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    Qatar Stun Japan To Claim Maiden Asian Cup

    Qatar stunned Japan 3-1 to win their first Asian Cup on Friday sparked by a moment of magic from record-breaker Almoez Ali and after nail-biting late drama.

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    AFC Asian Cup 2019: Electric Almoez fires Qatar to victory over Saudi Arabia

    Almoez Ali continued his blistering form at AFC Asian Cup 2019 with a double on Thursday to hand Qatar a 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia and top spot in Group E.

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    OPEC summit: Saudi Arabia between a rock and a hard place after Qatar’s exit

    Saudi Arabia was already balancing a cluster of economic and diplomatic pressures ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Now Qatar’s surprise decision.

    Business
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    Saudi king extends invitation to Qatari emir to attend GCC summit

    Saudi Arabia's King Salman has invited Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to attend the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit set to take place in Riyadh on December 9.

    West Asia
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    Qatar to pull out of Saudi-dominated cartel OPEC

    Qatar is to leave OPEC next month in order for the Gulf state to focus on gas production, the country's new Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabiannounced in a surprise move on Monday.

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    Pak releases Afghan Taliban’s former deputy chief Mullah Baradar

    Pakistan has released Afghan Taliban's former deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on the intervention of Qatar, a move which could facilitate the peace process in the war-ravaged country.

    South Asia
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    The fallacy of the ‘Arab NATO’ and why it is bound to fail

    Saudi foreign minister along with envoys from UAE and Bahrain held a meeting with Director of Israel's Mossad spy agency in New York and said they have joined ranks to counter the Islamic republic.

    World
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    Saudi official hints at plan to dig canal on Qatar border

    A senior Saudi official on Friday appeared to confirm local media reports that the kingdom is considering digging a canal to separate the Qatari peninsula from the mainland and turn it into an.

    West Asia
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    Iran wants enhanced ties with Qatar: Rouhani

    Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic always seeks to strengthen relations with Qatar as a friendly country in the sensitive Middle East region.

    West Asia
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    Qatar defies Trump, bails out Turkey with $15bn loan pledge

    Qatar's emir has pledged to invest $15 billion in the Turkish economy after arriving in Istanbul to meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish state media reported.

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    Overthrow govt or lose right to Hajj, Saudi newspaper tells Qataris

    One of Saudi Arabia's leading daily newspapers has demanded Qataris overthrow their government if they want to fulfill their religious obligations as Muslims and perform the Hajj pilgrim.

    West Asia
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    Top UN court orders UAE to protect Qatari citizens’ rights

    The UN’s top court on Monday ordered the United Arab Emirates to protect the rights of Qatari citizens wading into a bitter crisis which has snapped ties between Doha and its Gulf neighbours.

    West Asia
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    Arab leaders mute on Syria strikes at Saudi summit

    Marwan Bishara, a senior political analyst at the pan-Arab news channel, Al Jazeera described the gathering a 'bottomless summit'. "It was "odd" that the recent strikes in Syria were not on the agenda.

    West Asia
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    Saudi Arabia to build canal, cut Qatar off from mainland: Reports

    Saudi Arabia has plans to dig a canal the length of its border with Gulf rival Qatar, to turn the peninsula into an island and further isolate it, Saudi media have said.

    West Asia
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    Saudi Plans Military Base and Nuclear Dump Near Qatar

    Saudi Arabia could consider a proposal to dig a maritime canal along the kingdom's border with Qatar, turning the peninsula-nation into an island and transforming its only land.

    West Asia
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    Qatar signs security agreement with NATO

    "This security agreement provides the framework for the protection of exchange of classified information, as defined by all 29 member countries," said a statement released by NATO yesterday.

    West Asia
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    Qatar blockade taking toll on ordinary citizens: Amnesty

    Families are being torn apart by the rift between Qatar and some other Gulf Arab states that began six months ago, Amnesty International said on Thursday, in spite of measures to ease the impact.

    West Asia
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    Qatar, France sign fighter jet deal amid Gulf crisis

    Qatar's ruling emir and French President Emmanuel Macron signed 12 billion euros ($14 billion) in deals during the French president's visit to Doha on Thursday, including the purchase of 12 French-made .

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    Qatar minister meets Gulf counterparts for first time since siege

    The meeting is the highest official encounter between Gulf foreign ministers after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE imposed a blockade on Qatar six months ago.

    West Asia
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    Iran, Turkey, Qatar move to bolster trade amid Saudi-led blockade

    Iranian Minister of Industry, Mines and Business Mohammad Shariatmadari, Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci and Qatari Economy Minister Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani

    West Asia
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    Qatari FM blames Saudi bloc for regional chaos

    Warning of “dark ages” in the Middle East, Qatar’s chief diplomat on Monday accused its neighboring states of perpetuating “drama and discord” as part of a “dangerous game of power”.

    West Asia
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    President Assad Will Outlast Trump Presidency: Envoy

    Trans Asia News spoke to Dr. Riad Abbas, Ambassador of Syrian Arab Republic to India on topics ranging from ongoing Astana negotiations to future American role and the reconstruction of the war ravaged country.

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    Qatar Confesses Secrets Behind Syrian War

    A television interview of a top Qatari official confessing the truth behind the origins of the war in Syria is going viral across Arabic social media during the same week a leaked top secret NSA.

    West Asia
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    Military intervention in Qatar will cause regional chaos: Emir

    Qatari Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has warned that any military action against the Persian Gulf country will plunge the region into chaos as a diplomatic standoff continues between Doha.

    West Asia

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