Bahrain’s interior ministry said on Tuesday that it would stop issuing new visas to Qatari nationals, escalating measures against Qatar more than a year into a diplomatic row. The...

More than 2 million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Monday for a vigil to atone for their sins, and then descended to Muzdalifa to prepare for the final...

I said in an earlier article that Trump has put the world through a tough training course in preparation for a post-American domination world after the US diplomatic withdrawal...

Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its citizens from this year’s Hajj , something Riyadh denies, saying a diplomatic dispute is not stopping Qataris from making the pilgrimage...

Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman recently held secret meetings with the Qatari envoy to Gaza to discuss the ongoing situation in the besieged enclave, the Times of Israel has...

Qatar will make $15 billion of direct investment in Turkey, Qatar’s leader said on a visit to Ankara on Wednesday, said Turkey’s presidential spokesman. “Qatar has pledged $15 billion...

The first round of what US President Donald Trump called “the most biting sanctions ever imposed” against Tehran went into effect on August 7. “Anyone doing business with Iran...

Iran will not rein in its influence in the Middle East despite mounting US.pressure on Tehran to curb its regional activities, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Qatar’s al Jazeera TV. “Iran...

Qatar is set to be knocked off its perch as the richest country in the world by the Chinese gambling enclave of Macau. For several years the gas rich...

The Canada-Saudi spat looks set to accelerate as the Kingdom’s central bank ordered its fund managers to withdraw hundreds of millions of dollars in equities, bonds and cash from...

Canada on Monday refused to back down in its defence of human rights after Saudi Arabia froze new trade and investment and expelled the Canadian ambassador in retaliation for...

Former US secretary of State prevented a major military attack against Qatar in June last year, in an act that may have played a primary factor in his dismissal....

Qatar yesterday announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding to develop Indonesia’s tourism sector with investment amounting to $500 million, the Qatari News Agency (QNA) reported. The...

Since the American president was elected, his many dreams were revealed. I say “dreams” because most of them are not based on a realistic vision of international politics. They...

The impact of the anti-Qatar embargo continues to have strange consequences beyond the Gulf. Somalia is increasingly compromised by its schizophrenic approach to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE...

American diplomats held secret talks regarding the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan with the Taliban in Qatar, the group claimed yesterday. Several members of the Taliban’s political commission were part...

A spokeswoman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry has accused Saudi Arabia of putting obstacles in the way of hajj trips for Qatari pilgrims, Anadolu reported on Friday. “Saudi Arabia...

Qatar is running a major expansion programme at its Al-Udeid military airbase, according to the Qatar News Agency (QNA). The expansion project “intends to underscore Qatar’s ongoing commitment to...

For such a small country, the Gulf emirate of Qatar has had a large influence over Arabic media. Beginning back in 1996, the renowned 24/7 satellite TV channel Al...

Some 500 protesters were sought to stage an anti-Qatar protest in front of Downing Street today while the Emir of Qatar visits the home of the British prime minister....

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) today issued a provisional ruling for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to immediately reunite Qatari families and end its racial discrimination against them....

The Qatari Committee to Rebuild Gaza announced yesterday that positions are available for Palestinian teachers from Gaza to work in the small Gulf state, the Shehab News Agency reported....

South Africa has rejected Saudi and UAE pressure to severe relations with Qatar, Al-Khaleej Online reported Pretoria’s envoy to Doha saying. During a celebration to remember South African freedom...

Despite the fact that the Jordanian Labour Minister Samir Murad visited Doha and before that, the Minister of Higher Education Adel Tuwaisi, their visits occurring within less than two...

As the world focuses on Vladimir Putin’s attempts to break up the EU and NATO, overlooking how he has already done the same with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

A senior Qatari official overseeing reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip has told Al Jazeera that he believes the Trump administration has “nothing to offer” the West Bank, and...

Samir Murad, Jordan’s Labour Minister, and Qatar’s Minister of Management Development, Labour and Social Welfare, Issa al-Naimi announced an agreement, Tuesday, to create 1,000 work places for Jordanians by...

Qatar is able to weather the economic, financial and diplomatic boycott and its economic outlook is stable, according to Moody’s Investor Service, Mubasher reported yesterday. The service has given...

Qatar has donated $250,000 to some of the most extreme pro-Israel organisations in the US, a report by the Electronic Intifada has revealed. The sums are believed to have...

Qatar is seeking to raise more than $4 billion from banks to purchase Eurofighter combat jets, Bloomberg reported today. The state of Qatar is in talks with undisclosed financial...

Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Turkey, Qatar and Egypt have been ranked among the 25 most powerful countries in the world by the US News and World Report....

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are to join the longest conflict in US history, by supporting the NATO-led coalition in Afghanistan. Abu Dhabi and Doha will be...