France said on Monday the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, would travel to France at the end of the summer, as the small Gulf country remains embroiled in a dispute with several other Arab states. President Emmanuel Macron spoke to al-Thani by telephone on Monday to discuss the situation in the region,… Read More Emir of Qatar Sheikh al-Thani to visit France towards end of summer
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced the isolation of Qatar by neighboring states as a violation of Islamic values and akin to a “death penalty” imposed in a crisis that has reverberated across the Middle East and beyond. Erdogan’s comments marked the strongest intervention yet by a powerful regional ally of Doha eight days… Read More Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan condemns isolation of Qatar by Arab power nations
The U.S. Air Force deployed B-52 bomber jets to Qatar on Saturday to join the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the first time they have been based in the Middle East since the end of the Gulf War in 1991. U.S. Air Forces Central Command said it last flew the long-range bombers… Read More U.S. deploy B-52 bomber jets to Qatar for fight against terrorism
The Qatar-based Al Jazeera media network has announced that it would be cutting 500 jobs. It said the job reduction would affect posts worldwide but most of the losses would be in Qatar. Acting director general Mostefa Souag said the decision was “difficult” but the group was “confident it is the right step”. Al Jazeera,… Read More Al Jazeera Media Network to retrench 500 workers
Oil prices rose above $40 a barrel on Wednesday, driven by anticipation that the world’s largest exporters could agree this month to freeze production and help erode the largest global build in unwanted crude in years. Producers in and outside the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries plan to meet in Moscow on March 20… Read More Oil price hikes above $40/barrel; oil producers plan meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Doha, Qatar, told member states of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, and non-OPEC members that the continued crashing of oil prices was no longer acceptable. President Buhari, as a matter of of urgency, called on all other stakeholders in the sector, especially the oil producing nations to articulate ways… Read More The oil price crash is unacceptable- President Buhari tells OPEC
Oil ministers from three Opec countries, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Venezuela, as well as Russia, have agreed to freeze oil output at January levels, as long as others follow suit. The announcement came after the four ministers met in Doha on Tuesday. The move is designed to support the oil price, which has dropped sharply… Read More Four oil producing nations agree to freeze output
