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Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain pull ambassadors from Qatar
Three Gulf states withdraw their ambassadors from Qatar after alleging that the emirate has been meddling in their internal affairs
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have issued a joint statement withdrawing their ambassadors from Qatar.
“The three states have decided to start taking measures they see fit to protect their security and stability, affirming that they are safeguarding the interests of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states, including neighbouring Qatar,” the statement read.
Qatar has failed to “stick to the principles of non-intervention in the internal affairs of other states and refraining from supporting all who threaten the security of the council states,” the statement added.
In response, Qatar said it “regrets” the move, but will not reciprocate, AFP reported
Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani committed to a security agreement during a meeting with Kuwait’s emir and the Saudi monarch in Riyadh on 23 November 2013.
Calls for Qatar to abide by the agreement were reiterated on 17 February in Kuwait and again during a meeting of foreign ministry heads in Riyadh on 4 March.
Qatar has failed to take the proper measure to put the agreement into effect, according to Wednesday’s statement.
The statement additionally cited Qatar’s support for “antagonistic media,” a reference to the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera satellite channel. The channel has been accused of providing biased coverage in favour of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The trial of 20 journalists for supporting the group — which has been officially labelled a terrorist organisation by the Egyptian authorities — is to resume in Cairo on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies have been fearful that the Brotherhood’s fall in Egypt could shake their authority in their own countries.
The UAE has detained Emirati and Egyptian Islamists for alleged links to the group. According to AFP, a Qatari national was sentenced to seven years in a UAE prison for fundraising for a local Brotherhood-linked group.
Qatar is a major backer of Syrian rebels, alongside Saudi Arabia.
5 Comments on "Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain pull ambassadors from Qatar"
DC on Wed, 5th Mar 2014 8:17 pm
When Satraps Squabble.
Q/Qatar has failed to “stick to the principles of non-intervention in the internal affairs of other states, say the GCC.
ROFL! Its good thing I wasnt drinking milk when I read this, from the GCC!? Damn, thats some AAA hypocrisy right there. But they had the best teachers in the world, now they lie to each other, and the world as smoothly and shamelessly as their amerikan patrons.
Nony on Wed, 5th Mar 2014 8:42 pm
Too inscrutably Oriental. Don’t know which side to be on.
Makati1 on Thu, 6th Mar 2014 12:57 am
I have a large world map on my wall. I circle the hot spots, as I read about them, with red marker. The map is starting to look like the bubbles in a champagne glass. They are constantly increasing and none get erased. Some morph into others and become larger. But, over all, the world looks like it has an extreme case of measles. At least in the Northern hemisphere. Only two are below the equator … so far.
If they could eventually escalate into a world war, they are filled in solid. I am filling in more and more of them.
This is going to be a hot year in more ways than one. Are you prepared?
Davy, Hermann, MO on Thu, 6th Mar 2014 1:30 am
Makati, you are prejudiced against the Northern Hemisphere look some more and the southern ones will present themselves to you. You see only what you want to see.
GregT on Thu, 6th Mar 2014 6:37 am
Considering the fact that only 10% of the world’s populations live in the Southern hemisphere, it should be pretty obvious why the Northern hemisphere is in so much more turmoil. Human beings are inherently greedy, and quite simply, cannot get along.