沙特等四個阿拉伯國家與卡塔爾斷交
Saudi Arabia has led a group of four Arab states cutting off diplomatic ties with their neighbouring Gulf state of Qatar, declaring that Doha’s regional policies fuel extremism and terrorism.
以沙特阿拉伯爲首的四個阿拉伯國家與它們的海灣鄰國卡塔爾斷絕外交關係。沙特宣稱，卡塔爾的地區政策助長了極端主義和恐怖主義。Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday also said they would sever diplomatic ties with Qatar.
除沙特外，埃及、阿聯酋、巴林周二也表示與卡塔爾斷交。Qatar, which admits to backing some Islamist movements, denies that it supports terrorism.
卡塔爾否認本國支持恐怖主義。該國承認在支持一些伊斯蘭運動。
The Saudi news agency, citing an official source, said Saudi Arabia was severing diplomatic ties for the “protection of national security from the dangers of terrorism and extremism”. The kingdom would also cut land, sea and air routes to Qatar, encouraging other states to do the same, it added.
沙特通訊社(Saudi news agency)援引一名官方消息人士的話稱，沙特斷絕與卡特爾的外交關係，是爲了“保護國家安全，使本國免受恐怖主義和極端主義危害”。該通訊社補充稱，沙特還將切斷到卡塔爾的海陸空通路，並鼓勵其他國家也這麼做。The expulsion of diplomats revives memories of a similar spat in 2014, when Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Manama united against Doha for its support of Islamist movements.
這次的外交官遭驅逐讓人想起了2014年的一次類似爭執。當時，沙特、阿聯酋和巴林聯合起來反對卡塔爾，理由是後者支持伊斯蘭運動。
Ties frayed last week when Saudi and Emirati-owned media carried comments allegedly made by Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, which were interpreted as being supportive of Iran and Islamist movements.
上週，沙特和阿聯酋擁有的媒體報道了據稱是卡塔爾埃米爾塔米姆?本?哈馬德?阿勒薩尼（Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani，文首圖右）的言論——該言論被解讀爲支持伊朗和伊斯蘭運動——結果幾個國家之間的關係變得緊張。Qatar said the statements, the result of a hacking incident, were false – an explanation questioned by Saudi and UAE media.
卡塔爾表示，上述言論是黑客攻擊的結果，不是真實的。沙特和阿聯酋媒體對這一解釋表示懷疑。A media war of words has since erupted across the Gulf. Qatar’s popular Al Jazeera satellite TV station and website have been blocked in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain.
隨後，整個海灣地區爆發了媒體口水戰。卡塔爾頗受歡迎的半島電視臺(al-Jazeera)及其網站在沙特、阿聯酋和巴林境內遭到屏蔽。Bahrain’s state news agency said in a statement on its web site that Qatar continued to “undermine the security and stability of the Kingdom of Bahrain and to interfere in its domestic affairs”, to support “acts of terror”, and to finance “armed groups associated with Iran to carry out subversive attacks and spread chaos in the Kingdom”.
巴林國家通訊社在其網站發表聲明稱，卡塔爾持續“破壞巴林王國的安全與穩定，干涉巴林王國內部事務”，支持“恐怖活動”，資助“與伊朗有關聯的武裝團伙在巴林王國發動顛覆性攻擊並傳播混亂”。Bahrain has given its diplomats 48 hours to leave Qatar.
巴林已命令其外交官在48小時內離開卡塔爾。
