By Zakiya Afzani Qatar Crisis deepens as Gulf nations stand their ground Three weeks in to the worst Gulf crisis in decades, questions are still being asked about diplomatic and economic sanctions imposed on the state of Qatar by its neighbours. Now Washington, which via Trump originally claimed, proudly,…
By Zakiya Afzani Qatar Crisis | Emergency hotline set up to help mixed families avoid humanitarian crisis President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Sunday instructed the authorities concerned to take into consideration the humanitarian circumstances of Emirati-Qatari joint families an official source announced. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain also…
By Aisha Butt Germany has entered the Qatar-Crisis talks with warnings against escalating towards war German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel has warned that the ever intensifying crisis between Qatar and its Arab neighbors of the Gulf region could end in war. Gabriel said in comments published yesterday that there was…
By Rashid Al Saud Qatar left isolated as crisis deepens Egypt is just one of the latest countries to close it’s airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to do the same today. Several countries have cut ties with Qatar, accusing it…
By Zakiya Afzani The diplomatic chaos in Qatar and ban if Al Jazeera intensifies further Four Arab nations; Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. The ban on Qatari media agency Al Jazeera has been…
By Zakiya Afzani Qatar bring in FBI to help ease Gulf tension over alleged QNA hack The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is believed to be helping Qatar investigate the source of an alleged cyberattack that has led to diplomatic tension among some Gulf nations. An FBI team has…
Trump ally charged over UAE lobbying North America | USA | Politics | Law | Crime | Federal Corruption FACT BOX: Tom Barrack is the former Chair of Trump’s Presidential Inaugural Committee. Billionaire, Tom Barrack, was who was the Chair of former US president Donald Trump’s Inaugural Committee in 2016, has…
Leaders from across the world have reacted to Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque amid growing tensions in Jerusalem Middle-East | Israel |Palestine More than 200 Palestinian civilians were wounded last night (Friday night) at Al-Aqsa mosque during Taraweeh in the month of Ramadan. Al-Aqsa mosque is the third most holy…
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Oman welcomes our new Sultan. HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour Al-Said, cousin of the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said 18/11/1940 – 10/01/2020 Oman has welcomed Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour Al Said as the country’s new ruler…
