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Qatar faces difficult balancing act in ties with Iran

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QATAR

Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran threaten to derail Qatar's delicate geostrategic position as a small, albeit wealthy, fish in a big pond. Qatar has much to…

Qatar will follow GCC line on regional policy

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QATAR

Qatari foreign policy.

Surrender to Riyadh will raise domestic risks for Doha

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QATAR

The crisis between Doha and its rivals in the Arab world, led by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi, has escalated further after yesterday's intervention by US President Donald Trump, who took…

World Cup will benefit Gulf states' tourism sectors

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GULF STATES

Hotels in Qatar are fully booked and expensive. Many fans are opting to stay in neighbouring countries, from where dozens of newly introduced shuttle flights will transport them…

Qatar could become a low-profile mediator

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QATAR

This followed Qatar's December 14 rejection of Egyptian charges that it had assisted the Islamist perpetrator of a bomb attack on a cathedral in Cairo. The accusation is the…

Qatar will deploy Al Jazeera as a vital weapon

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QATAR

After initial support by US President Donald Trump for the measures launched by Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt on June 5 against Qatar, Washington has…

A Qatar solution is unlikely at the Gulf summit

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QATAR

As the primary mediator in the dispute between Qatar and three of its GCC neighbours, Kuwait is seeking the first face-to-face meeting of the countries’ leaders since Saudi…

Cutbacks increase risk of elite infighting in Qatar

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QATAR

Qatar domestic politics.

Qatar will regain confidence as a regional player

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QATAR

Since the sudden end of the three-and-a-half-year ‘Quartet’ boycott in January, Doha has stepped up efforts to normalise relations with formerly hostile Arab countries. It is also…

Qatar will lean on core LNG strength post-boycott

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QATAR

Qatar is putting a massive planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) hike at the centre of its next phase of economic growth. This comes as relations with Gulf neighbours improve, and…