Arab states refrain from waging more crippling sanctions against Qatar

Thomson Reuters DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Four Arab states that cut ties with Qatar are refraining for now from imposing more punitive measures against the Gulf state. The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain met in Bahrain's capital, Manama, on Sunday to discuss the nearly eight-week-old crisis. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain cut diplomatic ties and transport links with Qatar in early June, accusing it of supporting extremists and i...