Western-backed Yemen government cuts ties with Qatar

5 June 2017, 3:15 pm

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After Gulf Arab countries severe diplomatic ties with Qatar, Yemen’s internationally backed government, which no longer holds its capital and large portions of the country, also cut relations with the gas-rich peninsula.

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and the Maldives have joined Saudi Arabia in severing relations with Qatar, with Riyadh accusing Doha of supporting extremist groups “that aim to destabilize the region.”

The government of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi says it severed ties with Qatar in part over its support of extremist groups in Yemen “in contradiction with the goals announced by the countries supporting the legitimate government.”