WASHINGTON—A Saudi-led economic blockade has failed to isolate Qatar, which has found ways to shield itself from outside pressure, the Gulf nation’s finance minister said Monday. On the eve of strategic talks with the Trump administration, Finance Minister Ali Shareef al-Emadi told The Wall Street Journal that the eight-month-old blockade has not delivered a punishing blow to his country.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 30, 2018 01:06 UTC