GCC blockade Archives

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Qatar and Bahrain to resume direct flights on 25 May after six year suspension

The Gulf nations in April declared the reestablishment of ties, ending a dispute that dated back to 2017. Flights between Bahrain and Qatar are set to resume on 25 May…

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UK to censure Tory donor and Banque Havilland for undermining Qatari economy

Banque Havilland was accused of taking part in a financial attack against Qatar during the 2017 GCC crisis. The son of a UK political party donor and his family-owned private…

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Qatar Airways debunks rumoured sponsorship of Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal club

Rumored to be official, Qatar Airways has been linked to Asia’s most decorated club. Qatar Airways has discredited whispers of an alleged sponsorship deal with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal football club,…

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Explaining Sisi’s about-face on Qatar

On Tuesday, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi visited Doha to meet with Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Once upon a time — and not all that long ago…

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Five years since Qatar blockade: what changed and what remains unchanged in GCC?

The blockade was imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt in 2017 over accusations that the Gulf state supports terrorism. It’s been five years since the…

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من المسؤول عن دعوة شخصيات أساءوا لقطر لحضور فعاليات هامة وعلى حساب الدولة؟

بالرغم من تعليقاتهم ضد قطر، تستمر الدوحة بدعوة نشطاء لحضور أهم الأحداث والفعاليات الرياضية والثقافية قامت اللجنة العليا للمشاريع والإرث، المسؤولة عن تنظيم بطولة كأس العالم 2022 في قطر، بدعوة…

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Who is inviting anti-Qatar influencers to flagship events on the country’s dime?

Less than two years after spreading anti-Qatar propaganda and hateful comments, controversial figures receive invites to Doha, free of charge. Social media users are calling on the World Cup organisers, 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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Bahrain’s Parliament to take action against Qatar over fishing boat incident

Contrary to Doha’s narrative, Manama claims that the boat was within the Kingdom’s territorial waters, accusing Qatari coastguards of trespassing. Bahrain parliament announced on Sunday that it was going to…

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