The Qatar diplomatic crisis began when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt broke diplomatic relations with Qatar and imposed a blockade by land, sea and air. They accused Qatar of supporting terrorism and Islamist groups, being too close to Iran and of interfering in their affairs, claims that Qatar denied. They also presented a list of thirteen demands, including closing the Al Jazeera network and a Turkish military base. Qatar rerouted its trade through Turkey, Iran and Oman and drew closer to them. Kuwait and the United States mediated, and the dispute ended with the Al-Ula declaration in January 2021, when the blockade was lifted.
Before and after
- 22 May 2017Manchester Arena bombing
- 26 May 20172017 Minya bus attack
- 31 May 2017May 2017 Kabul attack
- 3 June 2017June 2017 London attack
- from 5 June 2017 to 5 January 2021Qatar diplomatic crisis
- 5 June 2017Discovery of KELT-9 b
- 8 June 20172017 United Kingdom general election
- 14 June 2017Congressional baseball shooting
- 16 June 2017Death of Helmut Kohl
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