By condemning Qatar’s supposed “terrorist” stance, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain continue their attempts to isolate their fellow Gulf Cooperation Council member. Kuwait has been active in attempting to ameliorate the squabble.
But Qatar recently made themselves the most open country in the region by deciding to admit citizens of 80 countries on the basis of passports alone, without the need for visas.
Meanwhile Qatar has carried on joint military exercises with Turkey.
Saudi Arabia bombs poor Yemen, still in the siege of a cholera epidemic.
Al Jazeera, a major source of news for the Arab world, supported by Qatar, is at odds with their Arab neighbors.
Thus, we enter a re-ordering of the Arab world in the Gulf.
