Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani would really like it if the Arab Quartet were to refrain from bombing, invading or otherwise doing anything that might interrupt his lunch plans. “Qatar’s emir has warned against any military confrontation over the ongoing diplomatic dispute between his country and four other Arab nations, saying it would only plunge the region into chaos,” the Associated Press quotes Al Thani as saying. He says US President Donald Trump has offered to host a meeting between Qatar and Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE to resolve the dispute. Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa called for Qatar’s GCC membership to be frozen in a tweet on Sunday adding that Bahrain would not sit in or attend any summits where Qatar participates.

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