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Qatar said it had received the demands on June 22 with just 10 days to meet them, which would mean they would have until Sunday to comply. (Photo: AFP)

Qatar offers visa-free entry to 80 nationalities amid Gulf crisis

Saudi Arabia and allies have since June 5 imposed a boycott on Qatar, accusing the emirate of fostering Islamist...

9 Aug 2017 4:40 PM IST

The Post reported that US intelligence officials learned last week of newly analyzed information that showed that top UAE government officials discussed the planned hacks on May 23, the day before they occurred. (Photo: AP)

UAE behind Qatar govt websites hacking that sparked crisis: media

UAE Ambassador Yousef al-Otaiba denied the report in a statement, saying it was false'.

17 July 2017 11:56 AM IST

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson walks with â€ŽQatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (Photo: AP)

Despite Tillerson's meddling, little sign of progress in resolving...

The tensions remained high between Qatar and four Arab states that accuse Doha of supporting extremism and being too...

13 July 2017 6:47 PM IST

The Gulf states accuse Qatar of supporting extremism, a charge it denies. (Photo: AP)

Amid Gulf crisis, Qatar gets first boycott-busting cows to boost milk...

rior to the crisis, Qatar largely relied on dairy imports from Saudi Arabia, especially of milk.

13 July 2017 6:07 PM IST

The United Arab Emirates state minister for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, hit back in a letter to UN rights chief Zeid Raad Al Hussein. (Photo: AP)

Al-Jazeera incites religious hate, violence, says UAE

The closure of Al-Jazeera is one of 13 wide-ranging demands the alliance placed on Doha as conditions to lift the...

13 July 2017 3:44 PM IST

Tillerson also gave besieged Qatar some political backing ahead of talks with officials from the Arab quartet in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Gulf crisis: Tillerson hold talks with Arab ministers over Qatar...

Four Arab states on Tuesday quickly dismissed a counter-terrorism deal signed between Qatar and the United States as...

12 July 2017 7:39 PM IST

Tillerson also gave besieged Qatar some political backing ahead of talks with officials from the Arab quartet in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

Qatar signs agreement with US on boosting counterterrorism to ease...

The agreement addresses one of the core allegations made against Qatar by the Arab states, who accused Doha of...

12 July 2017 9:22 AM IST

Qatar said it had received the demands on June 22 with just 10 days to meet them, which would mean they would have until Sunday to comply. (Photo: AFP)

UN tells Qatar to mend fences with Gulf neighbours

Qatari Foreign Minister met with Security Council members on Friday to discuss the rupture in ties with Saudi Arabia and...

4 July 2017 9:53 AM IST

Qatars foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani (Photo: AP)

After having deadline extended, Qatar responds to Arab states' demands

A Gulf official said that Qatari Foreign Abdulrahman Al-Thani had delivered it during a short visit to Kuwait.

3 July 2017 8:38 PM IST

Sheikh Mohammed has called the demands by the four Arab countries unreasonable and said setting a deadline impinged on Qatars sovereignty. (Photo: AP)

Gulf crisis: Qatar defiant as Saudi extends deadline by 48 hours

The crisis has raised concerns of growing instability in the region, home to some of the world's largest energy...

3 July 2017 8:36 AM IST

Qatar said it had received the demands on June 22 with just 10 days to meet them, which would mean they would have until Sunday to comply. (Photo: AFP)

Made to be rejected: Qatar on list of demands placed by Arab states

Turkey and Iraq have backed Qatar in the crisis, while Rome also pleaded with the Gulf nations to refrain from worsening...

2 July 2017 12:40 PM IST

Acting as a mediator, Kuwait has presented Qatar a long-awaited list of demands from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, four Arab nations that cut ties with Qatar. (Photo: AP)

Gulf crisis: Financing terror allegations 'baseless', says Qatar to...

Qatar was ready to 'cooperate and review all claims that do not contradict the sovereignty of the State of Qatar,' it...

8 July 2017 9:49 AM IST