Qatar

The three state-owned Gulf carriers - Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways - have received over $50 billion in subsidies from their governments in the last decade, skewing the free market and putting American jobs at risk. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)

Gulf carrier cheaters threaten US aviation jobs

Andrea Newman · August 22, 2017 4:01 am

Israel has revoked the press permit of one of its citizens, Elias Karram. Karram, who works for Al Jazeera and once described himself as a member of the "resistance," is accused of being a partisan agent of Palestinian terrorist groups. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Beltway Confidential

Israel is wrong to revoke an Al Jazeera journalist’s permit

Tom Rogan · August 16, 2017 7:01 pm

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson walks with Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. On June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain declared a full blockade of Qatar by land, sea, and air. They cited Qatar's alleged support for terrorism as justification. (Alexander W. Riedel/State Department via AP)

The world must take Qatar’s side against the blockade

Noor Ahmed AlKhori · August 10, 2017 4:01 am

The four-engine aircraft of Emirates airline is illuminated by last rays of the sun as it flies over Frankfurt, Germany on March 10. As Persian Gulf airlines Etihad Airways, Emirates, and Qatar Airways have expanded operations into the U.S. in recent years, some of the major American carriers took notice. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Airlines press Trump to act against Gulf countries accused of violating Open Skies

Josh Siegel · July 24, 2017 4:02 am

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson chats with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir before he departs from the Royal Terminal in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 13. Saudi Arabia demanding the closure of Al Jazeera is like China demanding the closure of Fox News. Instead, knowing which buttons to press in the West, they accuse Qatar of promoting jihad. (U.S. State Department via AP)

US should stop coddling the Saudis on Qatar

Dan Hannan · July 24, 2017 4:01 am

Saudi Arabia led Arab states to cut ties with Qatar, which has long been suspected of providing secret support to terrorists. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

National Security

Rex Tillerson ‘satisfied’ with Qatar’s counterterrorism efforts

Joel Gehrke · July 21, 2017 3:09 pm

"This blatant disregard for our Open Skies agreements has allowed these airlines to undercut U.S. carriers, financially damaging the U.S. airline industry, jeopardizing service to small-and medium-sized communities and threatening American jobs," wrote Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

Ted Cruz encourages Trump Cabinet trio to take action against Gulf countries accused of unfairly subsidizing airlines

Josh Siegel · July 19, 2017 3:14 am

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's reminder clashes with Russian President Vladimir Putin's denial of responsibility for the incident. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

National Security

Rex Tillerson to visit Kuwait to work toward resolution in Gulf dispute over Qatar

Daniel Chaitin · July 7, 2017 2:52 am

White House, State Department Indicate They’re on Same Page about Qatar Dispute

Jenna Lifhits · July 6, 2017 4:15 pm

It's been about a month since this Gulf separation began, and it's become ever more apparent that nothing is working.
(Khaled Elfiqi, Pool, via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Are the Arab Gulf nations headed for a divorce with Qatar?

Daniel DePetris · July 6, 2017 4:01 am

Egypt, Saudia Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain gave Qatar until Wednesday to respond to a list of 13 stipulations, including ending ties to jihadist organizations, reducing its relationship with Iran, and closing down the Doha-funded Al Jazeera.

Arab nations: Qatar had ‘very negative’ response to list of demands to resolve crisis

Leah DePiero · July 5, 2017 6:56 pm

President Trump said Monday that "interesting things are happening," following his phone call with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud Salman. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump: ‘Interesting things are happening’ after talk with Saudi king

Anna Giaritelli · July 3, 2017 11:52 am