Bahrain–Qatar relations

Bahrain–Qatar relations

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Bilateral relations between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Bahrain first began in 1971, when both countries gained independence from the United Kingdom. The two are often considered "sister nations", sharing close cultural and historical ties.

Despite their cultural and historical ties, the two have historically had fraught relations due to several territorial and diplomatic disputes.

On 5 June 2017, Bahrain along with three other Arab nations officially cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, giving the country's diplomats 48 hours to leave, and signaling the start of the Qatar diplomatic crisis. On 13 April 2023, Bahrain and Qatar officially resumed their diplomatic relations, two years after the blockade on the latter was resolved.

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