The leaders from the six-member Arab alliance prepare to meet in Jeddah . David B Roberts : Qatar will not do as it 's told by Saudi Arabia and the UAE . Qatar has striven since the late 1980s to escape the Saudi political orbit by vigorously pursuing its own independent foreign policy -- regardless of the displeasure it caused in Riyadh . Comment: Main concern is Qatar 's support for groups linked with the Muslim Brotherhood , he says .
The leaders from the six-member Arab alliance prepare to meet in Jeddah . David B Roberts : Qatar will not do as it 's told by Saudi Arabia and the UAE . Comment: Main concern is Qatar 's support for groups linked with the Muslim Brotherhood , he says .