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  08 Jun 2018 - 20:47 Date palms swaying to high wind in Doha (Salim Matramkot/The Peninsula) QNA Doha: Weather inshore until 6 a.m. on Saturday will be slightly dusty to blowing dust at places, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of strong wind over most areas at first with low horizontal visibility. Offshore, it will be slightly dusty...

Says Doha should focus on root of problem, not on carnivals Image Credit: AFP Dr Anwar Mohammad Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Published: 14:57 May 29, 2018 Gulf News   Dubai: One year into the Qatar crisis, which broke out on June 5 after the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt severed their diplomatic, trade and travel relations with Doha, UAE Minister...

Victims include 15-year-old boy as Israeli forces fire live bullets and teargas at protesters near fence with Israel. 08 Jun 2018 17:00 GMT MORE ON GAZA Save the Children: Gaza children on brink of mental health crisis4 days ago Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza after 'projectiles' fired5 days ago Daily life in Gaza: 'There is no future in this place'6...

Ashraf Ghani tells security forces to cease operations against the armed group until June 20. 4 hours ago Ghani said that fighting against other armed groups such as ISIL will continue MORE ON ASIA Justice for 23 stabstoday One year since farmers killed by police in India's Mandsaurtoday Afghan president announces temporary ceasefire with Talibantoday Rohingya refugees' struggles fail to...

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discusses the blockade imposed against his country and its regional impact. 05 Jun 2018 15:27 GMT Qatar, Middle East, GCC, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates It has been one year since Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt severed diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting "terrorism" and fermenting regional instability. Land and maritime borders with the Gulf country were...

A year into the Qatar blockade, we examine the impact of the GCC crisis and question the future of inter-Gulf relations. 05 Jun 2018 09:53 GMT Politics, Qatar, GCC, Business & Economy, Middle East On June 5, 2017, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt cut off diplomatic ties with the state of Qatar. Accusing it of funding "terrorism" and...

Court documents claim RAKIA breached Farhad Azima's laptops and tried to slander his character after deal turned sour. by Jamie Merrill 23 hours ago Farhad Azima says he was subjected to a smear campaign by the Ras al Khaimah Investment Authority MORE ON UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UAE, Saudi hold first meeting of the two-nation counciltoday Qatar FM: 'Impulsive behaviour' is a...

Muharrem Ince says Turkey should have a role in promoting harmony across the troubled Middle East region. by Andrew Wilks 4 hours ago Muharrem Ince, presidential candidate of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), addresses his supporters during an election rally in Istanbul MORE ON TURKEY Turkey's presidential candidate looks to mend relations in regiontoday YPG confirms withdrawal from Syria's...

council The two countries had formed a separate military and trade partnership amid the GCC rift. 3 hours ago The two countries announced their partnership in December last year MORE ON SAUDI ARABIA UAE, Saudi hold first meeting of the two-nation counciltoday The idea of regime change in Iran is delusionaltoday Qatar FM: 'Impulsive behaviour' is a threat to GCC stabilityyesterday ...

When blockading countries stopped exporting fresh produce, Qatar stepped and created their own - Baladna farm. 3 hours ago MORE ON MIDDLE EAST The epic story of a 97-year-old Palestinian freedom fightertoday Turkey's presidential candidate looks to mend relations in regiontoday New Jordan PM pledges to scrap controversial income tax billtoday Deadly twin blasts hit a Shia mosque in Baghdadtoday One...

May 30, 2018 - 12:40 A senior political analyst says Europe’s resistance against Washington’s pressure is aimed at safeguarding its own interests, not those of Iran. Twenty days on since US President Donald Trump announced Washington’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, reactions to, and analyses on the unexpected move continue to pour in. Some say companies will not invest in...

June 4, 2018 - 09:51 More than 400 containers of explosives have been discovered in the Iraqi city of Mosul in north of the country. The Iraqi Interior Ministry announced in a statement that the emergency operations unit of police in Nineveh province seized the containers in west of Mosul. The statement gave no further details about the amount and kind of...

May 30, 2018 - 17:56 Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has, in separate letters to his opposite numbers, briefed them on the latest situation of the Iran nuclear deal. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday, “Dr. Zarif, the foreign minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, has, in an elaborate letter to his counterparts from other countries, expounded...

June 3, 2018 - 08:27 The Friday meeting of the United Nations Security Council, in which the US failed to secure even one yes vote for the resolution it proposed, showed the country’s isolation on the international scene, a senior Iranian diplomat said. “The Friday UNSC meeting was a stunning display of US isolation. The US-drafted resolution on Palestine was firmly...