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Former pro-blockade pawns complain of abandonment as GCC crisis ends

Sensationalist headlines, clickbait videos and wild accusations of support for terrorism stormed the virtual world in 2017 when the region’s biggest political crisis in decades erupted between Gulf Cooperation Council…

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Qatar Airways to increase trips to Bahrain as first flights take-off

The first flight between the two countries is set to take off on Thursday, with multiple daily flights to start in June. Qatar Airways confirmed an increase in the number…

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UAE names first envoy to Qatar since 2017 GCC crisis

Qatar and the UAE had announced the mutual reopening of diplomatic missions in June. The United Arab Emirates has named Sheikh Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan as its ambassador to…

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French journalists handed over sensitive ‘Qatar Papers’ to Bahraini king

An investigation by Mediapart revealed how two journalists handed over sensitive information from the ‘Qatar Papers’ book to an advisor to the Bahraini king, under the guise of ‘translation’. Two…

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Al Jazeera condemns Egypt’s naming of its journalists in ‘terror’ list

Egypt’s extension comes despite rapprochement between Doha and Cairo following the 2017 dispute. Al Jazeera has condemned a decision by Egypt to re-instate some of its journalists and TV presenters…

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Qatar and Bahrain to officially restore ties following GCC crisis

In 2017, Bahrain joined Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt in imposing an illegal air, land and sea blockade on Qatar. Qatari and Bahraini authorities announced the full…

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News

Egypt renews detention of three Al Jazeera journalists despite calls for release

Last month, Washington expressed its concern over the prolonged detainment of the journalists. An Egyptian court renewed the detention of three Al Jazeera Mubasher journalists on Thursday despite years of…

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News

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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Qatar, Bahrain hold first follow-up meeting as ties warm

Promising statements have emerged from Manama over the last few weeks regarding reconciling ties with Doha following a long absence of meetings between officials. The Qatari-Bahraini follow-up committee held its…

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