Saudi Arabia and allies including Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain announced on Monday they were severing diplomatic relations and closing air, sea and land links with Qatar. The dispute comes less than a month after Trump visited Saudi Arabia and called for Muslim nations to unite against extremism. During his recent visit to Saudi Arabia, Trump signed arms contracts worth $110 billion with Riyadh. Gabriel warned against completely isolating Qatar and said the move is an attack on the Gulf state's very existence. "A toxic conflict between neighbours is that last thing we need," Gabriel warned.

Source: The Local June 07, 2017 07:07 UTC