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Hamas says US 'accomplice' in Israel Qatar attack as funerals held
AFP, Published on 12/09/2025
» DOHA - Hamas accused the United States on Thursday of complicity in Israel's deadly attack on its negotiators in Qatar, lambasting Israel for seeking to kill off Gaza truce talks as Doha buried the dead.
Saudi crown prince greets Qatar emir for reconciliation summit
AFP, Published on 05/01/2021
» AL-ULA, Saudi Arabia: Qatar's leader arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, greeted by de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a tight embrace, ahead of a summit that could yield more breakthroughs in a regional crisis.
Saudi silent over Israel deal but covert ties under focus
AFP, Published on 17/08/2020
» RIYADH: The UAE's decision to normalise ties with Israel could propel Saudi Arabia to deepen its furtive relations with the Jewish state as Riyadh seeks to entice investments to fund an ambitious economic transformation, analysts say.
Deadlock as Qatar embargo marks three-year anniversary
AFP, Published on 02/06/2020
» DOHA: A bitter feud between Qatar and a Saudi-led alliance drags into a fourth year on Friday with no end in sight.
ECB expected to pump up eurozone support as pandemic persists
AFP, Published on 01/06/2020
» FRANKFURT AM MAIN - The European Central Bank could announce Thursday hundreds of billions of euros in new bond-buying to keep fighting the pandemic crisis, analysts predict, as EU governments prepare to wrangle for months over a joint response.
Gulf bourses dive as coronavirus hits oil price
AFP, Published on 02/03/2020
» DUBAI: Stock markets in the oil-rich Gulf states plunged Sunday over fears about the impact of the coronavirus which also battered global bourses last week.
New Oman ruler reaffirms neutral role
AFP, Published on 11/01/2020
» MUSCAT: Oman's new royal ruler pledged Saturday to follow the non-interference policy that made the kingdom a vital regional mediator under his late cousin Sultan Qaboos who reigned for half a century.
Qaboos, the Sultan who shielded Oman from region's turmoil
AFP, Published on 11/01/2020
» MUSCAT - Oman's Sultan Qaboos, who died on Friday aged 79, transformed the former Arabian Peninsula backwater into a modern state and sought-after mediator while shielding the sultanate from a region in turmoil.
Crude and gold extend gains, stocks sink on fear of US-Iran war
AFP, Published on 06/01/2020
» HONG KONG: Oil prices surged, gold hit a more than six-year high and equities tumbled Monday after the US assassination of a top Iranian general last week fanned fears of a major conflict in the Middle East.
Fossil fuel groups 'destroying' climate talks: NGOs
AFP, Published on 07/12/2019
» PARIS - Oil and gas groups were accused Saturday of seeking to influence climate talks in Madrid by paying millions in sponsorship and sending dozens of lobbyists to delay what scientists say is a necessary and rapid cut in fossil fuel use.