Few hours after a Qatari royal announced he was detained in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates said Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al-Thani has left its territories. Al-Thani appeared in a video recording on Sunday, saying that he was being held in Abu Dhabi against his will. “I am now ...
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 ...