Oil Kingdoms Quarrel : Qatar's Backing of Muslim Brotherhood Prompts Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain To Yank Envoys From Qatar

Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammed
al-Attiyah arrives to attend the 130th meeting of
the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation
Council in Riyadh on March 4, 2014.

(Fayez Nureldine/AFP/File)

Gulf tensions bared as three states recall Qatar envoys (via AFP)

Three Gulf monarchies recalled their ambassadors from Doha Wednesday in an unprecedented escalation in tension with fellow Gulf Cooperation Council member Qatar, accused of backing the widely banned Muslim Brotherhood. Regional heavyweight Saudi Arabia…