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China: Meetings with Qatar, UAE seen in wider context of Middle East at a crossroad

China: Meetings with Qatar, UAE seen in wider context of Middle East at a crossroad

The Qatari foreign minister’s visit to China Thursday heightened the attention to Beijing’s influence in the Middle East and North Africa, in a week that also saw a welcome to his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Tunisia’s foreign minister, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al…

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Al Jazeera: Qatar rejects Gulf-crisis demands that include its own closure

Al Jazeera: Qatar rejects Gulf-crisis demands that include its own closure

Government officials in Qatar say they have reviewed a list of 13 demands presented by Saudi Arabia and aligned nations earlier this week, and find them neither “reasonable nor actionable,” according to the Al Jazeera network. Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al Thani, Qatar’s communications director, mirrored the precise language used…

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Eritrea claims it’s still in the dark on Qatar troop pullout; AU urges calm restraint

Eritrea claims it’s still in the dark on Qatar troop pullout; AU urges calm restraint

The Government of Eritrea issued a statement Saturday that acknowledges Qatar’s decision to remove peacekeeping troops from the region, a move that has led to escalating tensions along its border with Djibouti, but suggests it has no information about why. Asmara’s statement said that the small, historically repressive Horn of…

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Chad, Djibouti are latest African nations to create distance from Qatar

The nation of Chad has recalled its ambassador from Qatar, the latest African nation to distance itself from the small Arabian Gulf state following Bahrain’s severing of ties with Qatar over terrorism. Chad’s foreign ministry confirmed its decision in a statement Thursday, according to Reuters. Bahrain, immediately followed by Saudi…

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