King Salman just received Qatar pm. Brief handshake, no kissed. pm then joins other heads of delegation including MBS in a reception. Brief handshake with MbS, no words exchanged.
Qatar PM arrives in Saudi on first visit since Gulf crisis: media
1 year ago@usairforce B52, F35A and Qatar Emiri AirForce Mirage2000 fly in formation
Libyan army spokesman: The international community should consider the interference of Turkey and Qatar in Libyan affairs.
Acting US Defense Secretary: Additional troops will be based in Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Al Jazeera says Qatar PM going to Saudi Arabia for summit, marking highest-level contact since boycott
900 US troops on their way to @CENTCOM AOR will be in SaudiArabia and Qatar, per @ActingSecDef. But Shanahan says threat from Iran holding steady: " I don't see a change in any behavior. It's a high-threat environment but I haven't seen it change in the last few days"
Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya: We call upon Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the participants in the Bahrain conference not to participate
1 year agoIstanbul>Odesa>TLV bizjet TC-AEH (brought Qatari envoy + Gaza money two weeks ago)
1 year agoTaliban/Islamic Emirate spokesman spreads a statement on attendance of IEA at Moscow conference tomorrow May 29
1 year agoU.S. B-52 bomber flying over Middle East alongside F-35 stealth fighter jets and Qatari playmates. Air Force says patrol meant to "defend U.S. forces and interests in the region." No mention of Iran. (Photo: USAF)
1 year agoHigh activity this morning over the Persian Gulf
Contingency plans in case the UK decides it has to remove personnel from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or Qatar have started to be activated, though this is only at a very early stage and is currently precautionary in case the crisis escalates, sources said.
Qatar's FM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif in Tehran over US-Iran tensions
LNA spokesman: Militants resorted to Libya after losing in Syria and Iraq, Turkey and Qatar began harboring militants and transporting them to Libya
1 year agoQatari envoy Mohammed al-Emadi and UN special coordinator to the Middle East peace process Nickolay Mladenov meet in Gaza. Emadi oversaw distribution of funds to impoverished Palestinians in Gaza today; Mladenov visited a solar energy-related project at a hospital in Khan Younis
1 year agoCENTCOM: Bomber Task Force completed their first in-theater flight.
1 year agoFootage shows Palestinian people waiting in an endless queue to receive the Qatari payment (100$).
Reuters reporting that the US to deploy additional Patriot missile air defense batteries to the Middle East
American B-52 Stratofortress bombers sent to the Middle East over what Washington describes as threats from Iran have arrived at a U.S. base in Qatar - @CENTCOM
1 year agoB52's touched down today at Al Udeid Air Base, as part of the Bomber Task Force defending U.S. forces and interest in the region.
1 year agoU.S. Central Command:U.S. B-52H aircraft assigned to 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron arrived in CENTCOM AOR May 8. The Bomber Task Force is deployed here to defend American forces and interests in the region.
Today, Taliban spokesman said talks in Qatar with Trump's envoy @US4AfghanPeace made "some progress"
1 year agoUSAF B-52Hs MYTEE51 and 52 departed Barksdale AFB en route to Al Udeid AB, Qatar. USAF KC-10As SPUR91 and 92 from McGuire AFB provided initial tanker support.
Qatar Foreign Ministry: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar discusses with the head of the Hamas political bureau the developments in the Gaza Strip
1 year agoMladenov: Very productive meeting with @MBA_AlThani_ yesterday on implementing AHLC agreements on Gaza humanitarian relief and support the Palestinian Government. UN efforts to de-escalate tensions in Gaza, relieve the suffering of people and support reconciliation continue
1 year agoTurkish army and Qatar troops performed joint exercises
Iran's foreign minister announces Tehran's condemnation of intention of United States to classify Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization
A spokeswoman for the White House: The Trump administration is working to classify the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization
1 year agoWorkers in Qatar continued to be outraged by their persecution and torture by Prince Tamim's government after the government refused to extradite them.
