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Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry attends the meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers in Cairo on July 27, 2017, to discuss the simmering unrest surrounding the Al Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem. Khaled Desouki / AFP

No compromise on Qatar demands, Egypt tells EU

Foreign minister Sameh Shoukry reiterates position as Cairo re-establishes high-level ties with Europen after six years
Corey Lewandowski, a former aide to Donald Trump, attends a Trump rally on October 28, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. AFP / Ryan McBride

Qatar hires firm founded by Trump aide to promote image abroad

The battle between Riyadh and Doha has gone beyond the borders of the four boycotting Arab states, as the entities involved looked to promote their points of view abroad
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash, seen here speaking at Chatham House in London on July 17, 2017, says the UAE will go on without Qatar. Neil Hall / Reuters

UAE will 'have to go on without Qatar’, says Gargash

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said the crisis was no longer temporary and that looking beyond Doha was now the UAE's permanent policy towards its neighbour
Nine charity organisations and nine individuals directly or indirectly linked to Qatari authorities were named in UAE, Saudi, Egypt and Bahrain's terror list. Reuters

Arab quartet adds new names to Qatar's terror list

18 individuals and entities have been identified by the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain  
Nine charity organisations and nine individuals directly or indirectly linked to Qatari authorities were named in UAE, Saudi, Egypt and Bahrain's terror list. Reuters

UAE and Saudi add 18 charities and individuals to terror list

Nine charity organisations and nine individuals directly or indirectly linked to Qatari authorities were named
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, meets with General Joseph Votel Commander of the United States Central Command at Al Shati Palace

Sheikh Mohammed meets with top US general in the region

Discusses areas of military cooperation with Centcom's General Votel 
Prince Khaled bin Salman, the newly appointed Saudi ambassador to Washington, sits in the cockpit of a fighter jet at an undisclosed location on September 23, 2014, after taking part in a mission to strike ISIL targets in Syria. Saudi Press Agency / AFP

Prince Khaled bin Salman begins works as Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to Washington

Prince Khaled, commonly referred to as KBS, is hoping to reach out to a wide range of US opinion inside and outside of the U.S. capital
Turkish president Recip Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his wife Emine Erdogan, is welcomed by the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim in Doha, Qatar, July 24, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace via Reuters

Erdogan urges Qatar and quartet to negotiate and end the crisis

The Turkish president met with Qatar's emir on Monday at the end of a two-day trip to the Gulf to push for mediation to resolve the dispute 
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Saudi King Salman in Jeddah on July 23, 2017. Turkish Presidential Press Office / EPA

Erdogan meets King Salman in push for Qatar mediation

It came as the head of US Central Command, General Joseph Votel, met with the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim 
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has said the Qatari emir's first public comments on the GCC crisis were disappointing. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP

UAE says Qatari emir's speech falls short

Dialogue is welcome, but must be based on a re-evaluation of Qatar's positions, Gargash says