Qatar's foreign minister has traveled to Pakistan and met with the country's Prime Minister to discuss the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The Saudi-led blockade on Qatar took center stage in the meetings. Press TV’s Kamran Yousaf reports from Islamabad.
TEHRAN, July 17, YJC -The regional grouping of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may well be on its way to excommunicating member state Qatar, as political tectonic plates seem to be widening a bitter divide.
TEHRAN, July 17, YJC - The United Arab Emirates was behind an effort to hack Qatari government news and social media websites, sparking a diplomatic dispute among Arab states, US intelligence officials say.
TEHRAN, July 15, YJC -The United Arab Emirates (UAE) says the unprecedented diplomatic rift between Qatar and a Saudi-led quartet of Arab nations, including the UAE, is “far from a political solution” as long as Qatar does not change its “course of action”, warning that the involved nations are heading toward a “long estrangement.”
TEHRAN, July 12, YJC -Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has denounced a blockade imposed by a Saudi-led bloc of states against Qatar, saying resorting to such pressure tactics against neighboring states is a “wrong” policy.
TEHRAN, July 12, YJC - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani denounced a blockade imposed by a Saudi-led bloc of states against Qatar, saying resorting to such pressure tactics against neighboring states is a “wrong” policy.
TEHRAN, July 12, YJC -US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, has “tried and failed” to get a $500 million loan from a key member of the Qatari royal family before pushing the president to toe hard line against the Persian Gulf nation, reports say.
TEHRAN, July 12, YJC -Saudi Arabia and its allies have announced that a deal reached between the US and Qatar over battling terrorism is “insufficient” while stressing that anti-Doha sanctions will remain in place.
Doha has resisted pressure led by Saudi Arabia and it is now impossible for the regime in Riyadh to force the Qataris to accept a list of 13 demands, said an analyst.
TEHRAN, July 11, YJC -The European Union (EU) has warned that the Arab regional grouping of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) might collapse as a result of the current diplomatic dispute among its member states.
TEHRAN, July 9, YJC - Qatar said it is establishing a committee to pursue compensation claims arising from an unprecedented blockade imposed against the Persian Gulf country by four Arab countries, dubbed as the siege states, led by Saudi Arabia.
TEHRAN, July 8, YJC -Qatar has rejected new claims by a Saudi-led bloc of countries that it “finances terrorism” and intervenes in their internal affairs.
TEHRAN, July 7, YJC -The US has warned that the crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbors may intensify and could potentially drag on for weeks or even months.
TEHRAN, July 7, YJC -Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain say they are ready to adopt more punitive measures against Qatar, following Doha’s rejection of their demands to end an ongoing feud.
TEHRAN, July 6, YJC -Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stressed that his country will remain loyal to Qatar and that a list of demands by Saudi Arabia and its allies from the Persian Gulf country are under no circumstances acceptable.
TEHRAN, July 6, YJC -The Qatari foreign minister has emphasized that his country needs a healthy and constructive relationship with neighboring Iran as opposed to the 13-point list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies, which includes a downgrade of relations with the Islamic Republic and closure of Al Jazeera television news network.
TEHRAN, July 4, YJC - Energy-rich Qatar said it plans to increase natural gas production by 30 percent over the next several years, as it faces pressure from its neighbors in a diplomatic crisis.
TEHRAN, July 3, YJC - Saudi Arabia says it has decided along with its allies to extend a deadline for Qatar to accept a list of its demands by 48 hours.
TEHRAN, July 1, YJC - Qatar has been lobbying with the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against a Saudi-led embargo of the country.
TEHRAN, June 29, YJC - Qatar said the demands submitted by the Saudi-led bloc to Doha as a condition to lift their boycott on the country are impossible to be met because of their untrue nature.