{"id":899,"date":"2017-10-26T12:38:30","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T12:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/?p=899"},"modified":"2017-10-26T12:39:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T12:39:07","slug":"news-of-qatar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/middleeastandnorthafricablog\/2017\/10\/26\/news-of-qatar\/","title":{"rendered":"news of Qatar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"post-title\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/10\/qatar-commits-kuwaiti-gcc-mediation-efforts-171025091527276.html\">Qatar commits to Kuwait&#8217;s mediation on crisis<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/qatar.html\">Qatar<\/a>\u00a0has reiterated its readiness for dialogue to solve the GCC crisis and called on its\u00a0citizens and media outlets to refrain from attacking &#8220;Gulf symbols&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>A statement by Qatar&#8217;s foreign ministry on Tuesday was in response to a call by the\u00a0Kuwaiti emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, for all sides to de-escalate the ongoing Gulf crisis.<\/li>\n<li>The statement said Doha &#8220;hailed the appeal&#8221; made by the Kuwaiti leader and did not seek to &#8220;escalate the situation&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Qatar has a strong belief in the fairness of its position in this crisis and its adherence to dialogue based on mutual respect, on the basis of its principles and values,&#8221; the statement read.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-date-separator\">24 October 2017<\/div>\n<h2>Kuwait warns against escalation<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Emir of Kuwait\u00a0Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah has\u00a0warned of dangers of escalation in the Gulf crisis,\u00a0cautioning that the collapse of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/organisations\/gcc.html\">Gulf Cooperation Council<\/a>\u00a0would be the\u00a0end\u00a0of one of the last bastions of Arab cooperation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;We must be aware of the risks of escalation in the Gulf Crisis,&#8221; Sheikh Sabah said at a session of the Kuwaiti parliament, explaining that the crisis could worsen.<\/li>\n<li>The Emir stressed that the crisis is at the top of Kuwait&#8217;s agenda and that the country&#8217;s aim is to resolve the issue and to protect the GCC from collapse, adding that every side is depending on Kuwaiti mediation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Saudi FM on Iran and Qatar<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/saudi-arabia.html\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>\u00a0supports US President Donald Trump&#8217;s stance on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/iran.html\">Iran<\/a>\u00a0after he decided not to certify that Tehran is complying with a nuclear accord, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;(Iran&#8217;s behaviour) is not acceptable, and there will be consequences to the Iranians. This is what President Trump has said, and we are very supportive of that,&#8221; Jubeir said at a conference in London.<\/li>\n<li>Asked about the latest developments in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/qatar.html\">Qatar<\/a>\u00a0crisis Jubeir said: &#8220;the matter is up to Qatar.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/10\/turkey-qatar-strategic-alliance-171024133518768.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkey and Qatar: new deals\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/turkey.html\">Turkey<\/a>\u00a0is seeking to further boost cooperation with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/qatar.html\">Qatar<\/a>\u00a0in health and pharmaceutical sectors Fikret Ozer ambassador of Turkey to Qatar, said on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li>In 2017 the exports to Qatar increased after the siege was imposed. Turkish media reported Qatar would invest a further $19bn in Turkey in 2018, with $650m going to agriculture and livestock.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;We are bringing many products here, but there is no land route between Turkey and Qatar. But now there is a cooperation between Qatar and Iran and Turkey, and there will be a new route between these countries. In due time, we will announce the agreement, which will be signed by the relevant ministers,&#8221; the ambassador explained.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-date-separator\">23 October 2017<\/div>\n<h2>UAE hires US firm close to Steve Bannon to launch an anti-Qatar campaign<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A company with &#8220;close ties&#8221; with\u00a0Steve Bannon, ex-chief strategist of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/people\/donald-trump.html\">Donald Trump<\/a>,\u00a0was hired by the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/united-arab-emirates.html\">\u00a0United Arab Emirates<\/a>\u00a0to launch a social media campaign against\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/qatar.html\">Qatar<\/a>, US website McClatchy has reported.<\/li>\n<li class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">McClatchy\u00a0said that a\u00a0$330,000\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/4113830-SCL-Social-Limited-FARA-Filing.html#document\/p3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contract<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0paid by the UAE\u00a0to the firm to\u00a0launch a social media campaign that included calling for the boycott of Qatar.<\/li>\n<li class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">The hired firm, SCL Social Limited, is part of the same group as Cambridge Analytica.\u00a0Cambridge Analytica is the firm that Donald Trump hired during his presidential campaign to reach voters with &#8220;hyper-targeted online messaging&#8221;, the website\u00a0said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"hamood-sultan\"><\/a>Police interrogation of Hamood Sultan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bahrain&#8217;s former football goalkeeper Hamood Sultan was briefly detained by police in Bahrain on Monday, triggering a social media outcry with the hashtag\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86\">#<\/a><span lang=\"AR-SA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%86\">\u062d\u0645\u0648\u062f_\u0633\u0644\u0637\u0627\u0646<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(his name\u00a0in Arabic).<\/li>\n<li>Later on Monday, a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaudAlbuainain5\/status\/922252813194887168\">video<\/a>\u00a0on social media showed Sultan saying: &#8220;There is nothing.. the matter was simple&#8221;. In the video, Sultan also praised the King of Bahrain and thanked those who have asked about him.<\/li>\n<li>Sultan previously worked in Qatar for Al Kass Sports TV Channels and had\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Marsalqatar\/status\/922159920098762752\">praised<\/a>Qatar. Public expressions of sympathy towards Qatar are\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/06\/bahrain-lawyer-arrested-suing-qatar-blockade-170614031944392.html\">criminalised<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/06\/uae-social-media-users-face-jail-qatar-sympathy-170607053416087.html\">law<\/a>\u00a0in Bahrain\u00a0and the UAE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong><a name=\"qatar-defense-washington\"><\/a>Qatari chief of staff\u00a0inaugurates office in Washington<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Qatar&#8217;s Chief of Staff\u00a0Major General\u00a0Ghanim bin Shaheen Al Ghanim\u00a0inaugurates the Qatar Defence Attache office in Washington.<\/li>\n<li>Qatari defence ministry said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MOD_Qatar\/status\/922518115866603521\">statement<\/a>\u00a0released\u00a0on Monday that\u00a0\u00a0the new office \u00a0will further bolster\u00a0cooperation between the two countries&#8217; armies in\u00a0&#8220;combating violent extremism, terrorism and bringing stability to our region.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Qatar&#8217;s FM visits Turkey<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Qatar&#8217;s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani visits\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/turkey.html\">Turkey<\/a>\u00a0on October 23 in advance of the third meeting of Turkey-Qatar Supreme Strategic Committee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>During the visit, bilateral relations, as well as regional issues, will be discussed.<\/li>\n<li>The Turkey-Qatar\u00a0Supreme Strategic Committee was established in 2014 as a mechanism for cooperation and consultation between the two countries.<\/li>\n<li>President\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/people\/recep-tayyip-erdogan.html\">Recep Tayyip Erdogan<\/a>\u00a0has repetitively spoken against the blockade.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-date-separator\">22 October 2017<\/div>\n<h2>9:40pm &#8211; Qatar&#8217;s NHRC chief hopes for Spain support over blockade<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The head of Qatar&#8217;s National Human Rights Committee said he hoped\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/spain.html\">Spain<\/a>, through its membership in the United Nations Human Rights Council, would condemn the violations of the blockade imposed on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/qatar.html\">Qatar<\/a>\u00a0by its Gulf neighbours.<\/li>\n<li>Speaking at a press conference in Spain&#8217;s capital, Madrid, Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri\u00a0said, &#8220;We thank Spain for its position, its support for dialogue to resolve the current Gulf crisis.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>He added, &#8220;Because Qatar is aware of Spain&#8217;s respect of rights and freedoms, especially when it comes to violations of human rights, we hope that Spain will support Qatar to condemn violations and unjust aggression by the blockading states.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a09:00pm &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/10\/tillerson-visits-qatar-push-gulf-crisis-171022171203168.html\">Tillerson: Saudis not ready for talks to end Gulf crisis<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/saudi-arabia.html\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>\u00a0is not willing to begin direct talks to resolve a months-long diplomatic crisis in the Gulf.<\/li>\n<li>The top US diplomat made the comments on Sunday during a visit to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/qatar.html\">Qatar<\/a>, where he arrived following a stop in Saudi Arabia as part of a new push to end the dispute.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;In my meetings with [Saudi] Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, I asked him to please engage in dialogue, [but] there is not a strong indication that parties are ready to talk yet. We cannot force talks upon people who are not ready to talk,&#8221; said Tillerson, referring to his earlier discussions in Riyadh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Al-Bashir arrives in Kuwait<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sudanese President\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/people\/omar-bashir.html\">Omar al-Bashir<\/a>\u00a0began on Sunday a two-day visit to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/kuwait.html\">Kuwait<\/a>\u00a0and Qatar.<\/li>\n<li>Bashir will discuss with the two Emirs the recent developments in the region.<\/li>\n<li>In his meeting with the Emir of Qatar,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/people\/tamim-bin-hamad-al-thani.html\">Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani<\/a>, Al Bashir will also discuss the two nation&#8217;s bilateral relations and peace and development efforts in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/sudan.html\">Sudan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Sudan is among the Arab states that refused to take sides in the ongoing diplomatic crisis and declared its support for the Kuwaiti efforts to settle the rift.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a class=\"InternalLink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2017\/10\/tillerson-renews-gulf-crisis-talks-saudi-visit-171022052001998.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tillerson renews Gulf crisis talks in Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/saudi-arabia.html\">Saudi Arabia<\/a>\u00a0for the start of his Middle East tour as part of a new push to end the Gulf crisis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">Tillerson offered little optimism about a solution to the Gulf crisis before his tour, blaming the Saudi-led group of countries for the lack of progress.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">&#8220;There seems to be a real unwillingness on the part of some of the parties to want to engage&#8230; It&#8217;s up to the leadership of the quartet when they want to engage with Qatar because Qatar has been very clear &#8211; they&#8217;re ready to engage,&#8221; Tillerson told Bloomberg news agency on Thursday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">Tillerson is also expected to visit Qatar on Sunday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Qatar&#8217;s non-oil exports recover<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Qatar&#8217;s non-oil export\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/qatarchamber.com\/qc-report-oct2017\/\">figures<\/a>\u00a0from July to September were almost twice as high as in June.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">In September, exports had fallen by 12.6 percent compared with August but were 5 percent higher than in May before the blockade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"_mce_tagged_br\">&#8220;The substantial rise in exports to the normal level affirms that the unfair siege imposed on Qatar couldn&#8217;t stop or hinder the export processes for the Qatari private sector due to the robustness of the economy,&#8221; said\u00a0Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim Al Thani.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"_mce_tagged_br\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/oman.html\">Oman<\/a>\u00a0was Qatar&#8217;s top non-oil export destination in September, accounting for 44.6 percent of the exports. Non-oil exports include aluminium alloys, iron grids, chemical fertilisers, and plastic rolls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qatar commits to Kuwait&#8217;s mediation on crisis Qatar\u00a0has reiterated its readiness for dialogue to solve the GCC crisis and called on its\u00a0citizens and media outlets to refrain from attacking &#8220;Gulf symbols&#8221;. 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