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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Navy could begin escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, adding he had ordered the U.S. International Development Finance Corp. [2]

Camp Yonaguni on front line of Self-Defense Forces' southwest shift as tensions rise Weak yen weighs on imports from US, putting pressure on defense buildup plans Government open to working with private sector on launches, communications After war en... [3]

Skip to main content Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Search jobs Sign in Eur Europe edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition The Guardian - Back to home The Guardian News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show more H... [4]

AFP Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” at talks in Doha, Qatar’s foreign ministry said early Sunday, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce. [5]

AFP Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday slammed Israeli attacks on Gaza as “collective punishment of the civilian population”, in some of Moscow’s strongest criticism of Israel as it steps up its offensive. [6]

DOHA -- Qatar is planning an ambitious new initiative with Malaysia and Turkey to serve the $2 trillion global Islamic finance market from hubs in the three countries using common platforms and technology, as part of efforts by the Gulf emirate to ov... [7]

Gulf Crisis: The anti-Qatar front meets in Cairo. For Doha "impractical" requests Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Egypt due to meet today. Yesterday, Qatar responded to the list of requests from the Gulf allies. [8]

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Non-Arab nations in Asia, such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, are getting caught in the middle after Saudi Arabia led a clampdown on Qatar, accusing the tiny emirate of supporting pro-Iranian Islamist militants. [9]

Sources
[1] MM www.scmp.com · 2026-03-22 · 49% match

Qatar

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-04 · 45% match

Trump says US Navy could escort ships through Strait of Hormuz

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The U.S. Navy could begin escorting oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz if necessary, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, adding he had ordered the U.S. International Development Finance Corp.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2026-03-26 · 38% match

Defense

Camp Yonaguni on front line of Self-Defense Forces' southwest shift as tensions rise Weak yen weighs on imports from US, putting pressure on defense buildup plans Government open to working with private sector on launches, communications After war en

[4] MM www.theguardian.com · 2026-03-04 · 37% match

US military | Page 5 of 375 | The Guardian

Skip to main content Skip to navigation Print subscriptions Search jobs Sign in Eur Europe edition UK edition US edition Australia edition International edition The Guardian - Back to home The Guardian News Opinion Sport Culture Lifestyle Show more H

[5] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-10-19 · 44% match

Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Qatar talks

AFP Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” at talks in Doha, Qatar’s foreign ministry said early Sunday, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-30 · 38% match

Russia slams Israeli attacks on Gaza as ‘collective punishment’ of civilians

AFP Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday slammed Israeli attacks on Gaza as “collective punishment of the civilian population”, in some of Moscow’s strongest criticism of Israel as it steps up its offensive.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-12-22 · 54% match

Qatar partners Malaysia, Turkey to conquer Islamic finance market

DOHA -- Qatar is planning an ambitious new initiative with Malaysia and Turkey to serve the $2 trillion global Islamic finance market from hubs in the three countries using common platforms and technology, as part of efforts by the Gulf emirate to ov

[8] MM asianews.it · 56% match

Gulf Crisis: The anti-Qatar front meets in Cairo. For Doha "impractical" requests

Gulf Crisis: The anti-Qatar front meets in Cairo. For Doha "impractical" requests Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Egypt due to meet today. Yesterday, Qatar responded to the list of requests from the Gulf allies.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-06-07 · 49% match

Muslim Asia Caught in the Middle as Diplomatic Row Rocks Middle East

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Non-Arab nations in Asia, such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan, are getting caught in the middle after Saudi Arabia led a clampdown on Qatar, accusing the tiny emirate of supporting pro-Iranian Islamist militants.

[10] MM asianews.it · 54% match

No to Iran, terrorists and al-Jazeera: Riyadh conditions on Doha to close the crisis

No to Iran, terrorists and al-Jazeera: Riyadh conditions on Doha to close the crisis On behalf of the Gulf Alliance, Kuwait presents Qatar requests to restore diplomatic and commercial relations.

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