in the region this is contrary to what we have seen in qatar in qatar you know you have different voices there are people who all are saying things against the government of qatar only its fall a season it is accepted. as the crisis continued both sides made efforts to win over the hearts and minds of the international community the public opinion are aware enough to understand and to differentiate between the time with and the force and the fabricated. qatar's foreign minister met with officials and leaders addressing the media and stating the case for cutter. as the situation dragged on governments were growing impatient and wanted a quick end to the standoff now that it's been more than two weeks since the embargo started we are mystified that the gulf states have not released to the public nor to the qataris the details about the claims that they are making toward . the more the time goes by the more doubt is raised about the actions taken by saudi arabia and the u.a.e. at this point we are left with one simple question were the actions really about their concerns regarding cutter's

qatar. kuwait that had experienced aggression from its neighbor iraq almost two decades earlier took on the role of mediator urging both sides to open lines of dialogue the current emir of kuwait was the foreign minister of his country when the g.c.c. was founded he hosted the first meeting that led to the formation of the g.c.c. and so for him it's always been since the crisis last year in any spoken about it extremely personal he has made this a matter of honor for the generation that founded the g.c.c. . emboldening their position saudi arabia and the u.a.e. convince the newly elected us president that their actions were justified. president trump who only ten days earlier was in riyadh tweeted support for the blockade and joined in accusing qatar of funding radical ideology and extremism. this was in stark contrast to the approach taken by the pentagon on the situation saying the u.s. military is grateful for qatar support of the u.s. army presence in the country and its enjoying commitm

qatar. accusing it of funding terrorism and from entering regional instability all land air and ceilings to the country were severed. saudi arabia and bahrain egypt and u.a.e. say their severing diplomatic relations with qatar riyadh a single shot was fired a full blown war of words was engaged. to store the other the most c.e.o. of magic ties or flight accusations and counter-accusations this claim this encounter claims were made by all sides the media served as the main battleground. early on monday the fifth of june two thousand and seventeen behind state television read a statement from its government in them look at the. little mercy and the ability of her father nala. a short time later saudi arabia followed suit. up our lala cutted the message out well for the model let it. be a so they you know we don't let the u.a.e. and egypt announce they tune we're cutting ties with qatar. the code. ordinated move by the four countries has caused the greatest rift in years between some of the mos

qatar. accusing it of funding terrorism and from entering regional instability all land air and ceilings to the country was severed. saudi arabia and bahrain egypt and u.a.e. say those severing diplomatic relations with qatar not a single shot was fired a full blown war of words was engaged. to be at the store the other the most c.e.o. of magic ties or flight accusations and counter-accusations this claim this encounter claims were made by all sides the media served as the main battleground. early on monday the fifth of june two thousand and seventeen behind state television read a statement from its government in them look at the. earth a little mercy and the ability of her father nala up only. a short time later saudi arabia followed suit. up our lala cutted the message out well for the model let it. be a so they you know we don't let the u.a.e. and egypt announce they tune we're cutting ties with qatar. the code. ordinated move by the four countries has caused the greatest rift in years b

qatar. accusing it of funding terrorism and fermenting regional instability all land air and ceilings to the country was severed. saudi arabia and bahrain egypt and u.a.e. say their severing diplomatic relations with qatar riyadh a single shot was fired a full blown war of words was engaged. to store the other the most c.e.o. of magic ties or flight accusation this encounter accusation this claim this encounter claims were made by all sides the media served as the main battleground. early on monday the fifth of june two thousand and seventeen behind state television read a statement from its government in them look at the. little mercy and the ability of the higher father not only. a short time later saudi arabia followed suit. up our lala gutted the message out well for the model let it. be as so they are we don't let the u.a.e. and egypt announce they tune we're cutting ties with qatar. the code. ordinated move by the four countries has caused the greatest rift in years between some of the

qatar airways seems to be adhering to an arab proverb that says right the bad things in sand the good things on a piece of marble the state owned airline says despite the challenges of the year old blockade it received numerous industry accolades including best airline of twenty seventeen at the gym packed us that increased our flying time it put pressure on my operational cost but did that not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on a path of growth qatar airways says it's still auditing its books from last year and can't say exactly how much money the blockade has cost the airline but it says the losses are quote substantial. prior to the blockade its profits were soaring in two thousand and sixteen it earned more than five hundred million dollars a historic high and flew twenty percent more passengers than the year before. qatar airways says it's defeating the blockade by implementing a strategy of expansion in the last year the airline has added a new fleet of planes allowing it to fly greater distances to more destinations when it lost access to routes in saudi arabi

it's been one year since its neighbors imposed a blockade on qatar by land sea and air. a move that shattered the region's geopolitical landscape alliances have shifted and qatar has grown more self-reliant . but what caused the rift between g.c.c. countries is there and insights and can the gulf ever be the same again the siege of qatar on a just zero. past. this is al jazeera. hello welcome to the al-jazeera news our life my headquarters here in doha the whole drama coming up in the next sixty minutes the process will begin on june twelfth ensuring that. the on again off again summit between the u.s. and north korea is back on. the u.n. security council a stinging rebuke for washington not once but twice also a new prime minister takes over in spain but faces immediate challenges. and there .

behind and egypt sever ties with qatar and impose their forward blockade it's game after qatar state news agency was packed and fake news posted on it. own investigation has found the group behind the hacking work from a saudi government minister and his phones and computers were connected to the saudi communications company in a separate development size eurabia threatening military action against acquires washing weapons those reports in two of the biggest newspapers in france the figo and le monde they say the saudi crown prince has written to the presidents of friends and the united states of america and the u.k.'s prime minister warning his ready to retaliate if other acquires the s four hundred anti-aircraft defense systems but the threat of military action against their house is not you located in countries were reportedly planning it of the beginning of the crisis one year ago. as we mentioned the crisis began to unfold with qatar news agency was hacked on the twentieth of may for statements are to be a to the emir of qatar were posted on the agency's website and broadcast by

qatar had been thrown a lifeline. doha staunchly disagreed with all the accusations made against it and continue to call for dialogue if there is any sensible argument or sense of an accusation we are ready to answer but although it's a big accusation without any sort of argument we are not that it is ready to onset of this if there is any problem should be solved on the negotiation table butting in that you see countries together and his highness welcoming any positive help to solve this problem. but up to this point the g.c.c. the gulf cooperation council had been able to deescalate the situation she says he was never intended to deal with an act of aggression between one of the constituent you see members this is unprecedented in the extent of the scope of it how it took everybody by surprise kuwait did issue a statement calling for restraint but the six member group had not met and the three g.c.c. states that imposed the blockade were not willing to enter into talks our men and also kuwait i think found it very d

qatar airways says it's defeating the blockade by.

on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics how the year long blockade on qatar is impacting gulf economies. turkey's high stakes battle to tame its currency call its economy and soothe investor nerves. plus pressing reset on all you'll find out why the world's largest producers of crude could be rethinking their strategy. a year ago before arab states saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt imposed a full land sea and air blockade on qatar the richest country in the world per person was forced to tap into its sovereign wealth fund and do everything it could to shore up its economy banking system and currency and those efforts have been paying off earlier this year it raised twelve billion dollars in a bond issue it showed that despite the rift with its gulf neighbors international investors still feel confident betting on its future growth a cutter is reshaping supply lines and developing domestic goods it's pushing ahead with its two hundred billion dollar infrastructure plan and the world's largest export liquefied natural gas is also busy forg

and spearing qatar as they believe in terms of the p.r. campaigns there are some here in kuwait you have similar fears having said that the government is adamant that it will continue to try and find a solution through this crisis and we spoke to some of the members of society here as well as politicians to find out a bit more that's almost ninety years old she. is the oldest leader in the g.c.c. he's nicknamed the wise man of the gulf it was no surprise then that when half of the gulf council members decided to impose a land air and sea blockade on qatar throwing the region into chaos and threatening the g.c.c. as very existence that it was him and his government who stepped in to try and solve the crisis. from the beginning kuwait has also side arabia the united arab emirates and behind to sit down and discuss their concerns with qatar and whilst doha has repeatedly expressed its willingness for unconditional dialogue the three blockading nations have rejected kuwait's call that doesn't mean however that kuwait's efforts have not come to

reports on qatar's difficult year. it has not been an easy year for qatar but for now protests from all over the world fill up store shelves cranes other most visible sign of the huge push to build mega projects in time for football's world cup in twenty twenty two but a year ago on the fifth of june during the fasting month of ramadan qatar is work up to and president of crisis saudi arabia the u.a.e. behind rein and egypt cut off diplomatic ties with qatar and imposed a land sea and embargo the blockade in countries accuse the qatari government of sponsoring terrorism accusations doha strongly deny it attempts by the emir of kuwait and regional leaders to and the diplomatic feud have made no progress so far unfortunately we don't see any credible indicators to suggest that there will be a solution in the near future and i think there have been cedars at them so in the past serious efforts invested to broker this crisis and to reach an agreement but unfortunately the parties are still stuck in their positions and unab

which qatar denies the four countries them place fifteen individuals and twelve from qatar or what it calls terror list the group then sent qatar a list of thirteen demands including shutting down al-jazeera media network curbing relations with iran and closing a turkish military base it hosts a year on very still no and to the crisis. let's bring in our guests joining us in the studio abdulaziz a director of the diplomatic of the qatari ministry of foreign affairs from kuwait . a professor of political science at the kuwait university has just written a book on the g.c.c. crisis root cause and the future of the g.c.c. alliance also in doha director of the center for conflict and humanitarian studies of the it's your thank you to all other aziz one year after the crisis has been a judge to whether the blockade actually it has managed and it has managed successfully and to economy politics. media from all means i think that there has managed to manage this crisis not only this even politically speaking now qatar is not talking about its own security a stocking about the region and the

exports have been stable i think that global demand has been healthy and qatar's in relationship with. it's energy partners has not been damaged as a result of the gulf crisis unless there is an actual destruction in the persian gulf which is unlikely i think unless we see a confrontation with iran or a military effort against iran then. that ellen g. exports will continue it will continue to provide qatar with much needed revenue is unlikely to change any time in the future. the positive element is qatar is also planning to develop or further expand production over the long term so we will see additional reserves not in the next few years probably but perhaps or very much longer time horizon certainly given all of these dynamics i think that the leadership in qatar has options at least to strengthen its position over the long term him coming out thanks very much for being with us a pleasure and don't forget to catch al-jazeera special coverage of the qatar blockade one year on will bring you the interviews and insights from around the globe find out how everyday life has changed in q

my understanding is from the very beginning the blockading countries thought that qatar was going to fall in line or fall apart within days of that sort of pressure on qatar and i think the thirteen demands were so humiliating so repressive against a sovereign nation so much so that they will make it basically into you know their dependents neighbor that they can walk all over but that did not accept that it insisted on its sovereignty and independence while the remaining part of the gulf and the a collective when you raise the bar so high my favorite expression has been it's hard it's tough to climb down that kind of a tree in the gulf climbing down a palm tree believe me it's rough with thirteen demands like closing of his ear and closing al-jazeera why would anyone make such a demand and i know that we are here with a knowledge of the or maybe we shouldn't be boasting about ourselves but let's me just cite the former secretary of state of the united states hillary clinton saying al jazeera is real news people that's what she was lecturing american news makers while she was there i

she would expect qatar that is also well to do dubai you know to catch up. at least defensive weapons in order to be able to defend itself no i think it makes sense for the qataris although i think an arms race in general does not make sense in the middle east not at this point not when wars plunging of entire region but for a tiny country that is basically defenseless otherwise it makes sense to buy expensive defense systems simply because it doesn't want to be blackmailed by blockading countries that are far more powerful with far more strategic depth than the tiny cut of him so why have attempts at mediation failed in this case i mean we see numerous attempts have we kuwait spin and solved we saw in the new york times the cuts of a foreign minister talking about gulf collaboration maybe moving beyond the g.c.c. but that seems like a very far away reality and i think if there was a if there was goodwill on the part of the bloc of the countries i think this would have been resolved from the first week because qatar as well as the mediator said look let's di

has been a longstanding partner with qatar has been committed and u.s.has been committed to this partnership do you believe that if faced any military action do you believe the u.s. would come to your aid if you needed. our defense cooperation with the isis we highly appreciate it but the first line of protection for the state of qatar is the killer abilities. with all due respect they can't match the capabilities of saudi arabia and the u.a.e. . the u.s. defense cooperation agreement is stated very clear that the u.s. will. be. if it's its will be required and this is also stated in order joint communiqué when we have conducted this i think dialogue in end of january and also and the joint defense declaration which we have signed and your you will still confident that that will be the u.s. position even in this era of change in the us the us understand very well cannot afford to further escalation and the us is a strong ally for qatar and for the other g.c.c. them but they have played a positive and constructive role since this a bloc at this started an

qatar airways seems to be adhering to an arab proverb that says right the bad things in sand the good things on a piece of marble the state owned airline says despite the challenges of the year old blockade it received numerous industry accolades including best airline of twenty seventeen at that impact us that increased a lot of flying time it but pressured on my operational cost but did that not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on a path of growth qatar airways says it's still auditing its books from last year and can't say exactly how much money the blockade has cost the airline but it says the losses are quote substantial. prior to the blockade its profits were soaring in two thousand and sixteen it earned more than five hundred million dollars a historic high and flew twenty percent more passengers than the year before. qatar airways says it's defeating the blockade by implementing a strategy of expansion in the last year the airline has added a new fleet of planes allowing it to fly greater distances to more destinations when it lost access to routes in saudi ar

we go to international airport and our correspondent is social going to come out qatar airways has not released its twenty seventeen earnings or passenger data but the c.e.o. acknowledges its bottom line has taken a big hit for starters it lost access to eight hundred cities some passengers have grumbled about a rise in ticket prices and a more restrictive frequent flyer program the c.e.o. says this is part of a business plan to bring qatar airways in line with its competitors one thing is certain the state owned airline is fighting to mitigate the impact of this blockade . qatar airways seems to be adhering to an arab proverb that says right the bad things in sand the good things on a piece of marble the state owned airline says despite the challenges of the year old blockade it received numerous industry accolades including best airline of twenty seventeen at that impact us that increased our flying time it put pressure on my operational cost but it did not stop the will and the determination of us to keep on a path of growth qatar airways says it's still auditing its books from last

leader had qatar as a force of stability in the region and trump who also.saudi arabia's crown prince behind. around the same time expressed concerns about the fallout from the crisis it's a very unstable region and the gulf has always been the most stable part of an unstable region and this crisis has kind of thrown this region into a quagmire that it didn't have to be and i think the troublous treasure realizes that you know at least we have to provide one pall of stability and the center of gravity of the arab world in general has been the gulf in recent years so why the region there in crisis there is something that that had to be avoided at all cost. trump has invited the g.c.c. leaders to meet in the u.s. in the hope of finding a political solution but that invitation has been delayed a the blockade in countries insist no talks will take place until qatar meets their demands alleges iraq. kuwait has tried to mediate in the gulf crisis shell joins us from kuwait city where is the mediation process now and thoughts on how to get it going again. well jane

we felt qatar was being treated unfairly so we opened our doors we let qatar airways use our airspace and we used five important ports in the south of the country to send our help relations with qatar have a bright horizon because our qatari friends are well aware about the intentions of our officials ability be served as iran's ambassador to qatar he says both countries can cooperate on much more but he admits for qatar the appearance of siding too openly with iran is tricky. but there is home to the largest american air base in the middle east and u.s. central command headquarters cozying up to iran also further anger blockading countries escalate tensions even more. because those leaders the last year has been a delicate balancing act but whatever happens next people living in perth are unlikely to produce the neighbors willing to lend a hand when they needed it most. modest choose day marks one year since the blockade began we'll have a special program looking at the political economic and human impact of the crisis that's at eighteen hundred g.m.t. on tuesday here on al-jazeera.

we're in qatar a cultural. people are coming out to have snacks just hang out everyone we speak to some are aware that it is the one year anniversary of the blockade others don't know it is today but everyone. like the main message everyone very firmly behind the government and dealing with the situation. is feeling of disappointment and a feeling of betrayal by the closest people to your neighbors and cousins but it's how to counter affect and as encourage the country to develop itself i also have family in the u.a.e. and saudi arabia and i haven't been able to visit them politics shouldn't affect our family but make a tar keep developing further and god bless his highness the emir sheikh to me been a model family who's leading the way in the sense it makes me really proud of what qatar has achieved over the past year the fact that we've been able to kind of stick it out and kind of prove to the world that we're capable of standing on our own and we're not reliant on anyone not just neighboring countries but j

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we felt qatar was being treated unfairly so we opened. qatar airways to use our airspace and we used five important ports in the south of the country to help relations with. friends. tensions of our officials. served as iran's ambassador he says both countries can cooperate on much more but he admits the appearance of siding too openly with iran is tricky. home to the largest american air base in the middle east and. headquarters cozying up to run also further anger blockading countries escalate tensions even more. leaders the last year has been a delicate balancing act but whatever happens next people living in qatar are unlikely to forget the neighbors willing to lend a hand when they needed it most. cheers m.x. one year since the blockade began we'll have a special program looking at the political economic and human impact of the crisis that's at eight hundred g.m.t. on cheese day head on al-jazeera still ahead. if you know they told me that after training i will start to receive money. and i saw linked groups trying to recruit childre

when saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt all severed ties with qatar on the fifth of june last year the region's news media were quickly deployed to play their part in the diplomatic showdown the rift was triggered by a piece of news that mysteriously appeared on the website of the qatar news agency although the q. and a denies putting it there the country's amir was quoted in that piece making incendiary remarks about regional leaders and purportedly criticizing donald trump as well as praising iran news reports of since emerged alleging that operatives in the u.a.e. were behind that hack however in the days that followed media outlets in the gulf especially from saudi arabia and the u.a.e. seized on the fake story and rolled out what seemed to be a coordinated campaign to put pressure on qatar the political crisis in the region played out in an unusually public way and over the past year a spat that would have traditionally been managed behind closed doors was aired across the news media coverage designed to portray guitar as a regional sponsor of terrorism and t

we felt qatar was being treated unfairly so we opened our doors we let qatar airways to use our airspace and we used five important ports in the south of the country to send our help relations with qatar have a bright horizon because our qatari friends are well aware about the intentions of our officials ability so robbie served as iran's ambassador to qatar he says both countries can cooperate on much more but he admits for qatar the appearance of siding too openly with iran is tricky. cutler is home to the largest american air base in the middle east and u.s. central command headquarters cozying up to run also further anger blockading countries and escalate tensions even more. because those leaders the last year has been a delicate balancing act but whatever happens next people living in qatar are unlikely to forget the neighbors willing to lend a hand when they needed it most. all jazeera modeste the latest updates page on the qatar gulf crisis still very much activity al jazeera dot com i suspect we will have a lot more activity then the next few days. i know you always say this but

qatar has been at the center of a diplomatic front. neighbors who isolated the country by land and sea we will have extensive coverage of the events this tuesday to mark the anniversary and also of how our culture has adapted to this new reality also on the grid the cost of the deal we know the u.s. wants out of the iran nuclear pact and if that happens and the deal falls apart iran's making preparations to tell you about plans to ramp up the rein him in richmond and the increased pressure on europe to save the deal and from the foot of the volcano our correspondent is there in guatemala as the four continues from the eruption the death toll is rising the devastation is far and wide and i'm ahead of the how many women in uganda have been protesting on the streets and online for justice after a series of recent matus and kidnappings to show using the hash tag aging is great . deal with the news groups live on their own streaming online through you tube facebook live in al-jazeera dot com it is the story from our own backyard the blockad

we felt qatar was being treated unfairly so we opened our doors we let qatar airways use our airspace and we used five important ports in the south of the country to send our help relations with qatar have a bright horizon because our qatari friends are well aware about the intentions of our officials. served as iran's ambassador to qatar he says both countries can cooperate on much more but he admits the appearance of siding too openly with iran is tricky because there is home to the largest american air base in the middle east and u.s. central command headquarters cozying up to run also further anger blockading countries and escalate tensions even more. leaders the last year has been a delicate balancing act but whatever happens next people living in qatar are unlikely to forget the neighbors willing to lend a hand when they needed it most. they marks one year since the began we're going to have a special program looking at the political economic and human impact of the crisis . is they right here on their. residents of a libyan town will be allowed to return home for the first time

network last year where he said i quote qatar after the fifth of june it's not like qatar before it's we are stronger and quote and others have been sharing pictures of milk bottles which have become symbols of or national pride symbol and resistance for people in qatar this is because cowles had to be flown in from local production after saudi arabia close its land border and this one has a raised fist with the caption breaking the blockade now on a lighter note people also sharing something called the breakup album which titles things like we don't talk anymore and heartless and it was originally made by the artist got a bin ali and shared by check in my ass the chairperson of a cut of museums and the film institute and while the album has quite an interesting caption at the top there it's has a welcome message which says if you've experienced a painful breakup from a loved one or a neighboring country and moved on gracefully and eloquently this is your album interesting. and but a year on the men are many are so looking at the historic impact of the blockade saying that the june fi

it's been one year since its neighbors imposed a blockade on qatar by land sea and air.a move that shattered the region's geopolitical landscape alliances have shifted and qatar has grown more self-reliant . but what caused the rift between g.c.c. countries is there an end in sight and can the gulf ever be the same again the siege of gaza on a just zero. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you al-jazeera. a new series of rewind bring your people back to life and. the global for a. year of fear and this was my return to kosovo on the little village of one decade on i've come back to find out what happened to those hopes and dreams on al jazeera. and live from studio fourteen here headquarters in doha. welcome to the news great trade and trump. of the world's seven richest countries meet for what could be their most tense. is the us president to impose. force. can they avoid an all out trade war also on the great. border. control t

leader had qatar as a force of stability in the region and trump who also me. saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin sent a man around the same time expressed concerns about the fallout from the crisis it's a very unstable region and the gulf has always been the most stable part of an unstable region and this crisis has kind of thrown this region into a quagmire that it didn't have to be and i think the trouble is treasure realizes that you know at least we have to provide one pole of stability and the center of gravity of the arab world in general has been the gulf in recent years so why the region there in crisis there is something that that had to be avoided at all cost. trump has invited the g.c.c. leaders to meet in the u.s. in the hope of finding a political solution but that invitation has been delayed the blockade in countries insist no talks will take place until qatar meets their demands alleges iraq extensive coverage of the blockade anniversary tuesday has come all santamaria with more. it's been quite the year here in qatar ever since the fifth o

. -- their ties with qatar.ar seems resilient. it has an fine without state aid. we got half the predicted loss. we will continue to grow our network in order to get into profit 2 -- profitability. that happens, i don't think we'll need any capital injection. let's go a little deeper into the qatari economy and we have the middle east chief economist. good to speak with you this morning. you have written a lovely piece where you are talking about a year onthe economy from the boycott. how does it look? >> it looks worse. qatar has been hurt but they are still standing. they had to readjust the trade routes because they could not trade with a quartet of countries that have boycotted them. they have managed to do that additional costs. gdp growth is slowing. that started in 2014 and has continued. qatar has deep pockets and they probably could afford it for the time being. anna: good morning to you. which of these sectors are proving resilientycott anh are struggling? doingone sector that is better unexpectedly is

leader has qatar as a force of stability in the region and trump who also me. saudi arabia's crown prince behind but. around the same time expressed concerns about the fallout from the crisis it's a very unstable region and the gulf has always been the most stable part of an unstable region and this crisis is kind of thrown this region into a quagmire the that it didn't have to be and i think the tremendous treasure realizes that you know at least we have to provide one pall of stability and the center of gravity of the arab world in general has been the gulf in recent years so why the region the crisis there is something that had to be avoided at all cost. trump has invited the d.c.c. leaders to meet in the u.s. in the hope of finding a political solution but that invitation has been delayed the located in countries in says no talks will take place until qatar meets the demands. is iraq. let's move on to other news now on donald trump's former campaign manager has been accused of witness tampering prosecutors say a poor man a ford who's been indicted by u.s. s

egypt and bahrain levied a blockade on qatar claiming doha it was a supporter of terrorism qatar denies the charges has interviewed the qatari foreign minister on the subject he says qatar won't make any compromises and in particular to the latest threats of military action by saudi arabia it's been a year since a blockade was imposed on carter and this anniversary is marked with a resurgence of threats against your country i'm sure you're aware of the reports that talk about the saudi king sending a letter to the french president in which a threat was made. that carter would face military action from saudi arabia if your country purchases russian missiles do you believe that qatar could face an attack from saudi arabia first for just let us make it very clear that the purchase of. any military equipment is a sovereign decision which no country has. anything to do with so there is no legitimate grievance behind this letter and threatening to cut that it's violating the international law it's pirating all the international norms and. the most importantly it's violating the. g.c.c. charte

qatar relationship and i think the u.s. qatar strategic dialogue was a very important positive step in improving the understanding of the trumpet administration just a final thought from you do you see this blockade against cuts on ending anytime soon and there's so much instability in ready in the middle east so what will it take to end this. i think it's going to have to take incredible pressure by the united states definitely the m.r. adi's in the saudis are not going to agree to lifting the blockade if it appears publicly that it was a failure and so there will have to be some kind of token gesture that the qataris will have to make so that they so that both parties can claim a win to their respective public constituencies but again this would all have to happen behind closed doors and the pressure would really have to come on strong from the trump administration so it's a question about you know whether or not there is a cohesive position on this within the trump administration we know that there are few people who und

the president has been informed by his institutions about the relation between qatar and the united states and. we have very strong and very constructive. engagement with the president himself and the president himself here he has spent a lot of force in the escalating the situation and calling for the unity of the g.c.c. trying to convene a meeting between the g.c.c. countries in order to feel that that can reach a solution you've had has has had an impact on the white house has had an impact on the u.s. president and perhaps softened his position. communication mainly happen between within the system but our communication remained at the highest level. since this crisis started and the us president himself from the first call with me at the beginning of the crisis he expressed his support for this relationship and his desire for the relationship to continue. to be stronger calling for the unity or for that you see as well. following the blockade a number of other nations from chad in africa to the mole these in asia cut relations with carter now is that a year is passed i mean how much i

united nations highest court at the hague qatar to the u.a.e. to the international court of justice accusing it of violating human rights as a result of the blockade imposed on too hard by the u.a.e. and three other countries last year qatar says companies and individuals have been denied access to education medicine and justice a barker has more from the hague. there was a tense legal battle underway at the moment casts of the u.a.e. do not see eye to eye over whether the i.c.j. should have the jurisdiction to continue with this case just to remind you the u.a.e. has been accused by cats are of violating the international convention on the eradication of all forms of racial discrimination which the u.a.e. is a key signatory and there are procedures to follow if there are accusations of violation of these key treaty firstly that the nations in question speak to each other directly in order to try and come to some sort of solution secondly that the complaint is referred to the committee in charge of this treaty and finally that it's referred here

as you can see from the map qatar is tiny and many predicted qatar would quickly capitulate to saudit the wealthy emirate didn't give an inch. instead it used its vast riches from offshore gas to find ways around its isolation. a year later, they say they're stronger than ever. they're certainly a lot more independent and some qataris are now even calling the blockade a blessing in disguise. yolande knell reports from the capital doha. majestic and proud. many in qatar cd falcon as a fitting national symbol. but today, there's a new one. a year ago, this dairy herd it did not exist. now, it's 10,000 ago, this dairy herd it did not exist. now, it's10,000 strong, living in air—conditioned barns, deepin living in air—conditioned barns, deep in the desert. in such a short period of time that it all happened, where everybody says it can be done, it cannot be done, it cannot be done and we have done it. many calls were flown in from top breeders in the united states. they showed that with whale and plenty of money, qatar is coping. after saudi arabia and its other arab neighbours cut off t

and controversial remarks by qatar airways c.e.o. have started a long you debate about the male dominance in the airline industry and how it can get expensive. for business and d.-w. us welcome to the program the e.u. is preparing a harsh response to the new u.s. tariffs starting in july the bloc will impose import duties on a variety of u.s. products new penalties were announced today and come in response to increased u.s. students on imported steel and aluminum that took effect this month about three point four billion dollars worth of annual u.s. imports are expected to be hit by the new measures ranging from agricultural products to steel and bourbon whiskey that list could also be expanded in the future according to e.u. officials. and this doesn't only affect businesses of course earlier we spoke to our financial correspondent in frankfurt all the bots and i asked him how these tariffs could impact the average citizen. yeah for example in the united states steel tariffs are used by the steel companies in the car companies to pa