Sources and Headlines on Recent Gulf Tensions

I've had several friends ask me for my take on the current dispute in the Gulf. For those who are unfamiliar, despite its status as a founding member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Qatar has pursued an increasingly independent foreign policy in recent years. earlier this week, six Arab states - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, and Mauritania - severed diplomatic ties with Qatar. Several others reduced their diplomatic links. Kuwait and Oman have both opted to facilitate diplomatic initiatives to resolve the dispute, with the Kuwaiti Emir taking an active role. Below are stories I've followed over the course of the last week. I may try to post a follow-up next week if the dispute continues.

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Initial Headlines

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain cut ties to Qatar (al Jazeera)

Qatar row: Six countries cut links with Doha (BBC News)

Hacking

Hacked Emails Show Top UAE Diplomat Coordinating With Pro-Israel Think Tank Against Iran (The Intercept)

UAE email leak: Yousef al-Otaiba criticises Trump (al Jazeera)

Qatar reveals preliminary results of QNA hacking probe (al Jazeera)

Al-Jazeera claims to be victim of cyber attack as Qatar crisis continues (Ars Technica)

al Jazeera Controversy

Media watchdog: Al Jazeera targeted in Gulf crisis (al Jazeera)

Qatar crisis: Can Al Jazeera survive? (al Jazeera)

Saudi Leadership and Qatar Media (Arab Gulf Studies Institute in Washington)

Diplomatic Efforts

Qatar row: Calls for diplomatic talks to end Gulf crisis (BBC News)

Qatar says ready for mediation to ease Gulf rift (Khaleej Times)

Qatar says Kuwait trying to solve diplomatic rift (al Jazeera)

Kuwaiti Ruler to meet Saudi King over Qatar row (Khaleej Times)

Kuwaiti Amir, Advisor to Saudi King to discuss regional developments (Khaleej Times)

Kuwait's ruler to meet Saudi King over Qatar row (al Jazeera)

Kuwait Ruler meets with Qatari leader amid diplomatic rift (Khaleej Times)

Kuwait and Oman: As they remain silent on the Qatar-Gulf rift, what does this mean for them? (Zawya)

Oman's foreign minister on a private trip to Qatar (Times of Oman)

Saudi foreign minister holds talks in Oman amid regional dispute (Reuters)

International Fallout

Special flights to fly back Pakistanis from Doha (Khaleej Times)

On Qatar, Pakistan walks a diplomatic tightrope (al Jazeera)

Arab-Qatar rift may impact Filipino workers (Khaleej Times)

Indian Embassy issues advisory for Indians in Qatar (Khaleej Times)

Rights group concerned for Gulf citizens amid fallout (al Jazeera)

Isolation Efforts

Emirates Post stops postal services to Qatar (Khaleej Times)

Maersk Line to begin Qatar feeder container shipments from Oman (al Arabiya)

Nations silent on Qatar blockade plea (BBC)

Qatar Gets Cut Off (Center for Strategic and International Studies)

A Winner Emerges From The Qatar Crisis: Oman's National Airline (Forbes)

Qatari riyal under pressure as Saudi, UAE banks delay Qatar deals (Reuters)

Qatari riyal under pressure amid Gulf diplomatic rift (al Jazeera)

Some Sri Lankan banks stop buying Qatar riyal (Khaleej Times)

Isolating Qatar Reveals Economic Vulnerabilities of the GCC (Arab Gulf Studies Institute in Washington)

Intra-Gulf Posturing

The Qatari Military Is Terribly Outgunned (War is Boring)

Qatar FM: Question mark over future of GCC after crisis (al Jazeera)

The GCC will ride out the storm (al Jazeera)

Timeline of GCC, Egyptian discord with Qatar (al Jazeera)

Qatar-Gulf crisis: Your questions answered (al Jazeera)

Timeline of Qatar-GCC disputes from 1991 to 2017 (al Jazeera)

Widening gulf: Qatar's support for Islamist groups has soured relations with Gulf neighbours like Saudi Arabia (BBC News)

Unfulfilled 2014 Riyadh Agreement Defines Current GCC Rift (Arab Gulf Studies Institute in Washington)

Qatar tensions: How regional rivalries and mistrust lie beneath the current tension in the Gulf. (BBC News)

Saudi FM: Qatar must stop supporting Hamas, Brotherhood (al Jazeera)

Saudi FM: Qatar measures taken with great pain (al Jazeera)

UAE demands guarantees before mending Qatar ties (Khaleej Times)

GCC nations issue more threats against Qatar (al Jazeera)

Qatar vows 'no surrender' in row with Arab states (BBC News)

Qatar rejects Saudi-led bloc's 'terror' list (al Jazeera)

Qatar 'not prepared to change its foreign policy' (al Jazeera)

Qatar-Gulf rift: The Iran factor (al Jazeera)

Analysis: Qatar-Gulf crisis: Who are the 'terrorists'? (al Jazeera)

Five days on, five things to know about Qatar-Gulf rift (al Jazeera)

International Influence

Turkey's parliament to debate troop deployment to Qatar (AFP)

Analysis: Why is Turkey deploying troops to Qatar? (al Jazeera)

Qatar crisis: Germany seeks to bridge rift with Arab states (BBC News)

Qatar crisis has 'no impact' on US military operations: Pentagon (AFP)

US military: No plans to change our posture in Qatar (al Jazeera)

Qatar crisis puts spotlight on US military base (AFP)

Washington and the Latest Qatari Row (War on the Rocks)

A Base is More than Buildings: The Military Implications of the Qatar Crisis (War on the Rocks)

Qatar crisis: Can Al Jazeera survive? (BBC News)

Crisis talks over Qatar in Jeddah as Trump backs UAE and Saudi (The National)

US senators push for strategy amid Qatar-Gulf crisis (al Jazeera)