US to sell Qatar $197m in air force upgrades
Qatar and the United States have agreed to a $197m sale in upgrades and other equipment for the Gulf nation’s air force. The deal announced by the US Department of State on Thursday is subject to approval from the US Congress. “This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the […]
Qatar calls for renewed push against ‘terror’ groups
London, United Kingdom – Qatar’s foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has called on the international community to unite against groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Al Thani told the audience at the Westminster Counterterrorism Conference in London on Thursday that “it is time for the international community […]
GCC, US slap sanctions on Yemen ‘terror’ financiers
Qatar, the United States and five Gulf nations have imposed sanctions on 11 people and two organisations accused of financing al-Qaeda and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Yemen, according to Qatari state media. Qatar’s National Counter Terrorism Committee said in a statement on Wednesday the individuals and entities would face asset freezes […]
Trump: We will maintain good relations with Qatar
US President Donald Trump is confident of maintaining good relations with Qatar and has ruled out moving the US airbase away from the country despite the political and economic blockade its facing by the Saudi-led group. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a land, sea and air blockade on Qatar on […]
Saudi-led group: Qatar-US terror deal ‘insufficient’
An agreement between Qatar and the United States to help combat “terrorism financing” is “insufficient”, the four Arab states that imposed a blockade on Doha said in a joint statement on Tuesday. The memorandum of understanding announced in Doha during a visit by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is “the result of pressure and […]
Qatar Accuses UAE Of Supporting 9/11 Attacks
Qatar has accused the United Arab Emirates of supporting the 9/11 attacks in New York as a diplomatic war of words between the tiny oil-rich state and its Sunni Arab neighbours continues. Several Gulf countries and Egypt cut transport and diplomatic ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of supporting radical Islamist groups.
New York Times slams ‘misguided attack on Al Jazeera’
Silencing Al Jazeera was a high priority when Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Yemen moved to isolate Qatar earlier this month, the Editorial Board of The New York Times (NYT) wrote in an opinion piece published on Thursday. “Qatar’s critics accuse the station of supporting Sunni Islamist terrorism and Iranian ambitions.
Qatar Signs $12 Billion With US To Buy F-15 Fighter Jets
Qatar on Wednesday signed a $12 billion deal with the U.S. to buy 36 Boeing F-15 fighter jets amid blockade from its Gulf neighbors — Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The move came after President Donald Trump denounced Doha for supporting terrorism. However, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Riyadh to ease […]
Qatar hosted Taliban ‘at request of US government’
Qatar hosted the Taliban at the request of the US government, the special envoy on counterterrorism for Qatar’s foreign minister told Al Jazeera. Mutlaw Al Qahtani said the Gulf country hosted the Taliban “by request by the US government” and as part of Qatar’s “open-door policy, to facilitate talks, to mediate and to bring peace”.
Qatari FM: For Arabs, Hamas is a resistance movement
The Arab nations view Hamas as a “legitimate resistance movement” and not a “terrorist organisation as viewed by the US”, Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said. In an interview with Russia Today during a visit he paid to Moscow on Saturday, the Qatari foreign minister denounced accusing Qatar of supporting […]