UAE withdraws bid to host IMF, World Bank meetings in favour of Qatar
Progress was seen late last year with a surprise visit by the Emirati president to Doha during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The United Arab Emirates has withdrawn its bid…
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UAE unblocks Al Jazeera, Qatar news sites as Doha News remains embargoed
Previous investigations at the time of the regional rift pointed to the Emirates involvement in hacking QNA. The United Arab Emirates has reportedly unblocked several Qatari news websites following the…
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Data leak exposes UAE interference in France to push anti-Qatar campaign
An entity reportedly aimed to publish or influence up to 100 articles annually on Abu Dhabi’s behalf, some of which were published via fake accounts Leaked data has pointed to…
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Qatar, Bahrain FM’s take on ‘pending issues’ as relations thaw
Means of ending outstanding issues were discussed by Qatar and Bahrain’s foreign ministers during a meeting on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, the first such event between the two since the…
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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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Qatar’s amir discusses differences with Bahrain in first call since 2017 GCC crisis
Ties between Doha and Manama have yet to pick up since the region’s worst diplomatic rift. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman Al…
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Investigation unveils ‘discreet’ UAE lobbying in France in bid to ‘vilify Qatar’
The Gulf state was the target of several disinformation campaigns that have dated back to the 2017 regional crisis. The United Arab Emirates has been “discreetly” lobbying a key partner…
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Bahrain says pending matters with Qatar must ‘not be left unsettled’
Bahrain has always claimed that Qatar has not responded to its invitations to resolve outstanding issues. Pending matters between Qatar and Bahrain that have remained post the 2017 GCC crisis…
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Sisi welcomes Qatar’s Amir Tamim in first Egypt visit since 2017 blockade
Analysts believe the visit is a significant development in Doha-Cairo ties since their resumption in 2021. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has landed in Egypt on Friday…
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