AP-- Four Arab nations cut diplomatic ties to Qatar early Monday morning, further deepening a rift among Persian Gulf Arab nations over that country's support for Islamist groups and its relations with Iran. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates all announced they would withdraw their diplomatic staff from Qatar, a gas-rich nation ...

Reuters- Oil jumped after Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar on Monday while sterling slipped after the weekend attacks in London that killed at least seven people and wounded 48, just days before Britain's general national election. The coordinated move by the Middle Eastern countries, accusing the wealthy ...

Reuters- U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday that they did not expect a decision by somePersian Gulf countries to sever ties with Qatar to affect the fight against terrorism but urged them to address their differences. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with ...