Gulf

Qatar crisis: latest developments

Qatar filed a wide-ranging legal complaint at the World Trade Organization to challenge a trade boycott by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE.

Qatar crisis: latest developments

Led by Saudi Arabia, several states in the Middle East and Africa have severed ties with Qatar since June 5, accusing the gas-rich Gulf state of supporting terrorism and Iran. Qatar denies the allegations.

Qatar crisis: latest developments

Led by Saudi Arabia, several states in the Middle East and Africa have severed ties with Qatar since June 5, accusing the gas-rich Gulf state of supporting terrorism and Iran. Qatar denies the allegations.

Qatar crisis: latest developments

Led by Saudi Arabia, several states in the Middle East and Africa have severed ties with Qatar since June 5, accusing the gas-rich Gulf state of supporting terrorism and Iran. Qatar denies the allegations.

Qatar and US sign agreement on combatting terrorism

The memorandum of understanding was signed on the second leg of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's visit to the region in a bid to break the deadlock between Qatar and a Saudi-led block of four nations.

Qatar crisis: the latest developments

Led by Saudi Arabia, several states in the Middle East and Africa have severed ties with Qatar since June 5, accusing the gas-rich Gulf state of supporting terrorism and Iran. Qatar denies the allegations.

How the story of Al Jazeera explains why the Saudi bloc is so enraged

The birth of Al Jazeera sparked a massive disruption to the status quo in the Gulf and Arab world. The evolution of the network, and the ensuing media wars, gives valuable historical insight into the friction between Qatar and its Gulf rivals.

Qatar crisis: current developments

Led by Saudi Arabia, several Arab states have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar since Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism and for its ties with Iran. Follow are the latest developments in the rift.

Qatar diplomatic crisis affects economy and air travel

The diplomatic rift between Arab Gulf countries who cut diplomatic ties with Qatar has already impacted the country's economy and air travel.

Is Qatar the Gulf nation we should be worried about?

The UAE and Saudi Arabia claim to be opposed to Daesh, yet by supporting a regional order that has contempt for basic liberties, democracy and human life, it is providing Daesh with the chaos and blood that is its most vital fuel.

World reacts to Gulf diplomatic rift

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, followed by other countries announced on Monday they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar. This is how the world reacted to the diplomatic crisis.

Bahrain accused of burying dead protesters without families' consent

The families of five youths killed in a raid last week say they were buried without permission. Authorities deny the charge. Tensions soared in Bahrain after soldiers raided Diraz village, arresting nearly 300 people in a crackdown on dissent.