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July 5, 2017

Gulf Diplomatic Crisis Continues as Saudis Demand Qatar Close Al Jazeera
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Foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi
Arabia are meeting today amid a diplomatic standoff with the Gulf nation
of Qatar. The Saudi-led coalition has issued 13 demands on Qatar,
including the closing of the Al Jazeera TV channel. Other demands on
Qatar include ending its support for the Muslim Brotherhood, downgrading
diplomatic ties with Iran and closing a Turkish military base in the
country. The diplomatic standoff began soon after President Trump met
Saudi King Salman in Riyadh. We'll have more on the diplomatic crisis in
the Gulf later in the broadcast.


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