Qatar open to dialogue to resolve crisis

Qatar open to dialogue to resolve crisis

(VOVWORLD) - Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Tuesday that Qatar is willing to have a dialogue to resolve the crisis with neighboring countries in the...
Turkey seeks to ease Qatar tension

Turkey seeks to ease Qatar tension

(VOVWORLD) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has spoken by phone with the leaders of Qatar, Russia, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia on easing tensions after the Arab powers cut ties with Qatar,...
Scores of Gulf countries cut ties with Qatar

Scores of Gulf countries cut ties with Qatar

(VOVWORLD) -Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Lybia, Bahrain and Maldives severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism and opening up the worst...
IS seeking alliance with Al Qaeda

IS seeking alliance with Al Qaeda

(VOVworld) - The Islamic State is talking to Al Qaeda about a possible alliance as Iraqi troops close in on IS fighters in Mosul, Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said Monday
US air strike kills an al Qaeda leader in Syria

US air strike kills an al Qaeda leader in Syria

(VOVworld) –A US air strike has killed an al Qaeda leader in Syria. The Pentagon said Mohammad Habib Boussadoun al-Tunisi, a Tunisian who was involved in "external operations and has been...
Syrian army recaptures Qaryatain city from IS

Syrian army recaptures Qaryatain city from IS

(VOVworld) – The Syrian army, backed by Russian aircraft, regained control of in central Homes province from IS forces on Sunday, a day after Syrian forces destroyed the IS defense line...
Al Qaeda releases video of Swiss hostage

Al Qaeda releases video of Swiss hostage

(VOVworld) - Al Qaeda in North Africa (AQIM) released a video of a Swiss nun who has been kidnapped in northern Mali nearly three weeks ago in the first claim of responsibility for the...