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Top-seeded Thiem wins opener in Qatar

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Qatar buys 24 Typhoon fighters as part of $8 billion deal

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The rift among Arab nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council is no closer to resolution today than when it began in June 2017, a Qatari diplomat said. (Associated Press/File)

UAE, Saudi Arabia forming new group, separate from GCC

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 27, 2010 file photo, Reynald Temarii of Tahiti, the president of Oceania's confederation, speaks at the welcoming ceremony for the FIFA World Cup Trophy on its one-day visit to Auckland, New Zealand. French police have questioned former FIFA vice president Reynald Temarii in their ongoing investigation of suspected corruption in the award of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Rowland, File)

Former FIFA VP questioned in 2022 World Cup probe

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

Witness says South America’s top officials were most corrupt

By RONALD BLUM - Associated Press

Saudi crown prince leads Islamic military alliance meeting

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, centre, walks with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, left, as they review an honour guard during the welcome ceremony prior to the meeting in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. Erdogan is in a two day tour in the Middle East, that also took him to Kuwait. (Kayhan Ozer, Pool via AP)

House panel OKs bill to sanction financial backers of Hamas

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

Hassan Al Thawadi, secretary general of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Supreme Committee for Delivery &amp; Legacy, poses for a photo following an interview with The Associated Press in Sheffield, England on Thursday Nov. 9 2017. Following comments earlier this year attributed to German soccer federation president Reinhard Grindel, Al Thawadi said Thursday that &quot;Qatar does not support terrorism. Qatar is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism.&quot; (AP Photo / Rob Harris)

Isolated in Gulf, Qatar campaigns to protect 2022 World Cup

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Hassan Al Thawadi, secretary general of the 2022 Qatar World Cup Supreme Committee for Delivery &amp; Legacy, poses for a photo following an interview with The Associated Press in Sheffield, England, on Thursday Nov. 9 2017. Following comments earlier this year attributed to German soccer federation president Reinhard Grindel, Al Thawadi said Thursday that &quot;Qatar does not support terrorism. Qatar is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism.&quot; (AP Photo / Neil Barker)

2022 World Cup head tells Germany: Qatar doesn’t back terror

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

UN labor agency backs Qatar reforms on migrant worker rights

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Working Together to Feed the Hungry Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Qatar Gulf adversaries should join in food security alliance

By S. Rob Sobhani

Bahrain restricts travel from Qatar as Gulf dispute lingers

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Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson and Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani smile before a meeting, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool) (Associated Pres)

Yemen sanctions by U.S. backed by country’s Arab neighbors

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Qatar opens new military office in DC, showing US close ties

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers a reporter's question during a media availability with Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani after their meeting, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, in Doha,Qatar. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

Tillerson seeks Arab help in US effort to isolate Iran

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Iceland's captain Aron Gunnarsson celebrates at the end of the World Cup Group I qualifying soccer match between Iceland and Kosovo in Reykjavik, Iceland, Monday Oct. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gunnarsson).

Iceland prepared for World Cup debut with 2 games in Qatar

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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2012 file photo, Al-Ahly SC's Mohamed Aboutrika celebrates after scoring a goal against Sanfrecce Hiroshima during their quarterfinal at the FIFA Club World Cup soccer tournament in Toyota, Japan. A social media campaign to persuade former star midfielder Aboutrika to come out of retirement - and exile - to join Egypt’s World Cup squad in Russia has stirred a storm in a country where politics and football often mix. The hugely popular Aboutrika already said no to a comeback, but pro-government media, seething over the show of love for the retired player, continues to vilify him over alleged ties to an outlawed Islamist group. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)

Calls for exiled player to go to WCup stirs storm in Egypt

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

FILE- In this Friday, Dec. 3, 2010 file photo, Qataris wave the national flag as they celebrate in Doha a day after the world football's governing body FIFA announced that the tiny Gulf state will host the 2022 World Cup. Qatar on Wednesday strongly criticized Emirati officials for questioning Doha's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, saying that the tournament &quot;is not up for discussion or negotiation&quot; amid a diplomatic crisis engulfing the region. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

Qatar says its hosting of World Cup ‘not up for discussion’

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

UAE official: Qatar review a must before 2022 FIFA World Cup

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FILE- In this May 14, 2010 file photo, a Qatari woman walks in front of the city skyline in Doha, Qatar. The U.S. military says it has halted some military exercises with Gulf countries over the ongoing diplomatic dispute targeting Qatar. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

UAE official says Qatar giving up World Cup may end ‘crisis’

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press