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Gulf Diplomatic Crisis Continues as Saudis Demand Qatar Close Al Jazeera

HeadlineJul 05, 2017

Foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are meeting today amid a diplomatic standoff with the Gulf nation of Qatar. The Saudi-led coalition has issued 13 demands on Qatar, including the closing of the Al Jazeera TV channel. Other demands on Qatar include ending its support for the Muslim Brotherhood, downgrading diplomatic ties with Iran and closing a Turkish military base in the country. The diplomatic standoff began soon after President Trump met Saudi King Salman in Riyadh. We’ll have more on the diplomatic crisis in the Gulf later in the broadcast.

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