Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Qatar has sent its first fuel tranfer the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. Officials said a Qatari fuel tanker arrived at the Egyptian port of Suez in May. They said Israel has approved the transfer of the ship’s 30 million liters of fuel in an effort to ease [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — The Gulf Cooperation Council intends to form a war chest for the Sunni revolt in Syria. GCC states have agreed to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to arm, train and pay Sunni fighters sworn to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. Diplomats said the GCC effort would be led by [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — A tanker exploded near Saudi Arabia, triggering a regional alert. The ship, identified as MV Stolt Valor, exploded near the Saudi coast on March 19. The explosion triggered an alert in neighboring Bahrain and Qatar for oil spill and chemical fallout. Officials said the Liberian-registered tanker left Saudi Arabia’s [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar has sought to rebuild Libya’s military in wake of the fall of the regime of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. Officials said the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate has been meeting with the leaders of the new interim government of Tripoli. They said Qatar has discussed significant assistance, including weapons deliveries, [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Libya is said to have been training Syrian rebels sworn to oust President Bashar Assad. Diplomats said Libya was believed to be hosting a camp for the training of Syrian rebels linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. They said the camp as well as equipment and training was being financed by [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar has become the second Arab League state to call for the arming of the Syrian opposition. Qatar has urged the international community to help send weapons to the Sunni rebels in Syria. Doha, deemed a leading supporter of the rebels, said the arms would be used to defend [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has launched an effort to ensure logistics for its military in the Gulf in 2012. The Defense Department has awarded a more than $1 billion contract for fuel for the U.S. military presence in Gulf Cooperation Council states. The U.S. military contains a major presence in such [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Hamas’ military is said to have been divided over a reconciliation agreement with the rival Fatah movement. Hamas sources said an agreement brokered by Qatar and signed by political bureau chief Khaled Masha’al and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has fueled a dispute within the Islamic movement’s Izzedin Kassam military [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar has brokered an agreement between the two leading Palestinian factions. On Feb. 6, leaders of Fatah and Hamas agreed to resume efforts to form a joint government and prepare for elections. Under Qatar’s influence, the two sides supported the selection of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas as head [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The Arab Gas Pipeline has again been bombed. Authorities said the latest attack took place west of El Arish in the northern Sinai Peninsula. The bombing on Feb. 5 forced the shutdown of the pipeline, which supplies neighboring Israel and Jordan. This marked the 12th attack on the pipeline over [...]
