Answer and ask questions on the article

1. Qatar-Gulf crisis: Your questions answered
Answer the questions:
1.- How was the series of diplomatic breakdowns between the GCC countries
originated?
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2.- What has happened since May 23?
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3.- What is the GCC? When was it established?
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4.- How did Jordan go about its diplomatic ties with Qatar?
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5.- On what grounds did Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt cut ties with
Qatar?
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6.- What happens when ties are severed?
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7.- What exact measures has each country taken against Qatar?
COUNTRY MEASURES
Bahrain
Egypt
UAE
Saudi Arabia
8.- Why did Qatar reject these measures?
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9.- Has there been any retaliation from Qatar’s side?
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10.- How was a previous diplomatic rift in 2014 similar to that in 2017 and how was it
different?
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Ask questions:
1.- Qatar Airways flights will be taking an easterly route.
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2.- Qatar Airways’ flight routes would suffer the most.
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3.- No, passengers wouldn’t be the most affected. Food shipments would.

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4.- It would take Iran about 12 hours to ship food to Qatar.
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5.- Because the tensions would only threaten the interests of everyone in the region.
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6.- It may empower Iran.
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7.- After Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia.
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8.- Qatar’s support for “Islamists”.
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9.- He demanded Qatar to choose sides.
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10.- He thought the split would help get cooperation in the battle against terrorism
from the Gulf countries.
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