Qatar
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Saudi Arabia reopens Qatar border to pilgrims after a surprise meeting
Aug 17, 2017News Hour Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered the reopening of the border with Qatar to facilitate the annual hajj pilgrimage, state media said Thursday, in the first signs of a thaw after the region’s worst... -
4 Arab countries say ready for Qatar dialogue with conditions
Jul 30, 2017News Hour: Four Arab countries boycotting Qatar are ready for dialogue to ease the dispute if Doha agrees to certain demands, Bahrain’s foreign minister said on Sunday after a meeting with his counterparts. “The four countries... -
German milk cows arrive in Qatar as Saudi boycott continues
Jul 12, 2017News Hour: Importers delivered 165 Holstein dairy cows – the first of 4,000 bovines set for shipment to Qatar – late Tuesday. Originally from Germany, the cows arrived from Budapest, where they had previously been milked,... -
Qatar shows mettle, offers compromise as Gulf states prepare meeting
Jul 5, 2017News Hour: Qatar announced plans for a steep rise in Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) production capacity on Tuesday that suggested it was ready for a protracted dispute with Gulf neighbors, but Doha said it was doing... -
Gulf deadline to resolve Qatar rift approaches
Jul 2, 2017News Hour: Qatar faces possible further sanctions by Arab states that have severed ties with Doha over allegations of links to terrorism, as a deadline to accept a series of demands is expected to expire on... -
Working on response to Gulf demands are unrealistic, Qatar says
Jun 29, 2017News Hour: Qatar said on Thursday it was working with the United States and Kuwait to respond to a list of demands presented by Arab states who have accused Doha of supporting terrorism, igniting a regional... -
Why does Saudi Arabia hate al-Jazeera?
Jun 24, 2017News Hour: The media sector media was strictly controlled in whole Arab. But the Qatar-based channel, Al Jazeera, started publishing programs on some topic that was not allowed to talk in the Arab world. Even its... -
Arab states close Jazeera, curb ties with Iran
Jun 23, 2017News Hour: Four Arab states that imposed a boycott on Qatar have issued an ultimatum to Doha to close Al Jazeera television, curb ties with Iran, shut a Turkish base and pay reparations, demands so far... -
Qatar signs $12 billion deal to buy F-15 jets from U.S.
Jun 15, 2017News Hour: Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday the country signed a deal to buy F-15 fighter jets from the United States for $12 billion. The deal was completed despite the Gulf country being criticized... -
Qatar’s official state news agency hacked
May 24, 2017News Hour: Qatar said on Wednesday its official state news agency was hacked and subsequently carried a “false statement” on sensitive regional topics attributed to the country’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. Among the issues...
