Qatar’s amir appoints first ambassador to UAE since 2017 GCC crisis
The move comes six years after the United Arab Emirates severed ties with Qatar and imposed an illegal air, land and sea blockade. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al…
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Saudi crown prince threatened UAE with ‘worse’ blockade than Qatar: reports
Analysts said the use of a “blockade” as a strategic threat shows it has become a tried and tested method to force a country to shift its foreign policy. Saudi…
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Qataris look back on ‘shifting politics’ on sixth anniversary of blockade
On 5 June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt issued statements announcing the severance of diplomatic ties with Qatar. Social media users across…
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UN ends probe into Qatar’s ‘racism’ complaint against UAE, Saudi Arabia
The quartet agreed to lift the blockade on 5 January 2021 with the signing of the Al Ula Agremeent. A United Nations body that was looking into charges of discrimination made…
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‘We’ll meet again’: GCC families mark Eid Al Adha post blockade
As GCC nationals mark Eid Al Adha this year, some share their stories on the holy festival and how the blockade affected their familial bonds beyond imagination. Muslims in the…
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ضجة عبر مواقع التواصل بعد دعوة إحدى المؤثرات المعاديات لقطر إلى معرض “مرود” للأزياء والموضة
في الوقت الذي شهدت فيه دولة قطر العديد من حملات التشهير نشرت الياسي مقاطع تسأل فيها الشعب القطري ما إن كان “ولائهم للأمير أم للدولة”، معتبرةً أنهما أمرين منفصلين استضاف…
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Qatar, Saudi Arabia establish ‘coordination council’ in latest step towards warming ties
Qatar-Saudi ties have been on a path of improvement since the signing of the Al Ula declaration in January that ended a 2017 Gulf blockade. Qatar and Saudi Arabia are…
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