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Mr. Ziadeh, Qatar and all the others
The New York Times story of a Syrian political opponent, Radwan Ziadeh, who was denied political asylum in the U.S. (June 24-25), says a lot about the evolution of the Syrian affair.
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Moody's downgrades Qatar rating outlook
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The Moody's rating agency has changed its outlook on Qatar's credit rating from stable to negative due to political anxiety ahead of the meeting between the Arab states who initiated a diplomatic and economic blockade of the emirate.
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Saudi Arabia says Qatar boycott to remain in place
Arab states that have cut ties with Qatar have vowed to maintain their boycott of the emirate, criticizing its "negative" response to their list of demands to end the diplomatic crisis.
Qatar appealed for "dialogue" to resolve the row while U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to urge all parties "to negotiate constructively."
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The Middle East deadlock
Turkey is facing a new crisis in the Middle East: The crisis between Qatar and four Arab states that want to oppress it. The four Arab states are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but they have supporters.
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Qatar says Saudi-led ultimatum 'unreasonable'
Qatar on June 24 denounced a sweeping list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies in an escalating Gulf diplomatic crisis as unreasonable and an impingement on the emirate's sovereignty.
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INTERVIEW: Birol Başkan on Turkey and Qatar's alliance in the tangled Middle East
Amid the ongoing diplomatic crisis in the Arab Gulf, the close alliance between Turkey and Qatar has come under the spotlight. This partnership has flourished in recent years, based on a shared view of regional politics and sympathy for Muslim Brotherhood-aligned forces.
Turkey rejects Saudi Arabia and allies’ demands to shut down Qatar air base
Turkey has rejected a key demand by several Arab states involved in a major dispute with Qatar, saying Ankara has no plans to shut down its military base in the small Gulf country.
Arab states hand Qatar 13 demands to lift blockade
Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing Al Jazeera television and reducing ties to their regional adversary Iran, an official of one of the four countries said.
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Arab states demand Qatar to cut military ties with Turkey
Four Arab states boycotting Qatar over alleged support for terrorism have sent Doha a list of 13 demands including closing of a Turkish military base in Qatar and reducing ties to their regional adversary Iran, an official of one of the four countries said.
Erdoğan's problems mounting every day
In a speech over the weekend, President Tayyip Erdoğan complained that the ongoing Qatar crisis came out of the blue, at a time when Turkey was trying to deal with other serious regional issues like Syria and Iraq.
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