ISTANBUL (AA) – Several Arab countries have condemned the car-ramming attack that killed and injured dozens in New Orleans on Wednesday. A white F-150 pickup truck plowed through the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 30 others. The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – Syria is seeking regional cooperation after Iran halted oil shipments to Damascus following the end of the 61-year Baath regime, further worsening the country’s ongoing energy crisis. Sources say that the Assad regime got about 90% of oil from Iran — 60,000 to 70,000 barrels per day — and the remaining 10% […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar will have an active and purposeful role in Syria’s reconstruction and development process, said Ahmed al-Sharaa, head of Syria’s new administration. He was speaking at a press conference after meeting in Damascus with Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Al-Khulaifi, the first official Qatari...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar has reopened its embassy in Syria following the downfall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. In a statement, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said Khalifa Abdullah al-Mahmoud al-Sharif was named as the country’s charge d’affaires. The ministry said the resumption of the embassy’s operations in Damascus “comes nearly 13 ...
RIYADH/ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have condemned a decision by Israel to expand settlement building in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The UAE warned that the move will lead to increased tensions and an escalation in the region. In a statement issued by its Foreign Ministry, the decision [&h...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Director of Israel’s Mossad spy agency David Barnea held talks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha to discuss a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap deal, Israeli media reported. Israeli news portal Walla said Barnea’s visit to Qatar was part of efforts to reach a deal with […]...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the situation in Syria with his counterparts from Jordan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Egypt, the State Department said Tuesday. Blinken spoke with Ayman Safadi from Jordan, Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani from Qatar and Badr...
CAIRO (AA) – Qatar has recommitted to mediating the Gaza cease-fire negotiations, said Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani during the opening of the 22nd Doha Forum. Qatar had suspended its mediation efforts nearly a month ago, citing a lack of “seriousness” from the parties involved in the negotiations. S...
GENEVA (AA) — Qatar’s prime minister said Wednesday that US President-elect Donald Trump wants a cease-fire in Gaza before his inauguration on Jan. 20. In an interview with Sky News, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani confirmed that Trump had clearly stated his intention to see Israel’s war on Gaza resolved before his swe...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House said Monday that it is in “active conversations” with Türkiye, Qatar and Egypt to broker a cease-fire to end Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip. “Without doubt, 100% of our energy and effort is being put to try to get this, and really the main stumbling block continues [&hell...
