Qatar gave $1 billion to terrorists to save members of royal family
A ransom payment of up to $1 billion to Iranian and al-Qaeda-linked forces in Syria may have been the tipping point for Qatari-Gulf Arab relations,…
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Saudi Arabia tries to scare Doha, panic shopping in Qatar
First the Saudis stocked up on weapons; now Qataris are stocking up on food. Welcome to the Middle East, where dictators and monarchs can be relied…
Dubai: Secretary hardly slaps man, who molested her
A secretary gave a man the lesson of his life when she slapped him hard once he groped her while she was climbing the stairs…
Cristiano Ronaldo doppelganger emerges from Iran
Just months after Lionel Messi’s lookalike emerged in Iran, another doppelganger of a football star is making his own debut. This time, it’s someone who…
Emirates, Saudia, Etihad and Gulf Air suspend flights to Qatar
Gulf Air’s final flight to Doha, following Bahrain cutting ties with Qatar, will take off at 8.55pm. Bahrain cut off all ties with Qatar this…
Doha Airport’s bedlam – Photo
Doha’s international airport, Hamad Airport has descended into chaos with huge flight diversions and delays in place. The diversions are due to the closure of…
Egypt checks on nationals in Qatar after severing ties
Egypt’s Emigration and Expatriates Affairs Minister Nabila Makram checked on Monday on the conditions of Egyptian nationals living in Qatar, hours after Egypt cut diplomatic ties…
Saudis closed Qatar’s Al Jazeera offices
According to the Ajel media outlet, the Saudi authorities ordered the Saudi journalists working for Qatari media outlets to return home. On June 5, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt…
6 states cut Qatar ties now
Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have severed their ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism and opening up…
All Qatar Airways flights to Saudi Arabia were suspended
The move by the Doha-based carrier came just hours after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt cut diplomatic ties with Doha over…