - The governor of the Qatar Central Banksays the countrys economy has shown resilience in the face of anongoing diplomatic and trade boycott, which Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies imposed on the energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom in June 2017. We have surmounted this crisis, weve become even stronger than before, Sheikh Abdullah ...

Alwaght - The 39th summit of the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council started in Riyadh on Sunday, putting an end to speculations about whether the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani who was invited by the Saudi king will participate. He finally did not join the gathering and send a lower level delegation to the Saudi capital. Since June ...

Alwaght - Despite serious political division between Saudi Arabia and Qatar that so far led to cutting off bilateral diplomatic relations and imposing an all-out blockade on Doha by a Saudi-led Arab bloc last year, Yesterday Riyadh officially invited Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council summit set for ...

Alwaght- The crisis among the Persian Gulf Arab states is now over a year and the distrust between the neighbors remains high and gaps seem hard to bridge. Each time that the tensions wind down, the speculations rise about possible thaw with the mediation of a third party. However, that does not happen as the situation all of a sudden bursts into a ...

Tasnim Irans Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani reiterated the call for the settlement of crises in the region through talks and without any foreign interference. In a meeting with Qatars outgoing ambassador to Tehran, Larijani denounced the blockade on Qatar imposed by Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies, stressing that all regional issues must ...

IFP - Saudi Arabia is sacrificing a portion of its territory and spending nearly $750 million to dig a 60-kilometre canal that will turn Qatar into an island. June 25 is the deadline set by Riyadh for accepting tenders to dig the waterway alongside Saudi-Qatari border, which is to be completed within 15 months. Five international companies ...

Press TV - Qatars Ministry of Economy and Commerce has prohibited the sale of products made in the Arab states of a Saudi-led quartet that has imposed embargoes against the country since last June. The ministry on Saturday called on all the shops across the country to remove all the products made in the four countries from their shelves. In ...

IRNA Qatar could not have broken sanctions imposed by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt without Iranian help, said the Speaker of the Advisory Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud. Iran is Qatars neighbor which opened its airspace and sea routes to it following the blockade, or else Qatar wouldnt have been able to move its people or ...

Alwaght - During the past 9 months of the diplomatic row between Qatar and the Saudi-led Arab bloc, the US has declined to follow a straight line of policy in dealing with this important regional case. The US President Donald Trump on June 9, 2017, harshly attacked Qatar and accused the Arab nation of supporting terrorism in the region in the highest ...

Economist - FOOTBALLS World Cup in 2022, to be hosted by Qatar, was always billed as a regional event. Other countries in the Gulf offered hotel rooms and training facilities. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said it would even host matches. But last June the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain broke off diplomatic relations with Qatar, angry about its support ...

MNA According to a cooperation agreement inked between Iran and Qatar, Iranian drugs will be exported to Qatar. Under the agreement, hard-to-cure Qatari patients and also patients suffering from cancer will use Iranian-made drugs and medicines. For this purpose, a joint cooperation agreement was signed yesterday between Dr. Haleh Hamedifar,...

Press TV - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned Saudi Arabia about the consequences of its actions in the Middle East. His warning came Friday during his brief visit to Paris,France, where he commented on Riyadhs behavior toward Yemen, Qatar and other neighbors. "With respect to Saudi Arabia's engagement with Qatar, how they're ...

AP- Qatar's ruling emir and French PresidentEmmanuel Macronsigned 12 billion euros ($14 billion) in deals during the French president's visit to Doha on Thursday, including the purchase of 12 French-made Dassault Rafale fighter jets with the option of buying 36 more. The agreement brings the total number of Rafales the Gulf Arab country will ...

Al Jazeera - The move byTurkey, Iran and Pakistan to increase bilateral trade withQatar, following a Saudi-led blockade, has benefited all four countries, according to experts. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain cut diplomatic ties with Qatar and imposed a land, air and seablockadeon it on June 5. Speaking on Sunday on ...

Press TV - Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thanisays Lebanon isthe latest target in aSaudicampaign of intimidation, stressing that the Riyadh regime is simply a bully that risks destabilizing peace and stability in the Middle East region. Speaking at a round table discussion at a conference in London, the top Qatari diplomat ...

Press TV - Russian Foreign Minister SergeiLavrov says Moscow is concerned over the escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf region, some five months after a Saudi-led quartet of Arab states imposed a tight blockade on Qatar; and amid Riyadh's baseless accusations against Iran. The rising tensions in the Persian Gulf area cause concern. Not only ...

Press TV - Iran, Turkey and Qatar have signed atrilateral agreement aimed at boosting trade with Doha amid a Saudi-led blockade on the Persian Gulf sheikhdom. Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines and Business Mohammad Shariatmadari, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci and Qatari Economy Minister Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani signed the deal in ...

Press TV - Saudi Arabias impulsive and crisis-making policies are threatening peace and stability in the Middle East, says Qatars Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, accusing the Riyadh regime of making new crises to cover up itspast ones. "I come from a region brimming with extremism," Thani told a Qatar-sponsored anti-terror ...

Tasnim - Warning of "dark ages" in the Middle East, Qatar's chief diplomat on Monday accused its neighboring states of perpetuating "drama and discord" as part of a "dangerous game of power". "Regional players are acting irresponsibly, taking a political gamble with the lives of other nations citizens with no exit strategy," Qatari Foreign Minister ...

Press TV - Qatar says Saudi Arabia has been sparking off crises across the Middle East and bullying small countries into submission,some six months after Riyadh formed an alliance against Doha and imposed a tight blockade on the small Persian Gulf emirate. Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani made the remarks during a Friday ...