Qatar – Page 24 – Al-Manar TV Lebanon

عربي Fr Es

Leb. Communication Grp
Al Manar TV

About Contact Archive

Thursday - January 30, 2025

#Qatar

Middle East

No Negotiations Possible unless Embargo Reversed: Qatar

Qatar said it will not negotiate with the Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, that have severed economic and travel relations with Doha until the blockade on the Persian Gulf nation is lifted. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani made the remarks in a press conference in capital ...

June 19, 2017

Middle East

Turkish Soldiers Take Part in Military Drills in Qatar

Turkish troops have taken part in planned joint military exercises in Qatar amid a widening rift between the Arab country and its neighbors in the Persian Gulf region. Qatar’s Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday that the first joint drills took place on Sunday at the Tariq bin ...

June 19, 2017

Middle East

Expulsion of Qataris from Gulf states comes into effect

The deadline for Qataris to leave neighboring Persian Gulf Arab states came into effect on Monday as the diplomatic standoff persisted with no end in sight despite multiple efforts at mediation. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar on June 5 and announced that Qatari ...

June 19, 2017

Middle East

Qatar Rebuts Bahrain Destabilization Claim

Qatar has rejected accusations of attempting to undermine security in the neighboring Arab Gulf state of Bahrain. On Friday, Bahrain’s official news agency BNA broadcast the recording of a 2011 phone call alleged to have taken place between Hamad bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, an adviser to Qatar’s emir, and Hassan ...

June 17, 2017

Middle East

Al-Jazeera Twitter Account ‘Suspended’

Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said the Twitter account for its main Arabic-language channel had been suspended on Saturday, in the latest “conspiracy” to hit the station. Yasser Abuhilalah, managing director of Al-Jazeera Arabic, confirmed the suspension on social media. The suspension comes at a time of diplomatic crisis in the Gulf ...

June 17, 2017

Middle East

Saudi FM Softens Tone on Qatar amid Persian Gulf Tensions

The Riyadh regime seems to have softened its stance towards Doha amid severe diplomatic tensions between the two sides, with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir calling Qatar an “ally” in his latest remarks. Jubeir told journalists in London on Friday that his country had no intention of harming the Qatari ...

June 17, 2017

Middle East

Turkey FM in Saudi for Qatar Talks

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrived in Saudi Arabia on Friday for talks with King Salman, continuing efforts to resolve the Gulf’s biggest diplomatic crisis in years. A Turkish diplomatic source told AFP that the minister had landed in Jeddah. Riyadh, the UAE, Egypt and others severed diplomatic and economic ...

June 16, 2017

Opinion

Human Cost of the Qatar Crisis: ‘Families Are Being Torn Apart’

At the office of Qatar’s national human rights committee, those most affected by the week-long Saudi-led blockade against the tiny emirate come each evening to seek help, clutching their documents. Many have been directly affected by the decision announced by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates last week ...

June 15, 2017

Middle East

Turkey FM from Doha Calls for Dialogue to Solve Gulf Crisis

Turkey’s foreign minister held talks with Qatar’s emir Wednesday as the search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified and the UN voiced fears over growing humanitarian concerns in the region. Mevlut Cavusoglu called for dialogue to end the crisis, after meeting Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad ...

June 15, 2017

World

US Envoy to Qatar to Quit as Crisis Intensifies

US Ambassador to Qatar Dana Shell Smith says she is stepping down amid a deepening rift among Washington’s Persian Gulf Arab allies. “This month, I end my 3 years as US Ambassador to #Qatar. It has been the greatest honor of my life and I’ll miss this great country,” Smith ...

June 14, 2017