Qatar’s emir set for first White House meeting
31 January 2022 Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is set to visit the White House this week for his first in-person meeting with US President Joe Biden,…
Saudi authorities postpone verdict in Salman Al-Ouda’s case to 30 October
11 October 2019| 11 Safar 1441| Middle East Monitor The competent criminal court postponed the verdict on Salman Al-Ouda until Wednesday 30 October, according to his son Abdullah Al-Ouda’s tweet.…
Qatar removes Saudi Arabia from traffic signs
13 February 2019| 07 Jumadul Aakhir 1440| Anadolu Agency Social media users today circulated a photograph of what they claimed to be the Qatari Interior Ministry removing Saudi Arabia from…
Former FIFA chief Sepp Blatter: Qatar cheated its way to host World Cup
06 August 2018|23 Dhul Qa’dha 1439|Al Arabiya Former Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, has claimed that his fellow executive committee (Exco) members of the world football body overlooked advice that Qatar…
Qatar denies preventing its citizens from performing annual Hajj
03 August 2018|20 Dhul Qa’dha 1439|Al Jazeera Qatar has denied accusations it is preventing its citizens from performing the Hajj, or yearly pilgrimage to Mecca, the peninsular nation’s official QNA…
Saudi Imam heckled in Geneva: ‘How can you lecture us about peace’
04 July 2018|20 Shawaal 1439|Middle East Eye|Siasat A video of a man heckling the Imam of Mecca’s Grand Mosque, Abdul Rahman al-Sudais, went viral on social media last week, as…
International observation committee condemns Saudi ban on Qataris and Syrians performing Hajj
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismail|27 June 2018|13 Shawaal 1439 The International Committee for Observing Hajj Administration has condemned Saudi Arabia’s ban on Qatari and Syrian citizens performing the pilgrimage, Echoroukonline.com reported on…
Saudi Arabia moves ahead with plans to build a canal cutting Qatar from land
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismail|20 June 2018|06 Shawaal 1439 Saudi Arabia has moved forward with its plan to build a canal between it and Qatar, which would effectively detach the latter from…
Saudi permanently closes only land border with Qatar
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 20 December 2017| 01 Rabi ul Aakhir 1439 Saudi Arabia has permanently closed its only land border with Qatar, which continues to be blockaded by the…
Amnesty International: Qatar blockade taking toll on ordinary citizens
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismaail| 16 December 2017| 27 Rabi ul Awal 1439 Families are being torn apart by the rift between Qatar and some other Gulf Arab states that began six…