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| Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE have withdrawn their ambassadors from Qatar amid accusations that it has meddled in internal affairs | Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE have withdrawn their ambassadors from Qatar amid accusations that it has meddled in internal affairs |
| The three countries, who are all part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) along with Qatar, made the joint statement on Wednesday. | The three countries, who are all part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) along with Qatar, made the joint statement on Wednesday. |
| The statement claims that Qatar failed to commit to an agreement it signed three months ago in Riyadh. | |
| Tensions between Qatar and the rest of the GCC have increased in recent years. | Tensions between Qatar and the rest of the GCC have increased in recent years. |
| The joint statement said that during on a meeting on Monday in Riyadh, the three countries had made "major efforts to convince Qatar" to implement a 2013 GCC agreement on joint security. | |
| "With the greatest regret" Qatar had failed to comply, the statement said, without going into specifics. | |
| The recall of the ambassadors was therefore necessary to ensure "security and stability". | |
| The incident is one of the most serious disagreements within the GCC in recent times. | |
| Oil and gas-rich Qatar has been an increasingly vocal diplomatic player. | |
| The state is home to the influential al-Jazeera news network, which broadcasts across the world and has been critical of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states. | |
| Qatar is seen as a major financial and diplomatic supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, which is banned in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. |