The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt decided to sever diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar in the wake of Qatar's insistence on taking a hostile course against Egypt and the failure of all attempts to dissuade it from supporting the terrorist organizations, especially the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood and harboring its leaders. This came in a statement issued today by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in which it attributed Egypt's decision on severing diplomatic ties to Qatar's promotion of ideology of al-Qaeda and Daesh (ISIS) and its support for terrorist operations in Sinai, as well as Qatar's insistence on interfering in the internal affairs of Egypt and the countries of the region, threatening the Arab national security and enhancing sedition and division within Arab societies based on a deliberate plot targeting the unity and interests of the Arab nation. The Government of Libya decided to sever diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar. The Minister of Foreign Affairs at the provisional Government, Mohammed Al-Dairi said in a press statement that "His country has decided to sever its relations with the State of Qatar in solidarity with our brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the Arab Republic of Egypt" . He pointed out that Qatar's record in its repeated and numerous attacks on the dignity of the Libyan people after February 17 events has always angered large sectors of the Libyan people. The Republic of Maldives announced today the severing of its diplomatic relations with Qatar. The Maldivian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the decision to sever relations was due to its strong opposition to activities that encourage terrorism and extremism, stressing Maldives' commitment to work with countries that promote peace and stability, affirming its solidarity in the war on terrorism."
