June 12, 2017
9:40 pm

This file photo taken on September 20, 2016, shows Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (AFP Photo/Pool/Lucas Jackson)

Qatar foreign minister denounces ‘unfair,’ ‘illegal’ sanctions

Doha calls for ‘dialogue based on clear foundations,’ while denying country supports terrorist groups

By AFP

June 12, 2017
8:24 pm

A Qatar Airways advertising billboard with pictures of Barcelona's players is pictured at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on June 6, 2017. (Luis Gene/AFP)

Qatar says World Cup plans continuing ‘as normal’

Organizers of 2022 tourney insist they’re not worried, despite diplomatic crisis cutting off Doha from neighboring Gulf countries

By AFP

June 12, 2017
7:09 pm

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 11, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)

Backing Gulf, Liberman equates al-Jazeera with ‘Nazi propaganda’

Defense minister tells Knesset meeting on Gaza that the Doha-based news service offers tacit support for Iran

By Judah Ari Gross

June 12, 2017
4:25 pm

Yahya Sinwar (R) the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and senior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza city on March 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)

Hamas says no breakthrough in Cairo talks

High-level delegation from embattled terror group returns from Egypt, but no word on effort to improve relations with vital neighbor

By Dov Lieber

June 11, 2017
9:53 pm

In this Oct. 28, 2013 file photo, former US attorney general John Ashcroft attends the installation ceremony of James Comey as FBI director, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Qatar hires former US attorney general to audit its anti-terror efforts

John Ashcroft, the top US law enforcement official in 9/11 and key proponent of Patriot Act, to lobby on behalf of Hamas-backing regime

By Jon Gambrell

June 11, 2017
1:54 pm

Passengers check-in at the Hamad International Airport in Doha on June 7, 2017. (AFP/STRINGER)

Gulf nations may let some Qataris stay amid diplomatic rift

But Qatar says all citizens of countries who cut ties over accusations of terror support can remain; Turkey sends food to isolated state

By Agencies

June 11, 2017
11:56 am

Customers are seen shopping at the al-Meera market in the Qatari capital Doha, on June 10, 2017. (AFP/STRINGER)

Iran sends 5 planes of food to embargo-stricken Qatar

Tehran also shipping hundreds of tons of food by sea to isolated Gulf state after neighboring countries cut off supply routes

By AFP

June 10, 2017
6:58 pm

Foreign Minister of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani speaks with his Russian counterpart during their meeting in Moscow on June 10, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / Yuri KADOBNOV)

Qatari FM insists Hamas ‘a legitimate resistance movement’

Under pressure for its support of terrorists, Doha’s top diplomat claims it does not specifically back Gaza’s Islamist rulers but all Palestinians

By Times of Israel staff and Agencies

June 10, 2017
3:51 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov looks on during a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart in Nicosia on May 18, 2017. (AFP Photo/Iakovos Hatzistavrou)

Russia calls for dialogue in Qatar crisis

Sergey Lavrov says Moscow ‘ready to try to do everything in its power’ to help stabilize region, urges unity against terror

By AFP

June 10, 2017
11:41 am

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, pictured here in Tehran with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (photo credit: AP)

Amid pressure for Qatar to cut ties, Hamas delegation to visit Iran

Gaza’s terrorist rulers also fear crisis will harm their efforts at reconciliation with Egypt, which controls Strip’s southern border

By Times of Israel staff and Agencies

June 9, 2017
11:51 pm

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis, speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House, Friday, June 9, 2017, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Trump accuses Qatar of funding terror ‘at a very high level’

President harshly derides key US military partner, says emirate’s changing course could be ‘beginning of the end of terrorism’

By Josh Lederman

June 9, 2017
12:01 pm

Qatar’s Al-Jazeera says battling cyberattack

Media network reports ‘significant increase’ in attempts to target its ‘users and systems’; some viewers lose TV station

By AFP

June 9, 2017
3:27 am

Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, poses for a photo during an interview with the Associated Press in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, June 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Malak Harb)

Qatar denies terror links, rejects ‘blockade’ by Arab states

Gulf nation says diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and its allies based on ‘false and fabricated news’

By Malak Harb and Jon Gambrell

June 9, 2017
2:37 am

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2017. (MENA via AP)

Saudi Arabia, allies issue Qatar-linked terror blacklist

59 individuals, including Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader but no Hamas leaders, feature on list, along with 12 entities

By AFP and Times of Israel staff

June 8, 2017
4:47 pm

Egypt’s Sissi sees vindication in Gulf moves against Qatar

But by lining up behind Saudi Arabia, Egyptian leader has acknowledged that Riyadh is at top of regional pyramid

By Hamza Hendawi

Topic: Qatar

Qatar foreign minister denounces ‘unfair,’ ‘illegal’ sanctions

Doha calls for ‘dialogue based on clear foundations,’ while denying country supports terrorist groups

Qatar says World Cup plans continuing ‘as normal’

Organizers of 2022 tourney insist they’re not worried, despite diplomatic crisis cutting off Doha from neighboring Gulf countries

Backing Gulf, Liberman equates al-Jazeera with ‘Nazi propaganda’

Defense minister tells Knesset meeting on Gaza that the Doha-based news service offers tacit support for Iran

Hamas says no breakthrough in Cairo talks

High-level delegation from embattled terror group returns from Egypt, but no word on effort to improve relations with vital neighbor

Qatar hires former US attorney general to audit its anti-terror efforts

John Ashcroft, the top US law enforcement official in 9/11 and key proponent of Patriot Act, to lobby on behalf of Hamas-backing regime

Gulf nations may let some Qataris stay amid diplomatic rift

But Qatar says all citizens of countries who cut ties over accusations of terror support can remain; Turkey sends food to isolated state

Iran sends 5 planes of food to embargo-stricken Qatar

Tehran also shipping hundreds of tons of food by sea to isolated Gulf state after neighboring countries cut off supply routes

Qatari FM insists Hamas ‘a legitimate resistance movement’

Under pressure for its support of terrorists, Doha’s top diplomat claims it does not specifically back Gaza’s Islamist rulers but all Palestinians

Russia calls for dialogue in Qatar crisis

Sergey Lavrov says Moscow ‘ready to try to do everything in its power’ to help stabilize region, urges unity against terror

Amid pressure for Qatar to cut ties, Hamas delegation to visit Iran

Gaza’s terrorist rulers also fear crisis will harm their efforts at reconciliation with Egypt, which controls Strip’s southern border

Trump accuses Qatar of funding terror ‘at a very high level’

President harshly derides key US military partner, says emirate’s changing course could be ‘beginning of the end of terrorism’

Qatar’s Al-Jazeera says battling cyberattack

Media network reports ‘significant increase’ in attempts to target its ‘users and systems’; some viewers lose TV station

Qatar denies terror links, rejects ‘blockade’ by Arab states

Gulf nation says diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and its allies based on ‘false and fabricated news’

Saudi Arabia, allies issue Qatar-linked terror blacklist

59 individuals, including Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader but no Hamas leaders, feature on list, along with 12 entities

Egypt’s Sissi sees vindication in Gulf moves against Qatar

But by lining up behind Saudi Arabia, Egyptian leader has acknowledged that Riyadh is at top of regional pyramid

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