New Jersey, Sept. 15 -- US President Donald Trump underscored the importance of US- Qatar ties, calling the country a "great ally" of the United States and at the same time urged the country to "do something" about Hamas. He made the remarks on Sunday (US local time) while departing Bedminster, New Jersey, en route to White House.

On being asked by media about his message to Qatar's Prime Minister, the US President said, "Look, we're with them. They've been a great ally. A lot of people don't understand about Qatar. Qatar has been a great ally. They also lead a very difficult life because they're right in the middle of everything. So they have to be a little bit politically correct in their terms. But I will tell you, they've been a grea...