Qatar’s ambassador to US discusses diplomatic crisis
Meshal Bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar’s ambassador to the US, talks to Al Jazeera about the turmoil roiling the Gulf region after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, Egypt and others cut diplomatic relations with Qatar and imposed blockades.
7 Jun 2017
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