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5 Things You Need To Know About The Qatar Mess In The Middle East

Joshua Yasmeh

On Monday, six major Islamo-Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen, severed relations with Qatar, compounding existing concerns about regional instability.

Led in large part by the Saudis, the move undoubtedly isolates the oil-rich Gulf country, leaving the Qatari emir with only a handful of possible responses.

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