DUBAI: It has been a year since Saudi Arabia and its allies minimize ties with Qatar, sparking the most important diplomatic disaster to hit the Gulf in years.
Here is a recap:
Simmering regional tensions boil over on June five, 2017, when Saudi Arabia and its allies Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announce virtually simultaneously that they're severing diplomatic ties with Qatar.
They accuse Doha of supporting "terrorists" and being too on the subject of Saudi Arabia's Shiite archrival Iran -- charges Qatar denies.
Land and maritime borders with the Gulf peninsula are shut, air links suspended and Qatari electorate expelled.
Riyadh says it acted to "protect its national security from the dangers of terrorism and extremism".
In a country dependent on meals imports, there's alarm over whether or not the border closures will lead to meals shortages in Qatar.
Saudi Arabia additionally closes the Riyadh bureau of Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera.
On June 22 the Saudi-led bloc sends Qatar an inventory of 13 demands, which include shutting down its Al Jazeera media network, curbing family members with Iran and closing a Turkish army base it hosts.
They give Qatar 10 days to conform.
After a two-day extension, Qatar says on July four the checklist is "unrealistic and is not actionable".
Saudi Arabia and its allies threaten new sanctions.
On July 25 they unveil a "terrorist" blacklist of 18 teams and folks suspected of links to Islamist extremists and to Qatar.
The blacklist later grows to incorporate virtually 90 names.
Saudi state media reviews on September 8 that Qatar's emir has called the Saudi crown prince to precise hobby in talks.
An preliminary positive reaction turns bitter when the Saudis accuse Qatari media of incorrectly implying that the dominion initiated the outreach.
On September 9 Saudi Arabia suspends any dialogue with Qatar.
Seeking support from out of doors the area, Qatar signs a sequence of defence offers with international powers.
In June Doha inks a $12-billion (10.four billion euro) deal to buy US-made F-15 fighter jets.
In early December, it finalises contracts with France price more than $13 billion, including the acquisition of 12 French-built fighter jets and 50 Airbus passenger planes.
It additionally concludes a $8 billion care for Britain to buy 24 Typhoon combatants.
In January 2018, it approves regulation permitting 100-percent international possession in most sectors of its financial system.
Previously reliant on its Gulf neighbours, it more and more turns towards Iran and Turkey, particularly for meals imports.
Shortly after the disaster unfolds, Ankara fast tracks the deployment of troops to its army base in Qatar -- part of a 2014 bilateral defence settlement.
In January Qatar says fighter jets from the UAE, one of the most boycotting international locations, violated its airspace in December and early January.
The UAE later accuses Qatari fighter jets of "intercepting" two Emirati passenger planes en route to Bahrain, drawing a swift denial from Doha.
Both sides whinge to the UN.
On April 10 US President Donald Trump receives the emir of Qatar, calling him "a friend of mine" and a "gentleman", softening his tone after initially backing the Saudi-led bloc.
Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani uses the opportunity to mention: "We do not and we will not tolerate people who fund terrorism."
Trump additionally praises Qatar's purchases of army apparatus from america, which has about 10,000 troops at an airbase out of doors Doha -- its largest in the Middle East.
Here is a recap:
Simmering regional tensions boil over on June five, 2017, when Saudi Arabia and its allies Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announce virtually simultaneously that they're severing diplomatic ties with Qatar.
They accuse Doha of supporting "terrorists" and being too on the subject of Saudi Arabia's Shiite archrival Iran -- charges Qatar denies.
Land and maritime borders with the Gulf peninsula are shut, air links suspended and Qatari electorate expelled.
Riyadh says it acted to "protect its national security from the dangers of terrorism and extremism".
In a country dependent on meals imports, there's alarm over whether or not the border closures will lead to meals shortages in Qatar.
Saudi Arabia additionally closes the Riyadh bureau of Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera.
On June 22 the Saudi-led bloc sends Qatar an inventory of 13 demands, which include shutting down its Al Jazeera media network, curbing family members with Iran and closing a Turkish army base it hosts.
They give Qatar 10 days to conform.
After a two-day extension, Qatar says on July four the checklist is "unrealistic and is not actionable".
Saudi Arabia and its allies threaten new sanctions.
On July 25 they unveil a "terrorist" blacklist of 18 teams and folks suspected of links to Islamist extremists and to Qatar.
The blacklist later grows to incorporate virtually 90 names.
Saudi state media reviews on September 8 that Qatar's emir has called the Saudi crown prince to precise hobby in talks.
An preliminary positive reaction turns bitter when the Saudis accuse Qatari media of incorrectly implying that the dominion initiated the outreach.
On September 9 Saudi Arabia suspends any dialogue with Qatar.
Seeking support from out of doors the area, Qatar signs a sequence of defence offers with international powers.
In June Doha inks a $12-billion (10.four billion euro) deal to buy US-made F-15 fighter jets.
In early December, it finalises contracts with France price more than $13 billion, including the acquisition of 12 French-built fighter jets and 50 Airbus passenger planes.
It additionally concludes a $8 billion care for Britain to buy 24 Typhoon combatants.
In January 2018, it approves regulation permitting 100-percent international possession in most sectors of its financial system.
Previously reliant on its Gulf neighbours, it more and more turns towards Iran and Turkey, particularly for meals imports.
Shortly after the disaster unfolds, Ankara fast tracks the deployment of troops to its army base in Qatar -- part of a 2014 bilateral defence settlement.
In January Qatar says fighter jets from the UAE, one of the most boycotting international locations, violated its airspace in December and early January.
The UAE later accuses Qatari fighter jets of "intercepting" two Emirati passenger planes en route to Bahrain, drawing a swift denial from Doha.
Both sides whinge to the UN.
On April 10 US President Donald Trump receives the emir of Qatar, calling him "a friend of mine" and a "gentleman", softening his tone after initially backing the Saudi-led bloc.
Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani uses the opportunity to mention: "We do not and we will not tolerate people who fund terrorism."
Trump additionally praises Qatar's purchases of army apparatus from america, which has about 10,000 troops at an airbase out of doors Doha -- its largest in the Middle East.
Qatar: A year of crisis in the Gulf
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