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Illustration on the end of al Jazeera by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Al Jazeera should be ended

By Clifford D. May

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, speaks to the media while meeting with Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Friday, July 21, 2017, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Qatar’s ruler voices willingness to talk to solve Arab rift

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

Arabs urge Qatar to accept 6 principles to combat extremism

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Qatari FM says Gulf standoff cannot be resolved in a day

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson walks with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, 1st right, after he arrives in Doha, Qatar, on July 13, 2017. (Alexander W. Riedel/State Department via AP)

In any terror crackdown, Qatar has to be a target

By L. Todd Wood

Qatar has to be a target in terror crackdown

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is greeted by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir upon his arrival in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Tillerson has held talks with the king of Saudi Arabia and other officials from the countries lined up against Qatar, but there has been no sign of a breakthrough so far in an increasingly entrenched dispute that has divided some of America's most important Mideast allies. (U.S. State Department, via AP)

Top US diplomat to return to Qatar for talks with emir

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

In this Tuesday July 11, 2017 photo U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani sign an memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbours. (Alexander W. Riedel/US State Department via AP)

The Latest: Tillerson, Saudi king make no progress on Qatar

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In this Tuesday July 11, 2017 photo U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and the Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani sign an memorandum of understanding in Doha, Qatar. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbours. (Alexander W. Riedel/US State Department via AP)

Anti-Qatar bloc meets US envoy, but no breakthrough in sight

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, left, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Sea Palace, his official residence, in Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbors. The visit is Tillerson's second stop on a shuttle-diplomacy tour that is also expected to take him to Saudi Arabia, which shares Qatar's only land border and is the most powerful of the four countries lined up against it.(Alexander W. Riedel/US State Department via AP)

US inks anti-terror deal with Qatar in press to end dispute

By ADAM SCHRECK and MAGGIE HYDE - Associated Press

Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials welcome U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Doha, Qatar, Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Tillerson arrived in Qatar as he tries to mediate a dispute between the energy-rich country and its Gulf neighbors. The visit is Tillerson's second stop on a shuttle-diplomacy tour that is also expected to take him to Saudi Arabia, which shares Qatar's only land border and is the most powerful of the four countries lined up against it. (Trevor T. McBride/US State Department via AP)

The Latest: US looks to ease Gulf crisis with Qatar deal

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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson gestures as he delivers a speech at the World Petroleum Congress, hosted by Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, July 9, 2017. Council President Jozsef Toth, who described Tillerson, who is from Texas, as &quot;a man born with oil in his veins&quot; before presenting him with the Dewhurst Award, named after the founder of the congress. The former ExxonMobile chief expressed his gratitude and said he misses &quot;colleagues, partners and competitors&quot; in the oil industry. (AP Photo)

Rex Tillerson aims to ease Qatar crisis with shuttle diplomacy

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

A woman takes a photo of a black-and-white depiction of Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, that has attracted signatures and comments of support from residents amid a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and neighboring Arab countries, in Doha, Qatar, Monday, July 3, 2017. A group of Arab nations early on Monday extended a deadline for Qatar to respond to their list of demands in a diplomatic crisis roiling the Gulf by 48 hours, saying Kuwait's emir requested the delay as part of his efforts to mediate the dispute. (AP Photo/Maggie Hyde)

The Latest: UN chief sends envoy to Gulf amid Qatar crisis

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A black-and-white depiction of Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, attracts signatures and comments of support from residents amid a diplomatic crisis between Qatar and neighboring Arab countries in Doha, Qatar, on Monday, July 3, 2017. A group of Arab nations has extended a deadline for Qatar to respond to their list of demands in a diplomatic crisis roiling the Gulf by 48 hours, saying Kuwait's emir requested the delay as part of his efforts to mediate the dispute. (AP Photo/Maggie Hyde)

Arab states angry over Qatar’s dismissal of their demands

By HAMZA HENDAWI and MOHAMMED WAGDY - Associated Press

AU sends delegation to Eritrea amid Djibouti border tensions

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This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Gal Gadot in a scene from "Wonder Woman." (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)

Qatar becomes third Arab-majority nation to ban ‘Wonder Woman’ starring Israeli Gal Gadot

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan whispers to German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel during a news conference at the United Arab Emirates' Foreign Ministry in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Al Nahyan met with Gabriel and talked to journalists about the ongoing diplomatic crisis engulfing Qatar. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

UAE foreign minister: No word on Qatari response to demands

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, talks to journalists during a press conference in Rome, Saturday July 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Arab nations extend deadline in Qatar crisis by 48 hours

By Maggie Hyde - Associated Press

FILE- In this May 14, 2010 file photo, a Qatari woman walks in front of the city skyline in Doha, Qatar. Qatar likely faces a deadline this weekend to comply with a list of demands issued to it by Arab nations that have cut diplomatic ties to the energy-rich country, though its leaders already have dismissed the ultimatum. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Qatar stock exchange drops as Arab ultimatum deadline nears

By MAGGIE HYDE - Associated Press

Turkey's Defence Minister Fikri Isik, right, shakes hands with Qatar's counterpart Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah, prior to their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, June 30, 2017. The ministers held talks as the Gulf nation's feud with four other major Arab states deepens amid a sweeping list of demands to Doha, including the closure of a Turkish military base there. (Defence Ministry via AP, Pool)

Turkish, Qatari ministers meet amid crisis with Arab states

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