ON A VISIT TO LONDON, SAUDI ARABIAN RECEIVES CRITICS FROM QATAR’S FOREIGN MINISTER…
ON A VISIT TO LONDON, SAUDI ARABIAN RECEIVES CRITICS FROM QATAR’S FOREIGN MINISTER…
Qatar's foreign minister
has used a visit to London to issue a scathing criticism of Saudi Arabia's
interference in other countries.
The intervention comes amid mounting international concern about Riyadh's meddling in Lebanon.
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned his post while visiting the Saudi capital -under what is thought to have been pressure from its government - in a move
seen as direct interference in the delicately balanced politics of his volatile
country.
Saudi Arabia has fought a war in Yemen, largely
from the air, against Houthi rebels who are backed by Iran.
Its
planes have caused devastation and considerable civilian casualties. Food and
medical supplies have been severely restricted and outbreaks of disease are
claiming many lives. Saudi Arabia is also leading a regional blockade of Qatar,
accusing it of harboring extremists.
Observers say Riyadh has lost patience with Qatar's maverick outlier foreign policy and
is trying to force it back in line. Saudi Arabia and Iran are locked in an
escalating regional cold war which is causing mounting concern. Mr Al Thani said
the region must work towards averting any further escalation between its two
great powers.
"We
hope it will not happen but if we're talking about worst case scenario we have
to put everything in mind and we have to prevent anything from happening,"
he said.
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