The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has reported a new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (Mers-CoV) case, the first to be confirmed in Qatar for 2016.
Saudi Arabia is "not prepared" to cut oil production, its foreign minister said, after the top exporter agreed with Russia to freeze output if major rivals follow.
Oil prices rose further on Thursday, building on a rally triggered by an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Russia to freeze output levels.
Iran's Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said his country supported steps taken by other major producers that could stabilise the market and lead to price hikes for crude.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned Saudi Arabia on Tuesday not to deploy troops in Syria, saying it would violate international law, while also demanding that Riyadh stop bombardments in Yemen.
Brent oil fell 3% on Tuesday, erasing early gains after top producers Russia and Saudi Arabia dashed expectations of an outright supply cut by agreeing only to freeze output if other big exporters joined them.
Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed Tuesday to freeze oil output at January levels during a meeting in Doha, HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada said.
A Qatari Land Force, consisting of a mechanised infantry battalion of the Armed Forces, left here yesterday for Saudi Arabia to participate in ‘Ra’ad Al-Shamal’ manoeuvre which will be carried out at the King Khalid Military City in Hafr Al-Batin.
Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Naimi was heading to Qatari capital Doha for previously undisclosed talks with his Venezuelan and Qatari counterparts, sources familiar with the meeting told Reuters on Monday.
Saudi Arabia confirmed late on Saturday it would send aircraft to NATO-member Turkey's Incirlik air base for the fight against Islamic State militants.
Saudi Arabia would be willing to commit special forces to Syria should the international coalition decide to deploy ground troops against Islamic State, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabian air defences on Monday intercepted a Scud missile fired at Khamis Mushait city where a major airbase is located, the coalition fighting in Yemen said.
