Qatar and UAE block ‘Islamic NATO‘, block Egypt’s proposal at Arab summit, reveal behind-the-scenes battle.
The Qatar summit was attended by Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, besides representatives from Iran and Pakistan.
Doha: Leaders of Arab countries held a major meeting earlier this week to protest Israel’s airstrikes in Qatar. Leaders of Arab and Islamic countries gathered in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Monday, September 15th. During this meeting, Israeli attacks were condemned. Furthermore, the security of Arab countries was discussed. The most important proposal was to create an Arab army modeled after NATO. Interestingly, this proposal was rejected by Qatar, the very country that faced the Israeli attack.
Middle East Eye quoted Egyptian diplomats as saying that Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) blocked a proposal to create a
e at the Doha summit. This proposal was introduced by Egypt. Arab countries, especially Qatar and the UAE, blocked its progress.