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Qatari commodity export costs to rise as UAE port ban disrupts trading
Business
June 6, 2017
Qatari commodity export costs to rise as UAE port ban disrupts trading
The costs of Qatari energy and commodity exports are likely to rise as the United Arab Emirates’ ban on Qatari…
Qatar hosts largest US military base in Mideast
Middle East
June 6, 2017
Qatar hosts largest US military base in Mideast
As Saudi Arabia, along with a growing list of other countries, cut diplomatic ties with Qatar on Monday, it called…
Video | Jazeera takes Emir of Qatar speech off air after few seconds
Egypt
June 6, 2017
Video | Jazeera takes Emir of Qatar speech off air after few seconds
For a few seconds, the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, appeared on Monday evening live on air…
Egyptian clubs boycott Qatari channels in wake of diplomatic rift
Egypt
June 6, 2017
Egyptian clubs boycott Qatari channels in wake of diplomatic rift
Egypt’s decision to sever ties with Qatar has cast a shadow on the sports media in Egypt as sports clubs…
Qatar seeks Kuwaiti mediation after powerful Arab nations shun it
Middle East
June 6, 2017
Qatar seeks Kuwaiti mediation after powerful Arab nations shun it
Qatar’s ruler postponed an address to his country on Tuesday over its sudden and damaging diplomatic isolation from other leading…
Egypt to ban flights to and from Qatar as of Tuesday: civil aviation ministry
Egypt
June 5, 2017
Egypt to ban flights to and from Qatar as of Tuesday: civil aviation ministry
Egypt will begin its ban on flights to and from Qatar on Tuesday at 6 am local time (0400 GMT),…
Egyptian billionaire Sawiris calls for Egyptian businessmen to withdraw from Qatar
Economy
June 5, 2017
Egyptian billionaire Sawiris calls for Egyptian businessmen to withdraw from Qatar
Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has called on Egyptian businessmen to withdraw their investments from Qatar and halt business dealings with…
Fate of 300,000 Egyptian expats in Qatar still unknown
Egypt
June 5, 2017
Fate of 300,000 Egyptian expats in Qatar still unknown
Egyptian expatriates in Qatar woke up on Monday to the news that Egypt had decided to sever diplomatic ties with their…
Egypt asks Qatari Ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours
Egypt
June 5, 2017
Egypt asks Qatari Ambassador to leave the country within 48 hours
Egypt gave the Qatari ambassador in Cairo two days to leave the country and has called back its senior representative…
Egypt’s central bank did not order to halt Qatari riyal transactions: statement
Economy
June 5, 2017
Egypt’s central bank did not order to halt Qatari riyal transactions: statement
Egypt’s central bank said it has not ordered banks to halt transactions in Qatari riyals, after six Arab nations, including…