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BY ELLEN MITCHELL Qatar has signed an agreement to buy up to 36 Boeing-made F-15 fighter jets from the United States, despite President Trump’s harsh words for the country after several Gulf states moved to isolate Qatar. Qatari Defense Minister Khalid Al-Attiyah and U.S. Defense Secretary...

Qatar says it's pulled its troops from Djibouti-Eritrea border that had mediated in long-running territorial dispute. By MALAK HARB and ELIAS MESERET, Associated Press DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar said Wednesday it has pulled all of its troops from the border of Djibouti and Eritrea, east...

By Nadine Dahan Somalia representative expelled from Quran competition and deported due to Somalia neutrality over Gulf crisis   A competition held during Ramadan for Muslims who have memorised the Quran might have been thought to be above politics. Apparently not. Emirati authorities on Monday expelled a Somali who...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) spent $3 billion to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the democratically elected government in Turkey, a columnist in the Turkish media claimed yesterday. Mehmet Acet, a columnist for Yeni Şafak daily, said Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu hinted at a...

Defence secretary Mattis says Qatar 'moving in the right direction' but common ground needs to be found in crisis. The blockade against Qatar by Gulf states was a "very complex situation" and an area where common ground had to be found, US defence secretary Jim Mattis...

Qatari news broadcaster will not be discussed in any negotiations to end blockade against Doha, says foreign minister. Al Jazeera Media Network is an "internal affair" and there will be no discussion about the fate of the Doha-based broadcaster with nations that imposed a blockade...

Somali President, Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo, has been offered $80 million in exchange for his agreement to sever diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar, the New Khalij news outlet reported a prominent journalist has revealed. “After two hours of enticement, Farmajo rejected the tempting offer,”...

Horndiplomat-(Addis Ababa ) The Ethiopian news agency ENA reports the Ethiopia will contribute its due share in resolving the dispute among Gulf countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. As Ethiopia believes in the importance of peaceful resolution of disputes, it will contribute its share...

Saudi authorities have prevented Qatari nationals from entering the Grand Mosque in Mecca, marking a sharp escalation in the Gulf diplomatic crisis, Doha-based Al Sharq newspaper has reported. Qatar's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received complaints from Qatari citizens that pilgrims from Qatar were barred...

Wearing a Barcelona shirt in Saudi Arabia now risks a €135,000 fine and up to 15 years in prison. The change in law follows the cutting of diplomatic relations and borders with Qatar, who the Saudi Kingdom this week accused of supporting ISIS. Saudi Arabia have...