Mar 12 U.S.-Taliban peace talks in Qatar yield ‘progress,’ both sides say By Fay Abuelgasim, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The nearly two weeks of talks produced two draft agreements between the militants and the U.S. government on a "withdrawal timeline and effective counterterrorism measures," American envoy Zalmay Khalilzad wrote on Twitter. Continue reading
Jan 13 Pompeo: Qatar diplomatic crisis ‘has dragged on too long’ By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday an ongoing boycott of Qatar by four of America’s allies in the Middle East “has dragged on too long,” though he gave no sign of any coming breakthrough in the dispute. Continue reading
Dec 03 Qatar to pull out of OPEC amid friction with Saudi Arabia By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The surprise declaration could make Qatar the first Middle East nation to leave the cartel since its founding in 1960. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Site of deadly Russian mall fire had ‘flagrant’ safety violations, say investigators By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the death toll in a Russian shopping mall fire rose to 64. Investigators are asking why fire escapes were blocked and a movie theater was locked shut. Also, there's word the United Arab Emirates may… Continue watching
Sep 07 WATCH: Trump says North Korea is ‘behaving badly and it’s got to stop’ By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Trump and Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah are expected to speak around 1:30 p.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Jul 21 Tillerson urges Qatar’s neighbors to lift land blockade By Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is urging Qatar's neighbors to lift a land blockade as a "sign of good faith" in negotiations to resolve the Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 3:53 News Wrap: Princeton grad student sentenced to 10 years in Iran By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Monday, officials at Princeton University insisted that a Chinese-American grad student who was jailed in Iran is innocent. Iranian courts announced Sunday that Xiyue Wang was sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying. Also,… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 3:37 News Wrap: Tillerson visits Qatar to mend Persian Gulf rift By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Tuesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson traveled to Qatar in hopes of resolving a rift with its Persian Gulf neighbors. Also, the U.S. military confirmed that 15 Marines and a Navy Corpsman died earlier this… Continue watching
Jun 24 After demands aired, solution to Qatar crisis seems far off By Josh Lederman and Adam Schreck, Associated Press Faced with a sweeping set of demands, Qatar insisted Friday it can indefinitely survive the economic and diplomatic steps its neighbors have taken to try to pressure it into compliance. Continue reading
Jun 23 Turkey rejects demands from Gulf Arab states in Qatar dispute By Josh Lederman, Adam Schreck, Associated Press The demand that Turkey pull out its forces was one of a steep list of ultimatums from Saudi Arabia and others Qatari neighbors. Continue reading