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Trump offers help to resolve Gulf crisis

In a phone call with Qatar's emir, Trump offers a meeting in the White House if necessary. US President Donald Trump has expressed Washington’s readiness to participate in efforts to solve the Gulf crisis. This came in a phone conversation with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh...

CNN Exclusive: US suspects Russian hackers planted fake news behind Qatar crisis

By Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Updated 1134 GMT (1934 HKT) June 7, 2017 Washington (CNN)US investigators believe Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news report that contributed to a crisis among the US' closest Gulf allies, according to US...

Saudi FM: Qatar must stop supporting Hamas, Brotherhood

Qatar must end its support for the Palestinian group Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood before ties with other Arab Gulf states could be restored, said Saudi Arabia's foreign minister. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic ties and transport links with...

Official: Qatar flights using Somali airspace

A Somali civil aviation official says at least 15 Qatar Airways flights have used Somalia’s airspace since Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations moved to sever links with the Gulf nation. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to...

Kingdom, Djibouti sign deal to combat religious extremism, terrorism

RIYADH: The Kingdom and Djibouti have signed a cooperation agreement to combat religious extremism and terrorism, Djibouti Ambassador in Riyadh Diaa-Eddin Saed Bamakhrama told Arab News on Monday. The deal was signed in Makkah by Djibouti Minister of Islamic Affairs, Culture and Endowments Moumin Hassan...

U.S. investigators helping Qatar probe alleged news agency website hacking

U.S. investigators are in Qatar to help probe the alleged hacking of the Gulf state's news agency website, Arab and U.S. law enforcement officials said. Qatar said last week that hackers had posted fake remarks by the emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, that purportedly...

What’s the reason behind recent media attacks against Qatar? – Inside Story

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Leaked emails from the UAE ambassador to the US show a sustained campaign against Qatar and Kuwait. Qatar's official news agency was hacked last week and fake remarks critical of USforeign policy were posted on its website, wrongly attributed to Qatar's leader. Now, a series of...

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain cut ties to Qatar

Dispute over Qatar news agency hack spirals with Saudi pulling Qatari troops from Yemen as diplomatic ties are severed. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain say they are severing diplomatic relations with Qatar. The Saudi kingdom said it was cutting ties to its...

Hacked emails of UAE ambassador to US reveal alleged role in Turkey coup attempt

The emails allegedly stolen from the inbox of the Yousef Al- Otaiba, the United Arab Emirates' ambassador to the United States, revealed on Saturday the close relationship between al-Otaiba and a pro-Israel, neo-conservative think tank the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD). The Intercept reported...

Hackers leak emails from UAE ambassador to US

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Emails taken from inbox of Yousef al-Otaiba reveal Emirati ambassador played role in campaign to tarnish Qatar's image. Hackers have released the first series of emails taken from the inbox of the UAE's ambassador to the United States, Yousef al-Otaiba. The Intercept reported on Saturday that the...