Qatari ambassador to Jordan leaves Amman after severing ties

CAIRO – 9 June 2017: Qatar’s ambassador to Jordan Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah left Amman to Doha on Friday, after Jordan has downgraded the diplomatic ties with oil-rich country, Jordanian media outlets reported.

Amman downgraded the ties with Qatar after examined “the cause of the crisis” between Doha and other Arab countries that severed their relations with the tiny Gulf country, announced Jordanian Cabinet’s spokesperson Mohammad al-Momani on Tuesday. The Hashemite Kingdom also revoked license of Qatar-owned Al Jazeera T.V.

Jordan is one of 12 Arab and Gulf countries, severed their ties with Qatar over accusations of “supporting terrorist group.” Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain announced in a joint statement early on Friday that they have included 59 individuals and 12 organizations with ties to Qatar on their terrorism watch list.