The unprecedented decision by three
Gulf states to pull their envoys from
Qatar reflects their frustration with Doha's activist foreign policy and its support for the widely banned Muslim Brotherhood. Tensions in the
Gulf Cooperation Council reached a new high when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain publicly accused
Qatar of meddling in their internal affairs, a charge dismissed by Doha, which cited instead differences in
regional politics. But the dispute is rooted in "Qatar's position towards groups that are considered terrorist by other
Gulf countries," said Saudi analyst Abdulaziz Sager, namely the Muslim Brotherhood of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi.
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