Dubai: Four Arab nations have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, further deepening a rift that first emerged after US President Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh.
Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates all announced on Monday that they will withdraw their diplomatic staff from Qatar, a gas-rich nation that will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Saudi Arabia said Qatari troops would be pulled from its ongoing war in Yemen.
All the nations also said they planned to cut air and sea traffic to the peninsular country. It wasn’t immediately clear how that would affect Qatar Airways, one of the region’s major long-haul carriers.
Qatari officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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