TEHRAN- In a meeting with Iranian Industry Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari in Tehran on Saturday, Qatar’s Economy Minister Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani called for the expansion of economic relations with Iran. After the meeting with Al Thani, where the two minister discussed enhancement of mutual trade volume and removal of the related barriers in this […]

TEHRAN  – The economy ministers of Iran, Qatar and Turkey are scheduled to hold a meeting to discuss the status of trilateral cooperation and trade. The trilateral meeting of Iranian Economy Minister Massoud Karbasian, Turkey’s Nihat Zeybekci, and Qatar’s Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani will be reportedly held in the near future. The three ministers […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Qatar Mohammed Ali Sobhani met with the President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani, in QFA’s headquarters on Tuesday. QFA Vice President Saoud al-Mohannadi, General Secretary Mansoor al-Ansari, and Executive Director Ali Dawood also attended the meeting, which took place at the Al […]

TEHRAN– The Iranian national handball team will take part at the tournament in Doha, Qatar. The tournament will be held in January with participation of Qatar, Iran, Oman and Algeria. The event comes in light of the preparation for the 18th Asian Handball Championship to be staged in South Korea in January 2018. The event […]

TEHRAN – Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Monday that the existing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia might trigger new crisis which is beyond the tolerance of the region. In an interview with Turkish TRT news channel on Monday, Al Thani said Iran and Qatar share common interests with Saudi […]

Bahrain will not attend the next (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council summit if Qatar attends, the Bahraini foreign minister said in a series of tweets, in which he also called for Doha to be suspended from the bloc. In the posts made late Sunday night, Khalid al-Khalifa said Qatar’s membership of the bloc should be frozen […]

Iran’s parliamentary official Amir-Abdollahian, while voicing regret over Saudi-led campaign against Qatar, said the Islamic Republic strongly opposes any threat or pressure against regional countries. Iranian Parliamentary Director General for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remark in a meeting with Qatari Ambassador to Iran Ali bin Ahmad Ali al-Sulaiti on Tuesday, adding “these arbitrary measures […]

A furious war of words erupts between diplomats from Qatar and the Saudi-led quartet of its boycotters at an Arab League meeting, months into the worst diplomatic crisis to hit the Persian Gulf region in decades. On Tuesday, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad al-Muraikhi took the podium at the event […]

Qatari shipping company is set to launch what it calls the fastest direct service between Doha and the Pakistani port city of Karachi this week, as the Persian Gulf state seeks to establish new trade routes amid a land, air and sea blockade from its Arab neighbors. State-run conglomerate Milaha is overseeing the venture, with […]

In an article on its website published on Sept. 4, the National Interest said it is Iran which is emerging the winner in the Saudi blockade of Qatar. The article, written by Mohammed Ayoob, said, “Tehran’s deft diplomacy and infinite patience have finally begun to pay dividends.” The article, titled “The Saudi-Qatar crisis amounts to […]