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Qatar to quit Saudi-dominated OPEC in 2019

Qatar is to leave OPEC next month in order for the Gulf state to focus on gas production, the country’s new Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi announced in a surprise move on Monday. Qatar has been a member of OPEC since 1961, and the decision to pull out comes at a ...

December 3, 2018

Middle East

Qatar’s beIN Demands $1 bln Compensation for Saudi Piracy

Qatari pay-TV provider beIN on Monday launched a $1-billion compensation claim against Saudi broadcasters it accuses of flagrantly breaching international law by illegally showing hundreds of live sports programs. At the same time the state of Qatar also launched an action at the World Trade Organization in Geneva, accusing the ...

October 1, 2018

Middle East

Saudi King Salman and Qatari Emir Tamim Al Thani

Qatar Accuses Saudi Arabia of Blocking Access to Hajj

Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its nationals from performing this year’s Hajj, a charge Saudi officials deny. Around 1,200 Qatari citizens are allowed to attend the pilgrimage under a quota system, but Qatari officials say it has become impossible to register for the annual religious event. Saudi Arabia, ...

August 19, 2018

Middle East

Qatar Rivals Ask Top UN court to Rule in Air Blockade Row

The bitter fight between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors took a new twist Friday as three Middle Eastern countries asked the UN’s top court to resolve a dispute with Doha over sovereign airspace. Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday requested the International Court of Justice to quash ...

July 6, 2018

Middle East

Qatar’s Rivals Turn to Top UN Court in Airspace Feud

Qatar’s regional rivals including Saudi Arabia and the UAE said Wednesday they would file a complaint at the highest UN court against the Gulf state over alleged airspace violations. Both sides in a regional diplomatic crisis that saw a Saudi-led bloc break off all ties with Qatar last year are ...

June 27, 2018

Middle East

Qatari ambassador to Russia Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah

Qatar Rejects Saudi Threats on S-400 Supplies: We Don’t Live in “Era of Jungle Law”

Doha said on Thursday it rejects Saudi threats against Qatar over discussions on purchasing the Russian-made air defense system, considering such remarks as meddling in the Gulf island. “we have heard about such statements in the world media, but we in Qatar reaffirm the principle of the sovereignty of states, ...

June 7, 2018

Middle East

‘Any Third Party’ Call on ‘Israel’, US for War with Iran Dangerous: Qatar

Qatar has warned that “any third party” call on the US and ‘Israel’ to go to war with Iran is “dangerous,” stressing that Doha would never be part of such a confrontation. Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammad al-Attiyah told an international security conference in Singapore ...

June 3, 2018

Middle East

Qatar Files UN Complaint over Bahraini ‘Airspace Violation’

Qatar has filed a complaint with the UN Security Council against Bahrain, accusing a fighter jet belonging to Manama of violation its airspace at the weekend. State-run Qatari news agency (QNA) said the airspace violation had taken place on Sunday, describing it as a “serious breach that constitutes a serious ...

March 28, 2018

Middle East

IMF: Blockade Impact on Qatar Fading but Risks Remain

The economic and financial impact on Qatar of a nine-month Saudi-led blockade is fading, but some risks for the Gulf emirate remain, the International Monetary Fund has said. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut all diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar last June, closing its only ...

March 6, 2018

Middle East

Qatar Says Saudi-led Boycott Amounts to ‘Economic Warfare’

Qatar on Wednesday said a Saudi-led boycott, now in its eighth month, amounted to “economic warfare” as Doha plans to seek compensation for those hit by the sanctions. “This is economic warfare,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Lulwa al-Khater said at a press briefing. Khater said the energy-rich emirate would “not leave ...

January 10, 2018