Divergent views must not harm GCC bond | GulfNews.com
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The rift with Qatar over its policies, from the Saudi, UAE and Bahraini perspective, undermines the GCC’s security and well-being. This includes Qatar’s policy on Egypt, its support for the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Jazeera’s coverage of Egypt. These states view Qatar as having backtracked on a written commitment to adhere to a change of policy over these issues. There was a tripartite meeting between the Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and the new Qatari Emir Shaikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in Riyadh in November 2013, which was mediated by Kuwaiti Emir Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah.