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December 23, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/21/world/gulf-states-and-qatar-gloss-over-differences-but-split-still-hampers-them.html?src=me

Gulf States and Qatar Gloss Over Differences, But Split Still Hampers Them

(New York Times) David D. Kirkpatrick - Discord among the Gulf States has undermined efforts to coordinate support for rebels fighting President Assad of Syria and has muted the attempts of the Gulf Cooperation Council to counter expanding Iranian influence. At the heart of the feud is a dispute over political Islam pitting Qatar, which struck an alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood in a play for regional influence, against Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which consider the Brotherhood a threat to their own stability.

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