国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Diplomatic crisis in Middle East disrupts regional security, political balance
<p><span word="BEIJING">BEIJING</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 6-- <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="allies">allies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="severed">severed</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="endangers">endangers</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hinders">hinders</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Observers">Observers</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="cracks">cracks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="GCC">GCC</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="dominates">dominates</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="after">after</span> 2011 <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Shiite">Shiite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sunni">Sunni</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weaken">weaken</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>-<span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>.</p><p><span word="SEVERED">SEVERED</span> <span word="TIES">TIES</span></p><p><span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Bahrain">Bahrain</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Emirates">Emirates</span> (<span word="UAE">UAE</span>), <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Maldives">Maldives</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span>. <span word="Riyadh">Riyadh</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="extremism">extremism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destabilizing">destabilizing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span>.</p><p><span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mediator">mediator</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="broker">broker</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>-<span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="Brotherhood">Brotherhood</span>, <span word="interacted">interacted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Hamas">Hamas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extremist">extremist</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="al">al</span>-<span word="Qaida">Qaida</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="angered">angered</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="allies">allies</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="wars">wars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="differed">differed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stance">stance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2017, <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UAE">UAE</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bahrain">Bahrain</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="ambassadors">ambassadors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span>, <span word="accusing">accusing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="endangering">endangering</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="GCC">GCC</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Qatar">Qatar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="eased">eased</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="mediation">mediation</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p>
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