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

Tillerson to visit Kuwait; US warns Qatar crisis at impasse

Spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Tillerson would visit Kuwait on Monday after stops in Ukraine and Turkey.

7 July 2017 4:48 AM

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)

Gulf crisis: Arab nations slam Qatar's non-compliance as threat to...

The Saudi foreign ministry on Wednesday said they had received Qatar's response to their demands.

7 July 2017 3:19 AM

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)

Amid Gulf crisis, Qatar says new Saudi bloc blacklist 'disappointing'

The move by Arab states came despite mounting international pressure to compromise in their weeks-old boycott of their...

26 July 2017 10:09 AM

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and travel ties with Qatar in June, accusing it of supporting Islamist terrorists in the worst crisis among Arab states in years, a charge that Doha denies. (Photo: AP)

President al-Sisi says Egypt firm on decision keep up Qatar blockade

Qatar's ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said he was ready for dialogue, but any solution must respect...

25 July 2017 4:53 AM

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 official faults 'disorganized' conduct by Arab...

The apparently new list of six demands includes commitments to combatting extremism and terrorism.

20 July 2017 9:48 AM

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)

Arab states urge Qatar to accept 6 principles to combat extremism amid...

Al-Mouallimi stressed that stopping incitement to violence is essential, but he said closing Al-Jazeera might not be...

19 July 2017 7:14 AM

Predominantly Muslim Malaysia sends some 27,000 pilgrims to perform the hajj every year. (Photo: AP)

Gulf crisis: Saudi says internationalisation of holy sites 'a...

'We are tired of responding to false information and stories invented from nothing,' Sheikh Mohammed told Al Jazeera TV.

31 July 2017 6:50 AM

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)

Arab countries say yes to Qatar dialogue with conditions

Arab nations will allow Qatari planes to use air corridors in emergencies, the Saudi state news agency SPA said on...

31 July 2017 2:35 AM

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

Gulf crisis: Unacceptable to outsource our foreign policy', says Qatar

Govt spokesperson Al-Thani said outsourcing their foreign policy would mean that no decisions would be made in Qatar.

28 July 2017 11:34 AM

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Trump urges Gulf nations to unite after backing Saudi on isolating...

Triggering the Arab world's biggest crisis in years, the 3 Gulf nations and Egypt suggested Qatar supported Riyadh's...

7 Jun 2017 5:06 AM

Emirates President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. (Photo: AP)

UAE considers mending ties with Qatar, asks for guaranteed roadmap'...

Along with neighbouring Saudi Arabia and its closest allies, the UAE severed relations with Qatar on Monday.

6 Jun 2017 10:13 AM

Qatar ruler Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Qatar's migrant workers including Indians on Gulf crisis frontline

While Qatar's Western expats are likely to ride out the economic impact, there is no such luxury for Ajit and his...

15 Jun 2017 1:43 PM