#QATAR: Rouge Sheikh Tears Into Rulers For Preventing Qataris From Attending Islamic Pilgrimage

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In a tweet, Sheikh Sultan bin Suhaim al-Thani, a member of the Qatari royal family, called preventing Qataris  from performing the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca in neighboring Saudi Arabia an "injustice," and that the nation's rulers "held accountable for their crimes." The sheikh has urged his nation to "purge" terrorists and sever tries with Iran, ties that led to a diplomatic break with Saudi Arabia last year. The sheikh's assets were frozen by the government last year after he held a gathering of those who wish to overthrow the government, which he says has lost the right to rule.

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#QATAR: Saudi-Led Bloc Gives Qatar 10 Days To Meet "Anti-Terror" Demands Blockade/Cut Relations

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A Saudi-led bloc had given Qatar a 10 days to comply with 13 demands, which included shutting down the Al Jazeera Media Network, closing a Turkish military base and scaling down ties with Iran. In the document, the countries also demanded that Qatar sever all alleged ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and with other groups, including Hezbollah, al-Qaeda and ISIS. Qatar has dismissed a list of demands submitted by four Arab nations as neither reasonable or actionable.

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#LEBANON: Arab States Again Label Hezbollah A "Terrorist Organization"

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A statement by the six-state members of the Gulf Cooperation Council again designated the Lebanese Hezbollah group a terrorist organisation, three years after making the same statement. Officials said the decision was adopted due to the continuation of the group's "hostile" activities to recruit youth in GCC states to execute attacks, smuggle arms and explosives, incite sedition, chaos and violence.

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#SaudiArabia, #UAE, #Bahrian Recall Envoys to Quatar After "Stormy" Riyadh Meeting [world politics news]

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Gulf Countries to Blacklist Hezobollah As Terrorist Group [world politics news]

The Gulf Cooperation Countries - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman - are beginning to stake steps to officially blacklist Hezbollah, the Lebanese group that has declared allegiance to Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad and has been seen as a threat to several Gulf countries. Bahrain blacklisted Hezbollah in April.