Saudi Arabia has threatened to blockade its neighboring Gulf State Qatar by land and sea unless it cuts ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, closes Al Jazeera, and expels local branches of two prestigious U.S. think tanks, the Brookings Doha Center and the Rand Qatar Policy Institute.
[www.huffingtonpost.com/david-hearst/saudi-arabia-threatens-to_b_4930518.html]
Saudi Arabia & Its Allies Have Few Economic Tools to Pressure Qatar
[www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-12/saudi-allies-have-few-economic-weapons-to-bring-qatar-into-line.html]
Saudi Arabia vs Qatar
[www.counterpunch.org/2014/03/13/saudi-arabia-v-qatar/]
Saudi Arabia demands Qatar to shut down Al-Jazeera
[www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-1-238403-Saudi-Arabia-demands-Qatar-to-shut-down-Al-Jazeera]