FILE PHOTO: A mosque is seen along a coastline in Doha, Qatar, June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon/File Photo
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar accused Saudi Arabia of "reckless behaviour" that is tearing apart a pro-Western Gulf bloc in the wake of a report that Riyadh threatened military action against Doha in a stand-off between regional powers.
The Qatari foreign minister said the threat -- reported to have been made in a letter from the Saudi king to France warning over a Russian arms deal with Doha -- aims to further destabilise the region after Riyadh and its allies imposed a political and economic boycott on tiny Qatar a year ago.
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