Bahrain parliament slams Qatar plot exposed by telephone leak

Dubai - The parliament stressed that it is clear that Qatar hatched a plot against the Kingdom.

The Bahrain TV has released a leaked recording of a telephonic conversation between the adviser of the Amir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa bin Abdullah Al Attiya, and Bahrain fugitive terrorist Hassan Ali Jumma Sultan, who were conspiring against the kingdom to foment trouble and highlight the unrest on Qatar-owned Al Jazeera TV.
The Bahrain's council of the representatives (the parliament) rejected and condemned Qatar's blatant intervention in the kingdom's domestic affairs, which aimed to destabilise the country, undermine the security and stability of the country, and cause harm to its social fabric and national unity.
The Bahraini parliament observed that the way the facts are unfolding day after day indicates that the incidents that took place in 2011 till date in Bahrain was a conspiracy hatched by Iran and supported by the Qatari regime.
The leaked telephonic talk directly implicated Qatar and pointed to the coordination, communication and support of the Qatari regime to the militants and terrorists.
The parliament stressed that it is clear that Qatar hatched a plot against the Kingdom.
It (Qatar) took the advantage of the so-called Arab Spring revolution that spread across some Arab nations and conspired with Iran to foment unrest in Bahrain.
Saudi warning
Meanwhile, Saudi's Council of Senior Scholars has warned against pledging allegiance to any foreign bodies, parties, or groups that could divide Muslims.
The council's warnings came following Qatar's offensive it made through mainstream and social media to justify its stand and to draw sympathy.
Taking to Twitter, the council said whoever pledges loyalty to any foreign political group is violating the tenets of Islam and must mend the ways to maintain the unity and solidarity of the people.
Earlier, the Saudi Mufti Abdulaziz Al Shaikh said the latest decisions against Qatar were a wise step in the interests of all.
Intellectuals' boycott
Meanwhile, the Emirates Writers Union has warned against dealing with any Qatari entity, and banned participation in any event that might be sponsored by Qatar in the wake of the latest development of the boycott by the three Gulf States and Egypt along with other Arab countries on Doha.
The EWU said in a statement on Sunday: "All writers and intellectuals in the UAE must not deal with any Qatari body, be individuals or institutions, whether inside or outside the country."
The EWU's ban was announced to avoid any legal punishment to a person.
"Our decision to boycott a country that is conclusively proved to have supported terrorism aims to protect our freedom and principle," said Habib Al Sayegh, Chairman of the board of the EWU.
Meanwhile, the 14 days grace period granted by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain to Qatari nationals, who are living in these countries, to leave and go back home, has expired.
Since Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Manama and Cairo severed ties with Qatar on June 5, 2017, a number of Arab and other countries joined the boycott as a punitive measure against Qatar's support to terrorism, bringing the total number of countries boycotting Qatar to 16.
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