A supporter of the Shiite Hezbollah holds a poster of slain Iraqi militia chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (L) and Iranian General Qasem Soleimani (R) in Beirut. Jan 5, 2020. (AFP) May 12, 2020 Qatar’s state-run broadcaster Al Jazeera published a podcast last week glorifying Iran’s slain Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force commander [...]
Iranian President Hassan Rohani chairing a cabinet session in the capital Tehran, April 15. (AFP) April 22, 2020 Iran and Russia should increase their cooperation in the fight against the new coronavirus outbreak and continue to trade with each other, President Hassan Rouhani told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, the Iranian presidency [...]
Qatar sent on Friday a second shipment of medical aid to Iran to help the latter fight the spread of the coronavirus. (AP) March 23, 2020 Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar al-Baker said his carrier will carry any donated medical supplies and equipment from all around the world to Iran on its aircraft [...]
Workers disinfect subway trains against coronavirus in Tehran, Iran, in the early morning of Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. (AP) February 27, 2020 Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani ordered on Thursday the evacuations of Qatari and Kuwaiti citizens from Iran over concerns of the spread of coronavirus. “The Amir has issued directives to [...]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (R) speaks during a news conference with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in Tehran, Iran January 12, 2020. (Reuters) January 14, 2020 Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said that de-escalation and dialogue were needed to resolve regional crises during this “sensitive” time. “We [...]
US navy launches 'largest maritime exercise' to protect Gulf allies following Iran tensions, June 2019. (Getty) November 26, 2019 Qatar and Kuwait have told the United States that they will join a US-led naval coalition in the Arabian Gulf which was established in response to a series of attacks on oil tankers, a [...]
Smoke rises from an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after an explosion hit the vessel. (IRNA) November 18, 2019 A western intelligence report alleged that Qatar had advance knowledge on an Iranian attack on four commercial vessels in the Gulf of Oman in May and have failed to warn its western [...]
A B-52H Stratofortress is seen through night vision coming in for a landing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 9, 2019. (AP) September 30, 2019 The US command and control in the Middle East moved its post in Qatar back to the US on Saturday for the first time in 13 years, [...]
Bahraini Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Bin Abdullah Bin Hamad Al Khalifa attends the consultative meeting of interior ministers from the (GCC), in Manama on April 23, 2013. (AFP) August 6, 2019 Bahrain accused on Sunday Iran and Qatar of plotting to target its national unity and of promoting sedition and chaos. Interior Minister [...]
Iranian President Rouhani received Wednesday a phone call from Emir of Qatar who greeted him on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. (Shutterstock) June 7, 2019 Qatar seeks to confirm its position towards Iran by exploiting current circumstances. The discrepancy in the news published by the two countries’ official agencies remains, indicating Doha’s unwillingness [...]
