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Qatar Crisis: Saudis Make Demands, Turkey Approves Troops, Jordan Downgrades Relations

he crisis in Qatar intensified on Wednesday as Jordan downgraded diplomatic relations with the isolated emirate, the Turkish parliament approved moving troops to its base in Qatar, Saudi Arabia published a list of conditions Qatar must meet, the United Arab Emirates threatened to punish its own citizens for expressions of sympathy toward Qatar, and American intelligence analysts voiced suspicions that Russian hackers touched off the crisis by hijacking a Qatari state media website.

FILE - In this Thursday Jan. 6, 2011 file photo, a traditional dhow floats in the Corniche

Jordanian King Abdullah to Visit U.S.

Jordan’s King Abdullah is scheduled to begin a visit Monday to the United States where he is expected to meet with key officials from President Donald Trump’s administration and members of Congress, announced the Jordanian embassy.

King Abdullah II's presents his Speech of the Throne at the parliament in Amman, Jordan, o