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Saudi Arabia and three other Arab nations have severed diplomatic and transport ties with the Gulf state of Qatar, claiming Doha's regional policies fuel extremism and terrorism.
The synchronised attempt to isolate Qatar also includes Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, escalating a simmering dispute over Qatar's support for political Islam and perceptions that Doha is open to closer ties with Saudi Arabia's arch-rival, Iran.
Source: Financial Times
Two weeks ago, the same four countries blocked Qatari news sites, including Al Jazeera. Controversial comments purportedly by Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani criticising Saudi Arabia appeared on Qatari state media.
Source: BBC News
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates severed diplomatic ties with Qatar on June 5, Al Arabiya reported, citing state media outlets from the Gulf countries. Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt said they will suspend air and sea travel to Qatar, while Riyadh said it would close overland border crossings with its Gulf neighbor as well. Bahrain gave Qatari diplomats 48 hours to leave, while Saudi Arabia gave Qatari citizens two weeks to leave. Qatar has also reportedly been cut out of the coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen. The breakdown of diplomatic ties stems from tensions over Doha's relationship with Tehran and its alleged support for the Muslim Brotherhood. With a small population and a unitary state centralized around Doha, Qatar lacks the internal ethno-religious tensions and political insecurities of its neighbors.
Source: Stratfor
A group claims it will begin publishing the private emails of the United Arab Emirates ambassador to the United States this weekend, according to a report from The Daily Beast.
"GlobalLeaks" - which does not appear to be related to the WikiLeaks-type website sharing the same name - sent 55 pages of Ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba's emails to the news outlet along with a message saying the group would publish the entire cache this Saturday.
According to the message, the leaked emails will demonstrate "how a small rich country/company used lobbyists to hurt American interests and those of it allies."
Source: The Hill
(Score: 0, Redundant) by realDonaldTrump on Tuesday June 06 2017, @07:15AM (1 child)
I've always said, I don't think we should have overthrown Mosaddegh. Shouldn't have given so much power to the Shah. Because some of what he did with Savak, what the Shah did with them, with his secret police, was terrible for his ratings. Very unpopular. The Shah, I assume, was a good person. He was a king after all. I don’t see it as crimes. I just think he goes down as somebody who did a terrible job. Terrible for the Iranian people. And because of that, they had a revolution. Just a complete disaster, as revolutions always are. Eisenhower got us into it. That’s a terrible, terrible thing that happened. Believe me, you can’t just go in haphazardly. The British got us involved in that mess, got us to make that mess, and now look at it. The British got us in there, but so did Eisenhower. He was President. And now I am. Donald J. Trump. I’m surprised somebody would see the British relationship as being that important. I mean, oil is important. Oil is very important. And Iran has a lot of it. A lot, a lot of oil. But with a great negotiator, you can get that oil. And I'm a great negotiator. The best. So I'm going to negotiate. Like I did with Ford. Iran is like Ford, except it's in the Middle East. Or, you know, I'll do a regime change. Maybe both. But I'm going to get a great deal for you, the American people. A great deal for the great, great American people. Who I always, always put first. #WINNING #TrumpWater
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Tuesday June 06 2017, @05:58PM
I'd suggest trying to keep it to 1 really good one per thread. It tends to get redundant as the moderator noted.