The network, run by wanted fugitives, are implementing a “systematic plan” to harm the image of Bahrain and its people. (Supplied) May 21, 2019 Bahraini authorities said Monday they have tracked a network of destabilising electronic accounts operated in several countries including Iran and Qatar amid rising tensions in the Gulf over Iranian [...]
Photo released by the US Air Force, a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is seen through night vision coming in for a landing at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 9, 2019. (AP) May 10, 2019 The U.S. Air Force has confirmed that B-52 bombers sent by the White [...]
Turkey's minister for Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) shaking hands with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani. (AFP) April 10, 2019 Turkey and Qatar on Tuesday objected to US President Donald Trump’s decision to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group. “The [...]
A man walks past the Qatar Airways branch in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP) By Varsha Koduvayur February 28, 2019 Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani last week sent Iranian President Hassan Rouhani a congratulatory cable in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, as did Qatar’s deputy emir and prime minister. The Peninsula, a semi-official English-language news site, [...]
The report claims that Iran has been supplying Hezbollah with advanced munitions by shipping them through civilian airlines. (FlightRadar24) December 4, 2018 The report of an Iranian cargo plane allegedly transporting advanced weaponry to Hezbollah in Beirut has furled speculation that Iran continues to arm the terrorist group, a news report has revealed [...]
Qatar Airways will add two weekly flights to its existing Doha-Tehran route and add three weekly flights on its Shiraz service in January. (Getty) November 26, 2018 Qatar Airways will add more flights to Iran from January, the state-owned Gulf airline announced on Monday just weeks after the United States re-imposed sanctions aimed [...]
The head of the organizing committee told AFP on Monday that no decision has been taken yet but the matter “remains under discussion.” (Reuters) November 14, 2018 Qatar is reportedly considering an offer from Iran to host teams participating in the 2022 World Cup. The head of the organizing committee told AFP on [...]
Buildings are seen on a coast line in Doha, Qatar. (Reuters) August 27, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani proposed to the Emir of Qatar on Sunday that Tehran help Doha in the construction of infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup that is hosted by the Gulf state. Rouhani made the suggestion during a [...]
In this May 5, 2018 photo, a giant image of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, adorns a tower in Doha, Qatar. (AP) By Saeed Ghasseminejad and Varsha Koduvayur July 4, 2018 Iran’s mullahs are growing nervous about Tehran’s access to foreign markets, and with good reason. In the time since [...]
Doha, Qatar. (Reuters) May 15, 2018 Iran’s Minister of Industries and Mines Mohammad Shariatmadari stressed on Monday that his country’s ties with Qatar are “moving on the right course.” Economic ties between them are progressing on the right path, he said upon his arrival in Doha, reported the Fars news agency. Efforts should [...]
