Qatar and the four Arab nations seeking to isolate it exchanged bitter recriminations on Wednesday, with Doha accusing the Saudi Arabian-led bloc of waging a smear campaign and Cairo declaring that its energy-rich neighbor isn’t serious about resolving the worst diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf in decades. Meeting in Cairo, the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates discussed Qatar’s latest response to their 13-point list of demands, which include curbing diplomatic ties with...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 05, 2017 16:06 UTC