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Turkey's Erdogan Decries Isolation of Qatar as 'Inhumane', Like a 'Death Penalty'
2017-06-14
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced the isolation of Qatar as "inhumane and against Islamic values", and said the methods used against the Gulf state were unacceptable, and analogous to a "death penalty".
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Iraqi Prime Minister Says He Opposes Gulf's Isolation of Qatar
2017-06-14
Iraq is opposed to the isolation of Qatar by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab neighbours because it hurts ordinary citizens, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday.
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Bahrain Arrests Lawyer over Publishing Solidarity Comments with Qatar
2017-06-14
Bahrain’s Interior Ministry said that it arrested a lawyer for posting contents on social media outlets that, according to it, amounted to inciting hatred against the Bahraini regime and for other violations punishable under the law.
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Bahrain King Visits UAE amid Ongoing Gulf-Qatar Crisis
2017-06-13
The Bahrain Royal Court announced that King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa will be leaving to the United Arab Emirates today Tuesday (June 13, 2017).
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Saudi Arabia says Qatar Airspace Closure to Protect Citizens from Threats
2017-06-13
Saudi Arabia's aviation body said on Tuesday that closing its airspace to flights from Qatar was within its sovereign rights to protect its citizens from any threat.
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Reuters: Bahrain Central Bank Orders Banks to Freeze Assets of Qatar-Linked Blacklist
2017-06-13
Bahrain's central bank ordered banks operating in the kingdom to freeze assets and bank accounts of the Qatar-linked 59 individuals and 12 entities that a group of Saudi-led Arab countries have accused of links to terrorism.
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Turkish FM Receives Emirati, Saudi, Bahraini Ambassadors to Discuss Qatar Crisis
2017-06-13
The Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu received the Saudi and Emirati Ambassadors, and the Charge d'Affaires of the Bahrain Embassy yesterday Monday
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Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE Confirm Continued Air Embargo on Qatar
2017-06-13
The Civil Aviation Affairs at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications confirmed it is committed to its decision preventing all Qatari airlines from landing in Bahrain airports or crossing through its sovereign airspace.
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AFP: Qatari FM Denounces “Unfair”, “Illegal” Sanctions
2017-06-13
Qatar on Monday denounced the sanctions imposed against Doha by Saudi Arabia and its allies as "unfair" and "illegal", as Britain announced talks to try to resolve the crisis.
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Bahrain Bans Import of BeIn Sports Receivers after Saudi
2017-06-13
The Ministry of Information Affairs has banned on Monday (June 12, 2017) the import of BeIn Sports receivers.
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Qatari FM Says There Seems to be Attempts to Destroy Qatar
2017-06-13
Qatar supports Kuwait's efforts to end a rift with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, its foreign minister said on Monday, but the emirate remains puzzled over why "abusive measures" had been imposed on it.
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Qatari FM: Diplomatic Dialogue Only Solution, Requires Foundations Not Yet Available
2017-06-13
Qatar's foreign minister told state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera on Monday that his country and the United States both remained in touch with the emir of Kuwait.
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UK Urges Gulf States to Ease Blockade against Qatar
2017-06-13
Britain on Monday urged Gulf states including Saudi Arabia to ease a blockade of Qatar and to find an immediate solution to the impasse through mediation.
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Qatar-Saudi Land Border Deserted after Frontier Shut
2017-06-13
Qatar's normally bustling desert border with Saudi Arabia was eerily quiet on Monday, with a few dozen frustrated travelers bemoaning a rift between Gulf powers that has frozen movement across Qatar's only land border.
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Qatari Diplomat: Gulf Crisis, Biggest Testimony to US Failure in the Gulf
2017-06-13
Qatar is ready to listen to the concerns of Gulf Arab states that have cut diplomatic and economic ties, Kuwait said on Sunday, as it tried to mediate a solution to the worst regional crisis in years.
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Gulf States Announce Humanitarian Hotline for Mixed Qatari Families
2017-06-13
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates announced hotlines to help families with Qatari members, their official news agencies reported, after their cutting of diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar led to travel disruption.
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4 Bahraini NGOs Call on KSA, Bahrain, UAE to Stop Actions Violating Human Rights in Qatar Rift
2017-06-12
Bahraini human rights organizations demanded Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to stop their actions that violate human rights principles following the severing of ties with Qatar.
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Royal Decision to Consider Humanitarian Cases of Bahraini-Qatari Families
2017-06-12
The Bahrain News Agency (BNA) published a report, which it said was an annex to the statement announcing cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar and the adopted measures towards it.
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Bahraini Family: Qatar Gave us More than Bahrain Did, We won't Leave even if we Abandon our Passports
2017-06-12
A Bahraini family of Qatari mother said that they will not leave Qatar, in response to a Bahraini decision imposed on all Bahrainis living in Qatar to return to Bahrain within 2 weeks.
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Bahraini Student to AFP: Home is Where Your Heart is, Qatar is Where My Heart is
2017-06-12
Rashed al-Jalahma, 22, has lived almost his whole life in Qatar, but he now faces the decision of whether to stay or return "home" to Bahrain.