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- Egypt, Tunisia and Algeria call for immediate ceasefire in Libya
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- Libya’s Presidential Council and Central Bank review economic conditions
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- Heavy clashes erupt in southern Tripoli with reports of multiple airstrikes
- Two oil tankers explode after being hit in Gulf of Oman
- Italian Foreign Minister: Italy recognizes GNA as the only legitimate government in Libya
- Libyan authorities, WHO respond effectively to flooding damage in Ghat
- Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt’s Foreign Ministers hold tripartite meeting on Libya
- IOM: About 50% of displaced persons from Tripoli’s conflict are children
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Qatar to pull out of OPEC by next January
Qatar announced on Monday it would withdraw from OPEC, mixing its aspirations to increase production outside of the cartel’s constraints with the politics of slighting the Saudi-dominated group amid the kingdom’s boycott of Doha. The…
Qatar provides 8 million dollars in humanitarian aids to Libya
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) have signed an $8 million funding agreement to address the humanitarian and medical needs of more than 623,000 beneficiaries in Libya. The agreement was signed…
Qatar ready for US-hosted talks to solve Gulf crisis, emir Tamim says
Qatar’s ruler said he is ready for U.S.-hosted direct talks aimed at solving the worst diplomatic crisis in the Gulf in years but has yet to hear a response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to the four Arab states boycotting…
Qatar purchases 25 Typhoon jets from UK’s BAE Systems
Qatar’s defense minister has signed a letter of intent to purchase 24 Typhoon jets from British defense group BAE Systems, in a move that could anger other Gulf countries boycotting Doha “The letter of intent includes the ministry’s…
Saudi Arabia allows Qataris to perform Hajj rituals, Qatar welcomes
Qatar's government has welcomed an announcement from Saudi Arabia that its people will be allowed to cross the border for the annual Hajj pilgrimage. The decision comes in the middle of a land, air, and sea blockade by Saudi Arabia,…
Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous military delegation from Libya arrives in Qatar
A delegation from the military operation that ousted IS militants from Sirte in central Libya, Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous, arrived in Qatar earlier on Sunday in an official talks visit, according to sources close to the operation's command.…
UAE hostility to Turkey and Qatar unveiled by leaked emails of UAE ambassador to US
Leaked emails from the UAE's ambassador to Washington have revealed the Gulf state's hostility to neighbour Qatar and its close ally Turkey. Yousef al-Otaiba told a prominent US journalist in April that he was deeply opposed to the…
Boycotting states expected to slam more sanctions on Qatar, news report says
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain are expected to discuss imposing new economic sanctions on Qatar when they meet in the Bahraini capital Manama on Sunday, the pan-Arab al-Hayat newspaper reported. The…
Qatar-boycotting states place Libyan media agencies, TV channels on terror list
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE, and Bahrain, announced in a joint statement overnight placing new Libyan entities on the black list - the list of terrorist organisations funded by Qatar - as part of what they described their commitment to…
Qatar seeks legal action against Gulf states’ blockade
Qatar has announced that it is considering legal action against four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, demanding compensation for losses incurred owing to the ongoing blockade. Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar's economy…
UAE arranged for hacking Qatar’s state social media, news sites, Washington Post says
The United Arab Emirates arranged for Qatari government social media and news sites to be hacked in late May in order to post fiery but false quotes linked to Qatar's emir, prompting a diplomatic crisis, the Washington Post reported on…
Qatar rejects terrorists blacklist issues by UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt
Qatar dismissed allegations of support for Islamist militancy on Friday after four Arab states, which cut ties with Qatar this week, blacklisted as terrorists dozens of people with alleged links to Qatar, Reuters said. The…
Libyan figures, entities among blacklist of Qatari funded names
The blacklist of terrorists and terror entities that was issued by the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt naming what they said the names and organisations funded for doing terror work by Qatar included four Libyan names and one…
Libya wants to try Qatar at the ICC, Libyan eastern ambassador to Saudi Arabia says
The Libyan eastern ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Abdelbasit Al-Badri, said the Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) wants to file a lawsuit against Qatar at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for what he said the crimes it…
Libya’s eastern government cut diplomatic ties with Qatar
The eastern government of Libya which is chaired by Abdullah Al-Thinni and based in Al-Bayda severed all diplomatic relations with the Gulf state, Qatar on Monday. This decision came after a similar action was taken by Saudi Arabia,…
Qatar declines HoR accusations of sponsoring attack on oil terminals
The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed strong condemnation and rejection of allegations about Qatar's involvement in the internal conflicts between the Libyan parties. An official source at the Ministry said the statement…