Tags - Qatar
Analyst:
Rasa - Saudi Arabia along with the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain has presented a list of 13 demands to Qatar in return for ending the blockade of the country. Doha has described the demands as unrealistic and said it would negotiate with the four Arab nations if they lift the imposed blockade on Qatar .
News ID: 430551 Publish Date : 2017/06/24
Rasa - Kuwait has reportedly given Doha a steep list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies boycotting Qatar in an attempt to end the unprecedented diplomatic crisis unfolding in the Persian Gulf region.
News ID: 430529 Publish Date : 2017/06/23
Whistle-Blower:
Rasa - Saudi whistle-blower Mujtahid, who is believed to be a member of or have a well-connected source in the royal family, revealed an unprecedented plot by Saudi Arabia and the UAE for carrying out a coup in Qatar .
News ID: 430522 Publish Date : 2017/06/22
Arab Analyst:
Rasa - Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm newspaper, referred to Qatar 's contract to purchase $20bln of military equipment from the US, and wrote that Saudi Arabia may give up its demands from Doha after the development.
News ID: 430437 Publish Date : 2017/06/18
Najaf Friday Prayer Leader:
Rasa – In response to demand for the independence of Iraqi Kurdistan from Iraq, Hujjat al-Islam al-Qubanchi said, “Kurdish independence is impossible.”
News ID: 430396 Publish Date : 2017/06/19
Rasa - The United Nations has warned Persian Gulf states to respect the rights of citizens amid heightening tensions with Qatar .
News ID: 430331 Publish Date : 2017/06/15
Report:
Rasa - A report says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering shutting down the Jerusalem al-Quds bureau of the Qatar -based Al Jazeera broadcaster, as a diplomatic rift escalates between a Saudi-led bloc of countries with Qatar .
News ID: 430320 Publish Date : 2017/06/13
Political Analyst Ahmet Kasim Han:
Rasa - Qatar appears to have decided to improve its relationship with Iran in a bid to gain leverage in its relations with Saudi Arabia, political analyst Ahmet Kasim Han said, commenting on the recent spat between Riyadh and Doha.
News ID: 430319 Publish Date : 2017/06/13
Rasa - Amnesty International has criticized the punitive measures taken by Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies against Qatar , saying the restrictions violate the human rights of the Qatar i people.
News ID: 430315 Publish Date : 2017/06/13
Iraqi Political and Media Analyst:
Rasa – Muhammad Abdul-Razzaq al-Asadi said that given the current situation in the region and the tensions of the past few years, the possibility of a Saudi-backed coup d’état in Qatar is very difficult.
News ID: 430303 Publish Date : 2017/06/14
Iran:
Rasa - Iran says the crisis involving Qatar and several other Arab countries is a consequence of a Saudi Arabian-organized summit in Riyadh last month.
News ID: 430285 Publish Date : 2017/06/12
The leader of Pakistan’s Jamaat-e Islami:
Rasa – Siraj al-Haqq said, “Washington’s conspiracy against Muslims is obvious and the United States has created dissension between Saudi Arabia and Qatar .”
News ID: 430281 Publish Date : 2017/06/18
Rasa - Qatar 's foreign minister has expressed his country's willingness to have constructive relations with Iran after several Persian Gulf Arab countries cut their diplomatic ties with Doha.
News ID: 430264 Publish Date : 2017/06/11
Amnesty:
Rasa - Amnesty International has expressed its deep concern over thousands of ordinary people whose lives have been played with amid escalating tensions triggered by Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies against Qatar .
News ID: 430254 Publish Date : 2017/06/10
The Elephants in the Room:
Rasa - Qatar is suddenly facing hostility from all of its Arab neighbors in the Persian Gulf, centering around long-standing disputes about its relations with Iran, ties with the Palestinian Islamic Movement Hamas, lack of hostility toward the Muslim Brotherhood and its state media not always towing the Saudi line on regional policy.
News ID: 430227 Publish Date : 2017/06/09
All Shook Up:
Rasa - Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Libya have cut diplomatic ties and sealed off all land, sea and air contacts with Qatar , accusing the Persian Gulf country of supporting terrorism and interfering in their internal affairs.
News ID: 430194 Publish Date : 2017/06/08
Rasa - Several Arab states, led by Saudi Arabia, have cut their diplomatic ties with Qatar , accusing the Persian Gulf country of supporting terrorism and interfering in their internal affairs.
News ID: 430190 Publish Date : 2017/06/07
Ayatollah al-Nablusi:
Rasa – The Friday prayer leader of Sidon, Lebanon stated that the Saudi Arabia, US and Israel are responsible for Wednesday’s terrorist attacks in Tehran.
News ID: 430189 Publish Date : 2017/06/10
Rasa - A Qatar i official said that an ultimatum by Saudi Arabia and its allies for Qatar ’s citizens to leave is a violation of human rights which requires intervention by the UN.
News ID: 430188 Publish Date : 2017/06/07
Rasa - Intensified tensions between Qatar and Saudi Aribia are leading to serious infighting between their proxy forces in Syria's Idlib province, local sources said Wednesday.
News ID: 430184 Publish Date : 2017/06/07