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Erdogan says Turkey offered to set up base in Saudi Arabia

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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. fighter jet deal, ship visit show military links to Qatar

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE - This Jan. 17, 2015, file photo sows South Korea's soccer coach Uli Stielike ahead of an AFC Asia Cup soccer match between Australia and South Korea in Brisbane, Australia. Stielike was fired as South Korea's head coach after poor results in World Cup qualifying. South Korea's football association made the announcement Thursday, June 15, 2017, two days after a 3-2 loss in Qatar. It was South Korea's third defeat in the last five qualification games and left hopes of progressing to a ninth successive World Cup uncertain. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

South Korea fires head coach Stielike after loss to Qatar

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

Qatar pulls all its troops from Djibouti-Eritrea border

Associated Press

FILE -- In this Monday, June 5, 2017 file photo, provided by Doha News, shoppers stock up on supplies at a supermarket in Doha, Qatar after Saudi Arabia closed its land border with Qatar, through which the tiny Gulf nation imports most of its food. Qatar said Monday, June 12, 2017, that it had begun shipping cargo through Oman to bypass Gulf countries that have cut off sea and land routes to the tiny, energy-rich nation, the latest move by Doha to show it can survive a diplomatic dispute with its neighbors. (Doha News via AP, File)

The Latest: Putin talks Qatar with Abu Dhabi crown prince

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Illustration on Qatar's funding of terrorism by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Qatar must join in anti-terror fight

By Clifford D. May

FILE - In this July 15, 2013, file photo, Yousef al-Otaiba, United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States speaks in Highlands, N.J. The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador in Washington says the U.S. should reconsider keeping a major air base in Qatar given concerns about Qatari support for extremism.(AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Donald Trump should broker Qatar peace

By S. Rob Sobhani

FILE - In this July 15, 2013, file photo, Yousef al-Otaiba, United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States speaks in Highlands, N.J. The United Arab Emirates’ ambassador in Washington says the U.S. should reconsider keeping a major air base in Qatar given concerns about Qatari support for extremism.(AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Emirati ambassador: US should rethink its air base in Qatar

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Joseph Dunford prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday June 13, 2017, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon's budget. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Gen. Joseph Dunford: U.S. military operations unaffected by Qatar blockade

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this frame grab from video, a doctor attends to a small girl who was taken ill with suspected food poisoning in the Hassan Sham U2 camp for displaced people located about 20 kilometers (13 miles) east of Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Iraq’s health minister, Adila Hamoud, told The Associated Press in Baghdad that 752 people had been taken ill and at least two died after they took part in a Monday night meal to break the Muslim dawn-to-dusk fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Balint Szlanko)

Iraq: Food poisoning strikes hundreds at camp for displaced

By Balint Szlanko and Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheik Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani speaks during a press conference after talks with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic, in Belgrade, Serbia, in this Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, file photo. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)

Top Qatari diplomat heads to Europe seeking support over Mideast row

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Australia set to bid for 2023 Women’s World Cup

Associated Press

FILE -- In this Monday, June 5, 2017 file photo, provided by Doha News, shoppers stock up on supplies at a supermarket in Doha, Qatar after Saudi Arabia closed its land border with Qatar, through which the tiny Gulf nation imports most of its food. Qatar said Monday, June 12, 2017, that it had begun shipping cargo through Oman to bypass Gulf countries that have cut off sea and land routes to the tiny, energy-rich nation, the latest move by Doha to show it can survive a diplomatic dispute with its neighbors. (Doha News via AP, File)

The Latest: Pakistan PM visits Saudis for Gulf crisis talks

Associated Press

FILE -- In this Oct. 28, 2013 file photo, former U.S. Attorney General under President George W. Bush, John Ashcroft, attends the installation ceremony of James Comey as FBI director, in Washington. Qatar has hired Ashcroft's law firm for $2.5 million to audit its efforts at stopping terrorism funding. Papers filed with the Justice Department’s National Security Division on Friday, June 9, 2017, show Ashcroft, will lead the effort. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Qatar, in regional crisis, hires former US attorney general

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

FILE -- In this Nov. 4, 2015 file photo, a Boeing 787 airplane purchased by Qatar Airways is shown during a delivery ceremony in Everett, Wash. Qatar Airways, announced Sunday, June 11, 2017, that its net profits reached $540 million in its latest financial disclosure before the airline was blocked from flying to major Arab states. Analysts estimate that a political standoff in the Gulf between Qatar and other Arab states will cost the airline heavily after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar and blocked direct flights with the country. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Qatar Airways profits $540 million, braces for Gulf crisis

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

FIFA removes Qatari match officials due to diplomatic crisis

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Egypt’s El-Sissi praises Trump’s stance on Qatar

Associated Press

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis, speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House, Friday, June 9, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

As Tillerson calls for calm, Trump calls out Qatar on terror

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis, speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House, Friday, June 9, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump slams Qatar for funding terror as Tillerson urges calm

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago, Friday, April 7, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Donald Trump defends decision to back Qatar isolation as Rex Tillerson calls for de-escalation

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times