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Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is also a senior nuclear negotiator, speaks with media in his press conference in Tehran, Iran, on January 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
May 29, 2019, 8:39 am
Iran ready for dialogue with Gulf states, its deputy FM says
Abbas Araghchi meets with his Qatari counterpart in Doha, expresses readiness for talks on stability and security of the region
By Stuart Winer
In this file photo from May 14, 2010, a Qatari woman walks in front of the city skyline in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
June 5, 2018, 12:00 pm
Iran and Turkey help wealthy Qatar thrive, 1 year into blockade
Relationships with citizens of other Arab countries have suffered, as has tourism, but life goes on mostly uninterrupted in Gulf state accused by its neighbors of supporting terror
By Aya Batrawy
Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah speaks at the fourth plenary session during the 17th Asian Security Summit of the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 3, 2018. (NICHOLAS YEO/AFP)
June 3, 2018, 10:49 am
Qatar won’t be part of any military action against Iran
Defense minister advises war would be dangerous, urges peace talks with Tehran to resolve regional differences
By AP
File: Iran's Esteghlal Football Club players in the 2016-2017 season. (Tasnim News Agency/Wikipedia/CC BY)
February 8, 2018, 9:35 pm
Iranian soccer chief appeals to FIFA in spat with Saudis
Regional feud between Tehran and Riyadh spills over into Asian Champions League game as rivals argue over location of match
By AFP
Qatar's Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah (left) holds a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on February 26, 2014 in Tehran. (photo credit: AFP/Atta Kenare)
August 24, 2017, 1:29 pm
Qatar restores diplomatic ties to Iran amid regional crisis
Move comes just days after Saudi Arabia began promoting a Qatari royal whose branch was ousted in a palace coup in 1972
By Jon Gambrell
Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani speaks during a luncheon hosted by the Arab Center of Washington, DC on June 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. (AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)
July 2, 2017, 1:25 am
Qatar rejects Arab states’ ultimatum ahead of deadline
Doha refuses to comply with list of 13 demands, including severing ties with Iran, Muslim Brotherhood and shuttering Al-Jazeera
By Nicole Winfield
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference in Tehran on May 22, 2017. (AFP/ Atta Kenare)
June 25, 2017, 9:02 pm
Rouhani: Iran seeks stronger relationship with Qatar
Iranian president decries Saudi-led move to ‘pressure’ Gulf nation to downgrade Tehran ties and end the crisis
By AFP
This photo taken on December 6, 2016, shows Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at a Gulf Cooperation Council summit in the Bahraini capital Manama. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
June 23, 2017, 3:24 pm
What Arab states are demanding of Qatar
Doha must stop funding terrorism, close down Al-Jazeera and other media outlets, sever all ties to terror groups, though Hamas not listed
By AP
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Saudi King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 23, 2017. (MENA via AP)
June 23, 2017, 5:40 am
To end crisis, Arab states demand Qatar sever Iran ties
Gulf countries give Doha 10 days to comply with list of conditions; includes closing al-Jazeera, halting funding to all US-designated terror groups
By Josh Lederman
Customers are seen shopping at the al-Meera market in the Qatari capital Doha, on June 10, 2017. (AFP/STRINGER)
June 11, 2017, 11:56 am
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
Shimon Peres and a Qatari official review an honor guard during a reception ceremony at the Doha airport, April 2, 1996 (photo credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO)
June 6, 2017, 11:12 pm
Arab countries are turning on Qatar; what does it mean for Israel?
While decision by Gulf states to cut ties with Doha suits Jerusalem’s anti-Iran, Hamas agenda, move may reignite Gaza inferno
By Ron Kampeas
Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir speaks to the press on current events and challenges in the Middle East, in Paris, June 6, 2017. (AFP /JACQUES DEMARTHON)
June 6, 2017, 11:12 pm
Saudi Arabia: Qatar must stop supporting Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood
Saudi FM says Gulf state is undermining the PA and Egypt, must ‘act like a normal country’ and decide which direction it wants to go
By TOI staff and Agencies
Hamas operative Saleh al-Arouri, the Turkey-based head of Hamas operations in the West Bank (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
June 5, 2017, 2:16 pm
Hamas commander involved in kidnap of Israeli teens expelled from Qatar
Saleh al-Arouri now reportedly in Malaysia after being told to leave Doha along with several other Hamas terror chiefs
By Sue Surkes and Agencies
Iranian women gather during a demonstration against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities, at Imam Hossein Square in the capital Tehran, January 4, 2016. (AFP/ATTA KENARE)
January 6, 2016, 10:46 pm
Qatar recalls ambassador to Iran amid Saudi execution row
Doha is the latest Gulf government to pull its envoy after protesters attack Islamic kingdom’s embassy in Tehran
By AFP
Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah listens during a press conference in Doha, August 3, 2015. (AFP/Al-Watan Doha/Karim Jaafar)
August 4, 2015, 4:23 pm
Qatar’s FM urges ‘serious dialogue’ with Iran
Khalid al-Attiyah backs nuke deal, says there is scope to work with Iran on other regional issues
By Adam Schreck
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