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Qatar FM taps into Syria normalisation, secret Afghanistan talks in new interview

The top Qatari official unveiled details of a secret meeting with the Taliban’s supreme leader in Kandahar. Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani…

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Qatar’s position on Assad ‘unchanged’ despite Syria’s return to Arab League

The bloc had suspended Syria’s membership in 2011 over its brutal crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy protests. Qatar said its stance against normalising with Syria’s Bashar Al Assad regime has remained…

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Syria ‘readmitted to Arab League’ after more than a decade: reports

Qatar has long been one of the bloc’s members that have opposed the Syrian regime’s return while repeatedly condemning its crimes against civilians. The Arab League reportedly readmitted Syria’s Bashar…

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Betrayed Syrians slam Arab League decision to take back ‘killer Assad’

“How can refugees return if the reason behind their refuge still exists?”, former detainee in Assad’s prisons Omar Alshogre asks. The Arab League’s decision to reinstate Syria on Sunday has…

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Saudi Arabia officially invites Syria’s Assad to attend Arab League summit

Qatar repeatedly renewed its stance against normalising with the Syrian regime, saying the decision to suspend it from the Arab League remain. Saudi Arabia on Wednesday sent an invitation to…

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Arab FM’s to discuss Syria’s return to Arab League during Jeddah meeting

Qatar closed its embassy in Syria in 2011 and was the first to establish an embassy for the Syrian opposition in its capital Doha. Regional foreign ministers will meet in…

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UN admits aid delivery failure to earthquake-stricken Syria

WHO has also come under criticism over their visit to areas held by the Syrian regime. The United Nations has admitted the failure to deliver much-needed aid to northwest Syria…

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Qatar, France to take on humanitarian aid in war-torn Syria as Turkey eyes rapprochement

The talks come amid controversial steps towards rapprochement between Syria and Turkey Qatar and France talked about different means of cooperation efforts to provide humanitarian aid and development assistance to…

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‘Shameful’: Hamas leaders slammed for ‘turning the page’ with Syria’s Assad

Unlike some Arab states, Qatar has staunchly refused to normalise with the Assad regime after severing ties in 2011 at the height of the Arab Spring protests. Palestine’s Hamas movement…

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