Tensions between Qatar and some Gulf states have been on the rise since May 20. The following are the most prominent events that led to a crisis that reached the point where five Arab countries cut their diplomatic relations with Doha.
Differences between Qatar on the one hand and several Gulf states on the other have intensified since Qatari statements on May 20 that Doha was a "systematic and malicious campaign." Four days later, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) On Doha. The following are the most important stations in the most serious crisis in Gulf-Gulf relations.
- May 20: Qatar announces that it is being subjected to a "systematic and biased" campaign accusing it of "sympathy" with terrorism before US President Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia.
- May 24: Qatar announces that its official news agency website has been exposed to "a breakthrough by an unknown party". She added that a "false statement" was made to the Emir of Qatar stressing that "what has been published has no basis of health." The statements, which Doha denied to be issued by the Emir, touched on issues related to Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. Gulf media outlets have published them despite denials by Doha, which opened an investigation.
- May 25: "Qatar challenges the Arab consensus" The newspaper Al-Bayan UAE, while the newspaper "Life" Saudi Arabia, "shocking statements to the Emir of Qatar."
- May 25: Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani denounces an "offensive campaign" against his country, stressing that Qatar will "tackle" this campaign.
May 28: UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash says that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is undergoing a "new crisis and strife in which there is a grave danger." "Stopping sedition lies in changing behavior, building trust and restoring credibility," he said.
June 2 - An official Qatari source in Doha confirms that investigators from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are helping Qatar identify the source of the "piracy" of the official Qatar News Agency, which has fueled tension among the Gulf states.
June 5: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen sever diplomatic ties with Qatar for explicitly supporting "terrorism".
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