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Would someone here be able to provide a link (or text) to a summary of whats going on with Qatar?
by horsecaptin 9y ago
Would someone here be able to provide a link (or text) to a summary of whats going on with Qatar?
- URSpider94 9y agoHere's a link to an interesting audio summary: http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/06/16/533272737/episode-778-what-the-falcons-up-with-qatar http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/06/16/533272737/episo... And here's a Wikipedia entry: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Qatar_diplomatic_crisis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Qatar_diplomatic_crisis In brief, Qatar has been squabbling with the other Arab states (UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain) over a variety of issues, primarily resentment of Al Jazeera, Qatar's state-sponsored news network, and concern over Qatar's close relationship with Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood. Things came to a head recently, when the other Arab nations declared an embargo on Qatar, which is land-locked and relies nearly 100% on imported food.
- horsecaptin 9y agoHey, thank you! :)
- neverminder 9y agoQatar is literally the opposite of landlocked, since it sits on a peninsula.
- URSpider94 9y agoYou're right, that's totally the wrong word. What I meant to say is that it is hemmed in by land, since its only land border is with Saudi Arabia, who are leading the boycott. And, Qatar doesn't have any deep-water ports.