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Qatar-based football icon Aboutrika to remain on Egypt ‘terror list’

The prominent former Egyptian player was placed on the list in 2017 over alleged links to the Muslim Brotherhood. Egyptian football icon Mohamed Aboutrika will remain on Egypt’s terror list…

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Politics

UAE pardons Qatari doctor jailed for supporting banned Islamist group

Dr. Mahmood Abdulrehman Al Jaidah, director of medical services at Qatar Petroleum, appears to be one of two nationals pardoned by Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed al-Nahyan over the weekend in the name of preserving diplomatic ties.

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Jail for Al Jazeera journalists found guilty by Egyptian court

Australian journalist Peter Greste of Al Jazeera English and his colleagues Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy have been in Tora prison since they were arrested in their Cairo hotel room last December.

2 min

Politics

Egyptian court postpones AJE journalists’ trial

The adjournment comes the same day that another court in Egypt sentenced more than 500 people to death over riots in Minya last summer.

3 min

Politics

US pulls back on Gulf summit idea ahead of Obama’s visit to Saudi

The idea of a meeting of GCC leaders was scrapped due to the increasingly "complex" relationships between Gulf nations, said the White House, alluding to tensions between Qatar its neighbors.

5 min

Politics

Qatar declines tit-for-tat diplomatic withdrawals amid GCC row

Some say Bahrain, the UAE and Saudi Arabia's recall of envoys from Qatar is an attempt to curtail this country’s independent foreign policy.

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Politics

Qatari doctor sentenced to seven years in UAE jail

In a decision rights groups are calling "a gross miscarriage of justice," Dr. Mahmood Abdulrehman Al Jaidah was convicted of "financially and morally supporting" members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

3 min

Politics

Qatar’s Al Attiyah says independent foreign policy is ‘non-negotiable’

In response to Gulf pressure, Qatar's foreign minister has said the country will continue to have its "own view and our own decisions."

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Politics

Amnesty calls for Qatari doctor’s release as new UAE verdict date nears

The rights group says due process has not been afforded to Dr. Mahmood Abdulrehman Al Jaidah, and supporters are bracing themselves for Monday's court ruling in Abu Dhabi.

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