Why did Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt break diplomatic relations with Qatar?

Because the Qatari authorities continue to be hostile to Egypt.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain said they would sever diplomatic relations with Qatar. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has indicated that it is cutting off relations with neighboring countries and withdrawing all Qatari troops from the ongoing Yemen war.

Saudi Arabia announced the news through its state-owned media Saudi News Agency earlier on Monday, saying the move was to protect national security. This statement seems to be in sync with Bahrain's earlier announcement of similar diplomatic relations.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain issued a statement saying that the diplomatic mission will be withdrawn from Doha, Qatar, within 48 hours, and all Qatari diplomats should leave Bahrain at the same time. The reason given by Bahrain is that Qatar is involved in supporting terrorism!

Qatar did not immediately comment. The dispute between Qatar and Gulf Arab countries escalated after the recent hacking attack on Qatar's official news agency.

Bahrain accused Qatar of supporting terrorism and interfering in Bahrain's internal affairs. According to a brief statement from Bahrain's official news agency, Bahraini citizens have 65,438+04 days to leave Qatar.

Saudi Arabia said that the purpose of severing diplomatic relations with Qatar is to "exercise the sovereign rights guaranteed by international law and protect national security from terrorism and extremism". Saudi Arabia will close its land, sea and air borders with Qatar.

Egypt subsequently broke off diplomatic relations with Qatar. The Egyptian Foreign Minister said in a statement: "As the Qatar authorities continue to be hostile to Egypt, the Egyptian government decided to break off diplomatic relations with Qatar."

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain issued a joint statement on March 5, 20 14, announcing the recall of their ambassadors to Qatar with immediate effect to protest Qatar's interference in the internal affairs of the member States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC).

In a joint statement, the three countries said that in 2065438+2003 10, Emir Tamim of Qatar, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and Emir Sabah of Kuwait signed an agreement on non-interference in the internal affairs of GCC countries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. But three months later, Qatar still failed to fulfill the agreement.

Qatar regrets the decision of the three countries, but says it will not take reciprocal measures.

Extended information Qatar has only 10800 active troops, including 8500 in the army, 800 in the air force, and 1500 in the navy and marine police. However, CNN quoted American officials as saying that Qatar's military had taken 16 Leopard tanks (a tank battalion) out of its arsenal in Doha and raised the alert status of its troops to the highest level.

At the same time, it also made it clear to the governments of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and other countries that Qatar will fire at any time if its naval vessels enter Qatar's territorial waters.

The State of Qatar is called Qatar. It is an Arab country in southwest Asia, located in the east of Arabian Peninsula. Most of its territory is surrounded by the Persian Gulf, and only its southern territory borders Saudi Arabia.

Qatar is rich in oil and natural gas resources, with total natural gas reserves ranking third in the world and per capita GDP ranking first in the world. Qatar is an absolute monarchy emirate, which has been led by "Al Thani family" since the middle of19th century. Later, under the protection of Britain, oil and natural gas were discovered, which replaced the original pearl mining industry and became the most important source of income for the country.

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