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ENTEBBE: Diplomatic tensions between countries in the Gulf are threatening peace efforts in East Africa, particularly in the Horn of Africa, the EU's special...

WASHINGTON: The United States government on Wednesday approved a $1.1 billion deal to service Qatar's F-15 fighter jets despite the diplomatic stand-off between the...

DOHA: Qatar’s ruler said he is ready for US-hosted direct talks aimed at solving the worst diplomatic crisis in the Gulf in years but...

  DUBAI: The fight against the Daesh group has suffered in the Gulf crisis, which has seen Doha isolated from Saudi Arabia and the UAE,...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Saturday suspended any dialogue with Qatar, accusing it of distorting facts soon after a phone call between the rulers of both...

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, and Egypt cut ties with Qatar on June 5 – accusing it of backing extremism and fostering ties with Iran – triggering the biggest political crisis in the Gulf for several years.

The annual pilgrimage that draws two million Muslim faithful from across the globe and starts this year on Wednesday has become embroiled in a dispute between Doha and Riyadh now nearing its third month.

The hacking helped precipitate the diplomatic rift that has since opened up between Qatar and some of its powerful Arab neighbours.

Qatar's Foreign Ministry criticises Saudi King Salman's offer to fly Qatari pilgrims at his expense.