Pressure exerted on Doha “was working”, says senior official
Al Jaber Engineering has 26 months to build the facility, which will meet local demand for sugar, rice and cooking oil
The refinancing of the $1bn loan by Doha Festival City was being coordinated by investment bank QInvest
Jean-Yves Le Drian is visiting the UAE and Kuwait on Sunday
UAE minister says ‘very far from a political solution’ in Qatar crisis
The new route will be served by an Airbus A320 aircraft
Many major suppliers of Qatargas have offices in Doha but store supplies in warehouses in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone
The US Secretary of State returned to Kuwait without making any statement on his talks in Jeddah
Tillerson arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday to meet the four nations’ foreign ministers
Qatar signed an agreement with the US on Tuesday to combat the financing of terrorism
Tillerson said he was hopeful of progress towards a resolution in the GCC dispute
The agreements were signed by the GCC states in 2013 and 2014
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and British National Security Advisor Mark Sedwill visited Kuwait
Qatar’s exports to Japan, India, South Korea and China account for nearly three quarters of its total exports
The Qatar central bank claims to have $40bn in reserves plus gold, while the QIA has $300bn in reserves
Boris Johnson is travelling across the GCC to meet with senior leaders
Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson has also arrived in the GCC to help mediate the conflict
Emirates, Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways have also announced a lifting of the ban this week
Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt will continue political and economic boycott against Qatar
Qatar could face further isolation and possible expulsion from the GCC
The ratings agency attributed the outlook change to the “economic and financial risks arising from the ongoing dispute”
Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have said they will respond “in due time”
The heads of intelligence from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain met in Cairo on Tuesday
The deadline for Qatar expires on Tuesday night
Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir says Qatar’s compliance with the demands can end the crisis
Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have threatened further sanctions against Qatar if it does not comply with their list of demands
Stocks tumbled across the board on Sunday, with 41 lower and only one higher
The demands include closing a Turkish military base in Qatar and shutting down the Al Jazeera TV network
The new security measures are expecetd to begin taking effect within three weeks
The deadline for Qatar is expected to expire on Sunday