Qatar recalled late Wednesday its ambassador in Cairo for “consultations” over a statement by Egypt’s delegate to the Arab League, its Foreign Ministry said. In a meeting on Wednesday, Egypt called on the AL council to support the measures it has adopted to protect itself and its citizens and preserve its “legitimate right to self defence”, reported state-run news agency MENA. Egypt also urged for support for the airstrikes it carried out against militants in Libya in response to beheading 21 Coptic Egyptians inside Libya at the hands of militants believed to belong to the Libyan division of the Islamic State fighters. Egypt’s AL delegate Tareq Adel said Egypt won the support of all AL members except for Qatar, which he accused of “supporting terrorism,” reported MENA. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry condemned Adel’s statement. “Qatar supports and shall always support the will of the people of Egypt and their stability,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The Qatari ministry said its reservations on the Egyptian airstrikes on Libya are due to its belief in “joint Arab action” which obliges Arab countries to consult one another before any country carries out…
Egypt Accuses Qatar Of ‘Supporting Terrorism’, Qatar Recalls Ambassador
February 19, 2015
