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Trump, Tillerson offer conflicting statements on Qatar crisis within 90 minutes

President Donald Trump accused Qatar of funding terrorism on Friday, countering efforts made just 90 minutes earlier by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to ease tensions in the Middle East. “The nation...

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Trump is fueling censorship in the Middle East

Before and after becoming president, Donald Trump consistently attacked the press at home, considering it the enemy of the American people. Now, his policies are leading to a crackdown on media in the...

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Here’s how easy it is to create a world crisis when Trump is president

The Qatar diplomatic crisis has continued for six weeks now — and according to a new report, President Donald Trump played right into it at the very beginning. U.S. intelligence officials told the...

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The ‘Gulf Crisis’ might be here to stay

As the months drag on, it’s possible that the so-called “Gulf Crisis” — in which Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt severed trade and diplomatic relation with Qatar — will simply...

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Pushing back against Saudi Arabia, Egypt resists threatening Iran with...

It’s been four months since the start of the “Gulf Crisis” — the Saudi Arabia-driven blockade against Qatar that includes the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt — with little sign of tensions...

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U.A.E. and Saudi announce plan form new Gulf Arab group that will undermine GCC

In an apparent bid to form a Gulf Arab coalition that will bend entirely to their will, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia will be forming a new partnership group in the region separate from the...

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Kushners accept Qatar-linked bailout after claiming they wouldn’t take money...

Jared Kushner and his family business have a big problem. In 2007, then 27-year-old Kushner made an audacious move while running his family real estate business: He bought an skyscraper in Manhattan —...

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UPDATED: Michael Cohen’s lawyer worked as a lobbyist for Qatar last year

Over the course of the Mueller investigation the ties between the administration and Qatar seem to have been multiplying by the day. First, it was revealed that in December 2016 shortly after Trump was...

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Qatar uses bribery, slavery to prepare for next men’s World Cup

The 2018 Mens’ World Cup is in the books, with the French men’s national team prevailing over their upset-minded Croatian counterparts by the score of 4-2, in a game that featured enough flashes of...

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Pompeo calls for the end of Saudi-Qatar rift, ignores U.S. role in the crisis

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo officially signaled a serious shift on a key piece of U.S. Middle East policy on Sunday, saying the Gulf Crisis has “dragged on too long” and that the United States is...

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