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SABN Doha, March 20, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a phone call on Thursday from Spain’s King Felipe VI, during which they discussed regional and international developments. King Felipe VI condemned the Iranian attack on Ras Laffan industrial city and expressed Spain’s support for Qatar in addressing the situation. The call also addressed efforts to de-escalate tensions and contain the situation, as well as ways to e

RIYADH, March 19 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) - Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, during which the two leaders discussed regional developments following the attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City, QNA reported. The talks focused on the escalation following the strike, which both sides said risked threatening regional security and stability and disrupting global energy supplies. Macron stressed t

Riyadh, March 19, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel would make no further attacks on Iran’s South Pars gas field and warned that the United States would retaliate if Iran strikes Qatar’s energy infrastructure again. Trump made the remarks in a social media post on Wednesday night, as Iranian missile attacks targeted Qatar and heightened tensions across global energy markets. He said Iran “did not know” that Qatar “was in no way, shape

Riyadh, March 19, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Iranian missile attacks struck Qatar’s Ras Laffan Industrial City, causing fires and significant damage to liquefied natural gas facilities, Qatari authorities and QatarEnergy said on Thursday. QatarEnergy said the strikes caused “sizable fires and extensive further damage,” adding that emergency teams were working to contain the blazes and that no casualties had been reported. Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said ballistic mi

RIYADH, March 18, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar has declared the military and security attaches of the Iranian embassy persona non grata and ordered them to leave the country within 24 hours, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The decision also applies to staff working in their offices, the ministry said in a statement. Qatar said the move followed repeated Iranian targeting and acts of aggression against the country.

RIYADH, March 18, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – A fire broke out at an energy facility in Ras Laffan after a ballistic missile struck the site, Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday. The ministry said Iran launched five ballistic missiles toward Qatar, with all but one intercepted. QatarEnergy said the fire caused “extensive” damage at the facility. The Qatari Foreign Ministry confirmed the incident and called for restraint amid the ongoing regional escalation.

Part of the natural gas refinery at the South Pars field on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf in Iran, on March 16, 2019. Vahid Salemi/AP/File RIYADH, March 18, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar on Wednesday accused Israel of carrying out an attack on an offshore natural gas field it shares with Iran. The accusation was made by Majed Al-Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, following reports that the Iranian side of the South Pars gas field had come

SABN DOHA, March 16, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar’s Ministry of Defense said on Monday that its air defense systems intercepted drones and 13 missiles, while one missile landed in an uninhabited area. The ministry did not specify the number of drones intercepted. No casualties were reported, authorities said.

Riyadh, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Qatar’s authorities have begun evacuating several designated areas as a temporary precautionary measure in the interest of public safety, the Ministry of Interior said. The ministry said the evacuations were being carried out by relevant authorities until the threat has subsided. In a statement posted on the X platform, the ministry urged the public to rely on official sources for information and to follow the instructions issue

QNA Doha, March 13 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Qatar’s strategic food reserves are sufficient to cover national needs for 18 months, Interior Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani said, according to QNA. The minister added that the current situation has not required the use of the reserves, while additional supply lines have been opened to maintain the stability of food supplies. Qatar also holds strategic water reserves sufficient for about four months of consumption

Riyadh, March 11, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Qatar Airways announced a limited flight schedule in the coming days after receiving temporary authorization from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, aiming to support passengers affected by recent travel disruptions. Flights departing from Doha on March 12 are scheduled to include Cairo, Casablanca, Johannesburg, Sao Paulo, New York, Frankfurt, Madrid, London, Beijing, Mumbai, Delhi, Islamabad, Colombo, Jakarta and Manila

Riyadh, March 10, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Qatar Ministry of Defense said Tuesday that the country’s armed forces intercepted another missile attack launched from Iran targeting the State of Qatar. Earlier in the day, Qatari authorities said air defenses had intercepted five Iranian ballistic missiles, with no casualties or damage reported. Officials said the interception occurred during heightened regional tensions as Iranian missile and drone attacks have targete

Riyadh, March 10, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that Ukraine will send three fully equipped teams this week to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar. A communications adviser to the Ukrainian president said an additional expert team was also being deployed to a U.S. military base in Jordan, while an official in the presidential office confirmed the teams consist of military personnel. Zelenskyy did not provide details about the co

SABN RIYADH, March 10 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Authorities in Qatar have detained more than 300 people of various nationalities over allegations of inciting public concern during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the Qatar Interior Ministry said. The ministry said those detained were accused of “filming, circulating, and publishing misleading information,” according to an official statement. No further details were immediately released about the individuals invol

Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse RIYADH, March 9 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar’s prime minister called for de-escalation in the conflict involving Iran and urged a diplomatic solution, according to remarks broadcast on Sunday. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, prime

SABN RIYADH, March 6, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — Qatar will partially resume flights with limited operational capacity as the regional conflict continues to disrupt air travel, the country’s civil aviation authority said on Friday. The Qatar Civil Aviation Authority said a limited number of flights will operate through designated contingency routes, including services for passenger evacuation and air cargo. Airspace closures across parts of the region have disrupted

Qatar's energy minister Saad al-Kaabi speaks at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on May 20, 2025. Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images RIYADH, March 6, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) — The ongoing conflict in the Middle East could force Gulf energy exporters to shut down production within days and push oil prices to $150 a barrel, Qatar’s energy minister Saad al-Kaabi said in an interview with the Financial Times. Al-Kaabi said crude prices could reach $150 within two to three we

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives an update on the situation in the Middle East from the Downing Street Briefing Room on Thursday. Jaimi Joy/Getty Images London, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Keir Starmer said on Thursday the “special relationship” between Britain and the United States remains intact despite criticism from Donald Trump over Britain’s contribution to the war against Iran. “The special relationship is in operation right now,” Starmer told

In this file photo, a Qatari student walks to a building in the Texas A&M University campus at Education City, on October 18, 2011, in Doha, Qatar. Osama Faisal/AP/File Doha, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Several U.S. universities with campuses in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have adjusted operations and moved to remote instruction until further notice as the U.S. State Department urges Americans in the Gulf to leave immediately, according to reporting by

Doha, March 5, 2026 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – Qatar Ministry of Defence reported that 14 ballistic missiles and four drones were fired at the country. Air defences intercepted all four drones and 13 of the missiles, the ministry said, adding that the remaining missile fell into the sea off Qatar.