The leaders from the five - member Arab alliance prepare to meet in Jeddah . A modus vivendi was reached in 2008 , but the current crisis seems to mark another attempt to put Qatar in its place . William Lee writes : Qatar will not do as it 's told by Saudi Arabia and the UAE . Relations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar are nothing new , he writes . Main concern is Qatar 's support for groups linked with the Muslim Brotherhood , he says .
The leaders from the five - member Arab alliance prepare to meet in Jeddah . William Lee writes : Qatar will not do as it 's told by Saudi Arabia and the UAE . Relations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar are nothing new , he writes . Main concern is Qatar 's support for groups linked with the Muslim Brotherhood , he says .