A recent audio recordings leaked by a Qatari opposition activist has again drawn attention to Qatar’s controversial foreign policy positions and ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.
At the end of May this year, Qatari opposition activist Khalid al-Hail released the first of a new set of recordings that have recast the spotlight on Qatar’s foreign policy, including its links with Muslim Brotherhood activists, who also feature in the new leaks.
The leaked audio recording captured a conversation between Qatar’s former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and showed that the Doha-based Al-Jazeera TV channel is controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Throughout June, al-Hail released further leaks that have brought renewed attention to the allegations made against Qatar by the Arab Quartet of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt, who have been boycotting the small Gulf state since 2017.
These accusations include Qatar’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood and its use of the Doha-based Al Jazeera network to undermine governments in neighboring countries, especially Saudi Arabia.
A previous leak from 2017 had captured Gaddafi with the former Emir and Prime Minister plotting against Saudi Arabia and discussing plans to create chaos in Arab countries.
A theme that runs throughout the recordings is Gaddafi’s plan to destabilize other Arab countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, to which the Qataris appear to assent. On more than one occasion, the conversation centers on how to overthrow the Al Saud family and carve Saudi Arabia into different states.
The recordings also touch upon several of the points of contention between Doha and the Arab Quartet that have contributed to the ongoing boycott.
The Quartet accuses Doha of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, which the UAE and Egypt have designated as a terrorist organization.
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