Qatari royal: Gulf crisis to safe Qatar’s wealth

A member of the Qatari royal family, who turn into allegedly held against his will in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has accused Saudi Arabia and the UAE of orchestrating a months-lengthy Gulf crisis in present to safe Qatar’s wealth, and threatened to commit suicide. 

Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Thani has beforehand been portrayed by Saudi Arabia and the UAE because the essential opposition figure to the Qatari govt amid the essential diplomatic dispute.

In an audio recording from January 15 received by Al Jazeera, Sheikh Abdullah mentioned he turn into keep under « advantageous pressures » which led him to make a decision to « keep an near his lifestyles ».

« The [Gulf] crisis is in line with pursuits and the need of both Mohammed bin Zayed and Mohammed bin Salman to usurp the wealth and riches of Qatar, » Al Thani mentioned, relating to the Abu Dhabi and Saudi crown princes respectively.

« I trot my fellow Qataris to defend your explain, beware of them, » he added. « They could doubtless merely lure you with money to kill your come by country. »

On January 14, Sheikh Abdullah released a video assertion, announcing he turn into a « prisoner » in the UAE, and that if the rest came about to him, « Sheikh Mohammed » is responsible.

Whereas he didn’t specify, Abdullah perceived to be relating to Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Sheikh Abdullah turn into transferred to a neatly being center rapidly after his arrival in a wheelchair in Kuwait on Wednesday.

Abdullah’s brother, Sheikh Khalid, urged Al Jazeera on Tuesday that his sibling’s neatly being deteriorated attributable to exhaustion and stress he turn into uncovered to under Emirati authorities.

Sheikh Khalid had added that his brother turn into in stable condition and desires to be leaving the neatly being center soon.

In his audio message, threatening suicide, Sheikh Abdullah mentioned: « Resulting from the pressures on me, my confinement, and incapacity to return house (Qatar) or be a a part of my family, particularly my two daughters, I come by determined to close my lifestyles with the aim of combating any damage to others. »

After Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a land, sea and air blockade on Qatar in June, Sheikh Abdullah looked typically on Saudi and UAE television programmes expressing his views in toughen of the measures against Doha.

Sheikh Abdullah turn into residing in Saudi Arabia since the blockade started.