Emir of Qatar. Khalifa announced that Bahrain would boycott the next summit if Qatar attends. "If Qatar thinks that its procrastination and its current evasion will buy time until the next summit of the GCC, then it is wrong. On June 5, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their diplomatic ties with Qatar over accusations that Doha sponsors terrorist groups. The three nations demanded that Doha halts funding to terrorists in the region and meet the 13 conditions in order for dialogue to begin.

Source: Egypt Today November 01, 2017 11:26 UTC