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Amid crisis with Arab states, Qatar minister to visit Turkey

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani Tuesday. Mr. Tillerson has tried to mediate the feud between Qatar and Saudi Arabia and suggested Saudi demands were too broad. (Associated Press)

Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani sees new understanding in feud

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Tuesday, June 27, 2017 photo, pedestrians navigate 34th street as the Empire State Building in New York City is lit up in burgundy and white for Qatar Airways in New York. The top of the Empire State Building was lit in the airlines' colors Tuesday night to recognize its 10th anniversary of flying to the United States. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Skyscraper lit in Qatar Airways’ colors amid dispute

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FILE- In this Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 file photo, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, left, gets the World Cup trophy by FIFA President Joseph Blatter, right, after the announcement of Qatar hosting the 2022 soccer World Cup in Zurich, Switzerland. The report into suspected corruption in the 2018-2022 World Cup bidding contests, involving 11 nations and won by Russia and Qatar, has been the mystery ever since American investigator Michael Garcia delivered it more than 2-1/2 years ago. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

FIFA publishes Garcia report on 2018-2022 World Cup bidding

By GRAHAM DUNBAR and ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE- In this Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 file photo, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir of Qatar, left, gets the World Cup trophy by FIFA President Joseph Blatter, right, after the announcement of Qatar hosting the 2022 soccer World Cup in Zurich, Switzerland. The report into suspected corruption in the 2018-2022 World Cup bidding contests, involving 11 nations and won by Russia and Qatar, has been the mystery ever since American investigator Michael Garcia delivered it more than 2-1/2 years ago. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

FIFA: No improper activity by Qatar but conduct questioned

By ROB HARRIS and GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gives a press conference in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 22, 2017. Rouhani, a cleric whose administration struck the 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers, decisively won a second term in Friday's election. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Rouhani throws Iran’s support behind Qatar in ongoing Middle East row

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 1, 2015, file photo, staff members of Al-Jazeera International work at the news studio in Doha, Qatar. Kuwait has given Qatar a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations that includes shutting down Al-Jazeera and cutting diplomatic ties to Iran. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

Turkey rejects Gulf Arab states’ demands over its Qatar base

By Adam Schreck and Josh Lederman - Associated Press

Former Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fawzi (let) and Mohamed Fahmy speak at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Thursday about their lawsuit against Al Jazeera, charging the network with negligence, breach of contract and misrepresentation. (Laura Kelly/The Washington Times)

Former Al Jazeera journalists say network and Qatar ‘conspire’ with terrorists

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 1, 2015, file photo, staff members of Al-Jazeera International work at the news studio in Doha, Qatar. Kuwait has given Qatar a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations that includes shutting down Al-Jazeera and cutting diplomatic ties to Iran. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

The Latest: Turkey won’t end its military presence in Qatar

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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2014 file photo, construction work is under way at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar. An investigation into why a British man fell to his death on a Qatar World Cup site has raised concerns about stadium roof safety. World Cup organizers on Thursday, June 22, 2017 released partial findings of the assessment of the accident at the Khalifa International Stadium, but said the full report cannot be released while local authorities continue their own investigation. (AP Photo/Rob Harris, File)

Qatar stadium safety concerns raised by death investigation

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2015, file photo, a new Qatar Airways Airbus A350 approaches the gate at the airport in Frankfurt, Germany. Qatar Airways is attempting to buy a 10 percent stake in American Airlines, triggering U.S. antitrust oversight over deals of such size. American said in a regulatory filing Thursday, June 22, 2017, that the bid was unsolicited, but that there have been conversations between the CEOs of both airlines. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Qatar Airways seeks stake in American in ‘puzzling’ move

By DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN - Associated Press

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Qatar threatens Middle East peace

By Khalifa A. Alfadhel

In this June 13, 2017, file photo, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a dramatic shift, the Trump administration on June 20, demanded that Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries boycotting Qatar produce details of their complaints about the small Persian Gulf monarchy’s support for extremism and reach a speedy resolution to the diplomatic crisis. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Rex Tillerson: Saudi Arabia, Gulf allies drafting demands to end Qatar blockade

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a summit of Arab and Latin American leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this Nov. 11, 2015, file photo. Saudi Arabia's King Salman has appointed his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, removing the country's counterterrorism czar and a figure well-known to Washington from the royal line of succession. In a series of royal decrees issued Wednesday, June 21, 2017, and carried on the state-run Saudi Press Agency, the monarch stripped Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, who was first in line to the throne, from his title as crown prince and from his post as the country's powerful interior minister overseeing security. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

Mohammed bin Salman named as Saudi king’s crown prince

By Abdullah Al-Shihri and Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

UN council urges Eritrea and Djibouti to end border dispute

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday Jan. 6, 2011 file photo, a traditional dhow floats in the Corniche Bay of Doha, Qatar, with tall buildings of the financial district in the background. Qatar says it has pulled all of its troops from the border of Djibouti and Eritrea, East African nations that have a long-running territorial dispute which Doha had helped mediate. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das, File)

U.S. Christians, Jews lobby for more pressure on Qatar over terror

By Nicole Ault - The Washington Times

Saudi-Turkish ties strained over differing views on Qatar

By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI - Associated Press

Eritrea says Qatar has not explained ‘hasty’ withdrawal

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Twitter briefly suspends Al-Jazeera Arabic amid Qatar rift

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