Tag: Gulf crisis

Morocco played key role in bridging gap between Gulf countries- Kuwaiti FM says

May 9, 2021

King Mohammed VI have played a key role in bringing Gulf countries closer following the rift that pitted Qatar against its Gulf Cooperation Council neighbors, ... Read More

Mauritania, Qatar poised to thaw ties

March 22, 2021

Mauritania and Qatar Sunday contemplated ways to resume diplomatic ties nearly four years after the African country cut off relations in support of Saudi Arabia, ... Read More

Washington presses Saudi Arabia, UAE to end Qatar’s isolation benefiting Iran

June 5, 2020

The US has ramped up pressure on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to end the three-year old diplomatic feud with Qatar on grounds ... Read More

Gulf crisis: Egypt objects return of citizens stranded in Qatar

April 7, 2020

Egypt has refused to welcome its citizens stranded in Qatar amid global battle against covid-19 and diplomatic tension between the two countries. A source at ... Read More

Kuwait’s Emir calls for settling “unacceptable & damaging” Gulf dispute

October 29, 2019

The Emir of Kuwait has called for the settlement of the Gulf dispute that he described as “unacceptable” and “damaging”. Addressing the opening session of ... Read More

KSA, UAE should have listened to Morocco on Yemen

September 23, 2019

The fallout of the war in Yemen and the humanitarian crisis the war-torn country is facing vindicate the Moroccan position to backdown from supporting militarily ... Read More

Gulf Crisis: China calls for unity, harmony in region

February 1, 2019

Chinese President Xi Ping Thursday urged Gulf Cooperation Council members to cultivate unity and harmony as he welcomed Qatar’s ruler whose country has been embroiled ... Read More

UAE offers to join Qatar in co-hosting FIFA 2022 World Cup if Gulf crisis ends

January 23, 2019

UAE’s Sport Chief Tuesday said the Gulf country, currently embroiled in a diplomatic spat with regional neighbor Qatar, is “open to co-host” the FIFA 2022 ... Read More

Gulf Crisis: U.S calls for end of spat, expands military base in Qatar

January 14, 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Sunday in Qatar urged America’s feuding allies; Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt on one side and Qatar on ... Read More

Gulf Crisis: Riyadh Pushes for Shut Down of Union of Muslim Scholars’ Tunis Office

March 1, 2018

  Saudi Arabia has requested Tunisia to close the Tunis office of the Qatar-created Union of Muslim Scholars, which has been added to the anti-Doha ... Read More