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By Nadine Dahan Somalia representative expelled from Quran competition and deported due to Somalia neutrality over Gulf crisis   A competition held during Ramadan for Muslims who have memorised the Quran might have been thought to be above politics. Apparently not. Emirati authorities on Monday expelled a Somali who...

Turkish parliament approves legislation allowing Turkish troops to be deployed in Qatar. Turkey's parliament has approved a legislation allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar. The bill, first drafted in May, passed with 240 votes in favour, largely with support...

Known as the “Wise Man of the Region”, Kuwait’s 91-year-old Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah died on Tuesday after decades as a leading figure in the oil-rich Gulf nation. Born in 1929, Sheikh Sabah is widely regarded as the architect of modern Kuwait’s foreign policy...

Horndiplomat-The government of the Islamic republic of Iran released press statement on  US government withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action -Horndiplomat Reports IRAN Press-Statement STATEMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN ON U.S. GOVERNMENT WITHDRAWAL FROM THE JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF...

The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani and the Prime Minister of Somalia Hassan Ali Khayre witnessed the signing of a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the governments of Qatar and...

Turkish leader criticises list of demands presented by Saudi-led countries that cut ties with Qatar and prompted crisis. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed Qatar's stand on a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies, saying that the ultimatum is "against international...

By: HORNDIPLOMAT & GULF TIMES President Sahle-Work Zewde yesterday received Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar. At the outset of the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed conveyed the greetings of Amir Sheikh Tamim...

By Reuters  United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said on Friday. He was also ruler of Abu Dhabi emirate. "The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourns to the UAE people, Arab and Islamic nations and the...

Horndiplomat-Masdar to provide technical advisory services and explore renewable energy solutions for DP World’s ports and free zones in the Middle East and Africa Global trade enabler DP World and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore...

Plane attempting to land at Kyrgyzstan's main airport in thick fog crashed in populated area, authorities say. A Turkish cargo jet has crashed near Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport, killing at least 32 people, most of them residents of a village struck by the Boeing 747 as...