s the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar kicked off on November 20, 2022, and with hundreds of thousands of football fans across the globe making their way to the Gulf country to attend the significant sports event, Israel seems to be the only loser of the tournament.
he Gulf reconciliation at the Al-Ula Summit suddenly changed the regional atmosphere and the rhetoric of war among Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari decision-makers.
uring a visit to Europe while young, the former emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa was asked by an immigration officer at a European airport where the state of Qatar was located.
n December 2, Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad Sherida al-Kaabi, announced the withdrawal of his country from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) effective starting from January 2019.
fter launching the military base for more than 3000 personnel, Turkey and Qatar has decided on building a naval base at Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (DIMDEX), which is going to be funded by the Qatari government.
The conflict between Gulf countries reached its peak in mid-2017 as the trio of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain enforced a diplomatic, political and economic embargo on Qatar.
uring Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Qatar, bilateral agreements were made between the two countries in a variety of areas including tourism, law, meteorology, agriculture, food, media, science and humanitarian aid.
This is clearly noticeable in the case of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Since the beginning of 2023, China, the European Union, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom have held important summits and bilateral meetings with the aim of developing solid cooperation with the Central Asian states in the future.
However, despite intensive mediation efforts by Qatar, Egypt, and the US, a ceasefire agreement remained elusive before the onset of Ramadan on March 11.
In the past, during the crisis of Qatar and the Gulf countries in 2017, Turkey acted quickly and decisively, increasing its military presence in the Gulf and opening a military/training base in Doha.
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The cautious policies of the UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait
Yemen's eastern neighbor, Oman, has adopted a similar stance to Saudi Arabia.