The Qatar Blockade | Start Here

All GCC nations will be sending teams to the Arabian Gulf Cup in Doha after Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE initially boycotted the games.
The football tournament is happening despite an ongoing land, sea and air blockade on Qatar, that Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt imposed in June, 2017.
But the rift started long before then. Here's what happened.
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[@leahozhantortune771]

When Al Jazeera talks about Al Jazeera

[@bengalimapping]

Ikr

[@nativekhanbrian5211]

(⌐■-■)

[@mujtab8siddiqu1]

Literally

[@humazehra8925]

It deserves it

[@itsok8271]

🐐🐐🐐

[@mdtalhaansari1096]

Saudi Arabia even expelled Qatari camels I can't be the only one that couldn't hold a straight face at this.

[@kuhl5143]

You idiots don’t understand that these camels could hold deadly viruses that Qataris put on purpose

[@Shez-dc3fn]

@@kuhl5143 not sure if serious!!

[@kuhl5143]

Shez 1983 Ever heard of coronavirus?

[@HootanHM]

@@kuhl5143 Qatar actually has a clean background, I don't believe they make a biological attack! * I understand the importance of camels in the Arab countries economy

[@cfooddinner]

I think the camels have passports

[@johnwolves2705]

i understand all but 1 thing. why did she just changed chairs?

[@Urartus]

I think there's a subconscious message to it. Notice how she goes from a room neatly designed but full of objects to an open space, then back to the room again. I think it's representing our, the viewers, ideas of the subject at hand. We begin the video with some misunderstanding of the issue (thus, watching it), and our preconceived notions of it, then it is cleared out, and the information is given to us in a clean and "unbiased" way (the part where she's in the open space, free of clutter), which eventually leads to us being brought back to the same room, in the beginning, to make our own conclusions about the subject. I could be wrong though, but the format seems intentional, at least to me.

[@fahadus]

That seems like a pattern for these videos. The intro and outro are in one room, where she closes her laptop after the intro, perhaps representing research, the reporting is on the presentation chair. No reason to read too much into it.

[@zakirshaik9123]

These intellectual things can't be understood and digested by mules and brutes 🤣🤣😂😂😝

[@zakirshaik9123]

@@Urartus excellent and exact concept, appreciate the designer

[@eliashazboun1564]

Its a way of communication so she makes you only focus on what she is saying and not be distractes by anyother objects/things in the room . Its used in many different aspects but mostly for increasing focus on the host or the person who is talking

[@petelosuaniu]

The ultimate diplomatic insult - "WE SHALL EXPEL YOUR QATARI CAMELS AS WELL!"

[@readisgooddewaterkant7890]

oh noooo

[@asirnewazkhan4172]

Gasp

[@acatreassuresyouthateveryt7842]

oh no....anyways

[@MelHS-gr4lv]

WHAT is with that insanity caps locking LOL :D

[@HeavyLikesSandwich]

Why doesn't Al Jazeera do a detailed report about the inhumane working conditions of migrant workers building stadiums and infrastructure for FIFA 2022?? If you really claim to be a free and open journalism portal then start with that.

[@akifme294]

who likes to suicide !

[@jonhermosa3253]

HeavyLikesSandwich Qatari government is working on it brother, pretty soon the lives of all the expatriates in Qatar will improve and gets even better than any other GCC countries. You can come visit beginning January 2020 and see it yourself bro😊

[@mub9572]

they already did

[@jayw273]

Jon Hermosa so why didn’t they do that in the first place? Only because there is criticism they feel like changing now? Shame

[@syarifht5929]

@@jayw273 i didnt care tho, so what if they changing in good ways? Is that bad? How about the big guys around them that didnt change but always make everthing worse?

[@creative8d14]

Qatar is lucky to have Kuwait and Oman still allied with them

[@humazehra8925]

Yes ofcourse... Everyone supports them except some hatred faces and religional extremists

[@arfanmedni7294]

The rest of the GCC is being silly

[@sagarbisht7006]

And aljazeera ti

[@antonioarnold246]

@carter ariana I could have loved to invest in crypto but the price is not encouraging am afraid.

[@Bitcoinarabinvestors]

@carter ariana I love to invest in bitcoin and other crypto currencies but it's difficult to understand the market.

[@jjrmmrrja4535]

When Al Jazeera mentioned Al Jazeera's involvement, that's comedy gold to me. The rest of the reporting is clear and straight forward, as any news should be.

[@Mrbla-eg5xq]

Al Jazeera its comedy

[@Fundamental_Islam.]

Is it a crime to be unbiased? Typical west

[@pedromendesrbd]

I've just watched a Venezuelan woman, talking in English, in a tv broadcast from Qatar. So insane.

[@Foreheadsnatcher]

Globalization at its finest 👌

[@jackholman5008]

Globalism

[@maslahali76]

Start here: Somalia 1. How terrorism started in Somalia and what entities (countries, individuals and companies) supported? 2. How do the extremist manage to still survive?

[@frankchiedo4109]

please do this one

[@jaydibernardo4320]

Now THIS is excellent reporting. You just don't see these type of stories in the West. I had to watch it 3x to fully absorb the info & it was well worth it. Please keep up the great reporting. Subscribed!

[@petelosuaniu]

Yes. Fox News would never report this the scumbags.

[@Bruh-el9js]

@ok boomer you just have to take everything with a grain of salt, everyone will have a bias

[@bipbopking1101]

Muh "West is lying"!

[@steviepigford8485]

Yeah 😁hahahaha

[@truthsseeker6134]

hom u can only watch it 2x

[@amolsawant7802]

Did i just hear camels were forced out ..lol

[@fayzaansayed3898]

Me too

[@shunsakuabeysinghe8345]

Poor things might have been clueless about the deportation...

[@hopesy12u4]

Camels give me this Eeyore vibe

[@jayaprakashs7991]

Yeah.. Because those camels supported Qatar and Muslim Brotherhood.. 😀😀😀

[@stefanbaumann520]

Good job! Been waiting for so long to get a high quality report on the blockade. Thank you

[@adrianatgaming8640]

I don't think you can trust a qatari news outlet to be unbiased when talking about qatari politics but ok.

[@chiragchachad5451]

They are totally funded by the Qatari government.

[@emrandelowar9061]

This is surprisingly correct information. Honestly AJ are surprisingly actually unbiased.

[@rayhanali1041]

But they just simply stated facts.

[@mangos2888]

AdrianAtGaming It’s not like the non-govt outlets are pure either...

[@unholy1771]

Emran Delowar I entered this video expecting to hear a piece of propaganda, but I was actually surprised. I am mainly against Qatar, but this video did in fact describe the issue correctly

[@000_leo]

This might be the best series of the year, keep up with the good work, I won't miss an episode!

[@tekir_]

gotta love Qatari state media pretending to support democracy

[@mirtanimahmed8336]

aljazeera is not qatari state media.

[@evanichal]

@@mirtanimahmed8336 it is. Al Jazeera Media Network lead by ruling family, Thani

[@k2bigtime]

@@mirtanimahmed8336 Al jazeeraha is without a doubt 100% a Qatari state owned media

[@__0-0__]

The arab states never be democracy, they was monarchist

[@frenchfatfather9308]

@@evanichal No you idiots! It's owned by the QNA (Qatar News Agency). Get your facts right

[@FCC46]

Did Al Jazeera cover the corruption related to the Qatar World Cup?

[@tommi207]

They can't report on anything which reflects badly on the Qatari royal family. It's one censure law that they must follow. This video was probably already really hard to get approved

[@mub9572]

Thomas Freundt qatar has something called freedom of media..

[@AbdulBey1]

Thomas Freundt hehehe where are you from? And how much did the Qatari government pay you to go on KZbin and put such answers defending them ? I am from Syria and i know for sure that the Qatar Government did support all the terrorist groups in Syria.

[@mub9572]

Abdullah Beydoun nah your not

[@mosu2973]

Did CNN cover the war crimes and slave works in the Western world? Just SU please.

[@josephstjames6642]

Keep in mind every platform has its bias opinions. While I really do love the Al Jezeera network, note they are often quick to broadcast issues from other countries but you will never see them do so against issues against the Qatar government. The network is government owned and that is also one of the major complaints from the other countries.

[@Sara-lazy-cat]

you’re not wrong there’s a possibility of having a bias, but it’s pretty clear they tried to stay professional and as unbiased as they can. I’ve meet Qatari’s who have talked told me about the situation and they mentioned things like; destroying cars and property, slathering camels, owened by Qataris that ended up being left in Saudi due to the blockade. And i’m sure there are many other incidents. If al Jezeera wanted to have a bias they could haven easily added more stories from locals

[@josephstjames6642]

@@Sara-lazy-cat The problem is, unless you're an expert on this topic, you don't know what they left out. American outlets do this so well with politics. For this specific topic, you need to look at other outlets than just Al Jazeera. Its like learning about the Ukrainian war by only watching Russia Today (RT). There is no way you'll get a good perspective from both sides.

[@makara2711]

first of all nothing wrong with government owned media, second, i agree that aljazeera may be a little bit bias, but not so much. the good thing is that you just need to get educated enough to spot biases, if you are a clueless one who happens to absorb so many information without proper context, then you will be misinformed through bias media reporting

[@husseinbalochi97]

Every bad thing happens in world but not in qatar:-AJ

[@NoSlaying]

It is an International news outlet, where news mostly from other regions of the world are more interesting than news in Qatar, most of their news coverage are much better than any other western news covering the same news.

[@catandduck]

lollll

[@subhabond]

A robber never robs his house🙄

[@zetsu1915]

​​​@@NoSlayingeveryone knows it's international news outlet but there's also bad things in Qatar but Al Jazeera never expose that of course because it's owned by the government

[@inigojuancarlos]

Qatar’s soft power thru Al Jazeera was a game changer in the Arab political system.

[@jewellui]

The situation sounds quite serious, it’s hard to believe a sporting event can change things.

[@frenchfatfather9308]

It's called jealosy

[@chidumebiarukwe6436]

Football event* Football ⚽️ transcends politics, that’s why it’s The beautiful game

[@almonzerfayyadh1620]

Aj is owned by qatar , i’d take all this with a grain of salt.

[@csx03]

I'm a kuwaiti, this is accurate information

[@QazRiyami]

It is true unfortunately.

[@almonzerfayyadh1620]

Qasim Al-Riyami I dont doubt that its accurate information but in many cases they’ll leave out equally important details as they might disparag the image of their sponsors

[@okok72277]

Al Jazeera is actually surprisingly unbiased

[@RainingFlow19]

@@almonzerfayyadh1620 malaysian, this is fairly as accurate.

[@ohayo3473]

Al jazeera lemme tell you I love the start here series please don't end it.

[@ammakr]

Al-Jazeera is blessing of Allah. Love from Pakistan

[@sanamrizvi8976]

Pakistanis generally supported Qatar since it was treated so badly by Saudi Arabia and UAE.

[@royalpillows7716]

What? Qatar treats Pakistanis just like the UAE and saudis you can easily see that by the construction of FIFA 2020 and other major constructions

[@hellokitty9302]

Let's talk about the gorgeous Al Jazeera presenter

[@NirajKumar-bs2ks]

Yeah, she is admirable and adorable

[@castorcito2712]

From Peru, my strong support for Qatar and Aljazeera

[@MichelMawon4982]

I hope they NEVER shut down AJ, it's so good.

[@piratesmurf4251]

Al Jazeera is the best News Channel on the Earth

[@SnChem]

Al Jazeera really has one of the most in depth and unbiased reporting around the world.

[@seasesh4073]

do you even watch them?

[@edmaluf]

Along with RT.

[@omotayotimothy4550]

I love your sarcasm 😂

[@emperorjustinian7957]

Peixi Yuan Ha! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mohamedimadh263]

The Host sounds like Diana from the Hitman Game

[@rainmanslim4611]

Ha ha yeah.... sounds like...

[@Kanoemirate]

She is Diana Burnwood

[@edmaluf]

This is the most beautiful voice I've ever heard.

[@campbellbamble5138]

Her diction has a poetic yet simple, pleasing lilt, she needs to do some audio books, would help me sleep :)

[@OffGridInvestor]

Haven't heard many American women then.

[@hopesy12u4]

@@OffGridInvestor I think he was talking about tone, not accent

[@Tu51ndBl4d3]

@@hopesy12u4 And like he said, you must not have heard many american women then. This is the most basic standard american accent of all time.

[@sandeepogreonline]

Finally got what I wanted , because it is at times very frustrating not knowing why events occur in world , but with your efforts now we know why , when and what about every event.

[@Somaliland-First]

I really have learnt much from this extraordinarily presented piece of report. Thanks much!

[@hworld1749]

lol i just like how they skipped talking all together about qatar support for terroism and how biased el jazeera is or how inhumane the migrant workers get treated in qatar or yk how the opposition to the king in qatar get dealed with , you know .. logic but then again this is Aljazeera so expected

[@nchidzikeatshaba102]

I'm honestly loving this series Best news network. Thank you Al Jazeera

[@junaidahmad3341]

Informative and easy to understood. Keep up the great reporting

[@TriplBBB2023]

A fantastic video series idea. Keep up the exceptional journalism.

[@attilastevekopias]

While I usually highly appreciate the content AJ English creates even knowing there is an authoritarian regime behind the channel (so I just take everything here with a pinch of salt), this is one of the worst examples of how not to do journalism. You can make a piece about your own channel and about your owner, but that's political communication, pr, propaganda (call it whatever you like), and these kind of contents may have their place in society, but they do not belong to a news channel.

[@amersiraz7455]

Authoritarian regime still better than any western democratic countryb

[@Taurineg]

Steve Attila Kopiás I don’t agree. All media’s had its own agenda and this one is obviously proQatar. It’s up to you to research more and not to believe in everything they tell you. They show us their side of the story, then we can see Saudi’s side of the story to get the full picture

[@guanak1486]

And you think that western profitable medias are in the road of trust and fairness?? Jajajaja, please don’t make me laugh!!!!

[@radioactivedetective6876]

It will be very helpful if u do a video about how the current boundaries of these countries came to be defined and how they became nation states.

[@Quietword]

Thank you, learned a lot from your report.

[@shirorathi]

Hey AJ thanks for keeping media & journalism alive... I m with you 🇮🇳

[@westondiggs4324]

This lady is so cool. Keep up the good the work. I’ll subscribe to this channel

[@csomnady]

Good job, love your voice and thanks for sharing

[@YoYo-yh1cj]

What a beautiful reporter and love your voice

[@eifelitorn]

Why was the previous video taken down?

[@davidmsia4322]

I love this, very informative

[@drewjamila3868]

Qatar boom after the blockade and made them self reliant. They have developed enough agriculture assets for their own consumption and noted that if things will further improved they might start to export some of these produce. Qatar might not need the GCC as of the moment. Another thing is, jealousy started all of their diplomatic disputes. How sad.

[@abdihassan3335]

Qatar Will win . Love from Somalia 🇸🇴💪🏽

[@royalpillows7716]

The UAE gave aid to Somalia because of this pandemic...

[@KarimTVSOMALIA]

ツRoyalPillows indeed

[@dahabizizy]

@@royalpillows7716 but no one asked Somalia do t trust uae too thy were just showing off, 😂😂😂😂And it was just shampoo And some masks

[@EshanAnas]

More Power to QATAR & ALJAZEERA from PAKISTAN

[@fatihsultanmehmet9999]

I Love Qatar... From Bangladesh

[@markignatius7234]

These clips are superb. Incredibly interesting.

[@gilbertsenyonjo963]

Wow, this was posted on my birthday. Love you lady

[@drbgmi5875]

Allah is with qatar

[@user-ox9vu2gl5n]

@Men In Black how is religion created without humans?

[@user-ox9vu2gl5n]

@GABRIELE EA but spreading wahabism isn't devilish acts?

[@user-ox9vu2gl5n]

@GABRIELE EA okay go back to your own country , we not in China . That's all good but if a group of child molesters created a religion where one of the holy tenants of worship to God was to molest children , would it be okay? Since it's their religion?

[@lifewiths.6204]

Belinda Babette ok invader

[@lifewiths.6204]

If Islam is bad and Mohamed was evil why is Islam the fastest growing religion? May Allah break your back for such disgusting things you make ameen

[@S3OOODI3]

What you failed to mention was Qatar provided coordinates of the coalition camp to the Houthis just before Qataris left which later was attacked by a cruise missile resulting in an massacre of over 200 soldiers. That’s a stab in the back never to be forgotten!!!!!!

[@tushark15]

Don't believe everything your government media feeds you. No sovereign country does that.

[@mirazulislam9165]

I love Qutar and Al jazeera.

[@sumanbaral8457]

I want to be a reporter at Al Jazeera ! That is brave and cool and foolish at the same time ....

[@crushcanccrush]

It gets worse after the saudi's military campaign to yaman

[@AB-nh8wj]

This series and Al Jazeera deserve so much more hype

[@nightbot.2817]

Saudi arabia supports the coup leader Sisi which Qatar is against. Saudi arabia supports coup leader Hafter which Qatar is against Saudi arabia supports greece against Turkey which Qatar is against. Saudi arabia is against ties with iran while Qatar supports it. This is definitely a move against Qatar.

[@iklassss3746]

Howcome aljazeera has merely 5 million subscribers love from Indian occupied kashmir

[@nawfelmoumen1910]

Saudi Arabia isn’t Muslim leader if it was so why the prophet land name after a jewish family

[@MoeSalamaIbrahim]

6:18 Why is the Sinai Peninsula detached from Egypt's map?

[@anonymousperson7101]

Because Al Jazeera thinks it belongs to Israel.

[@jen_nice2059]

Because it’s part of Israel and is an indisputable fact.

[@MoeSalamaIbrahim]

@@jen_nice2059 Sinai was returned to Egypt's sovereignty after the Six-Day War. Read your "undisputed" facts. I don't know what to frown at, the bad history or bad English.

[@anonymousperson7101]

@@jen_nice2059 *It is an

[@anonymousperson7101]

@@MoeSalamaIbrahim Another case of poorly educated Mississippi trash.

[@hiteshtandel23]

Ohhh .. I love hearing from her ... explains very well ...

[@aldaee3037]

2:44 an automatic smile came on my face

[@h9524]

I can watch her speak all dayyy

[@SkepticalChris]

The blockade of Qatar is just one theatre in the cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia.

[@seasesh4073]

In fact when Qatar announced that they are in support of the Irani regime they implemented the blockade

[@SkepticalChris]

I've personally felt that when it came to comparing Iran to Saudi Arabia, Iran by far was the lesser of two evils.

[@crystalharris7394]

I enjoy your show very much insightful thank you

[@achinese5533]

Thanks for your sharing。 Good Luck with You All！

[@daddyteddy85]

I love this show

[@robdavidson4812]

I am loving these "Start Here" videos!... And Sandra :P

[@rstube99]

Qatar's ideology, politics, ties with certain countries, support to certain groups & organizations, and mostly importantly it's stubborn will eventually lead to it's downfall.

[@5eek3r0fknowl3dg3]

They dissed ksa for no reason but still a government channel so what was point? It's not like al jizzerah ever gonna expose slavery building Qatar world cup soccer stadia

[@youtubepolice2835]

Before watching this, make sure you know that this is a Qatari channel, so it's biased.

[@noor-or3qe]

it's true tho

[@rajavishnuvardhana6830]

Yes

[@demakkota1408]

Indonesia suport qatar..... 👍✊✊✊

[@oussamaboumhaout3619]

How ironic, Al Jazeera talking about Qatar and why it was blocked lol

[@mikkio5371]

nice one , long story cut short and interesting , love your gestures too

[@josephatoireremeraba131]

I love Qatar 🇶🇦 from Kenya 🇰🇪

[@MrSupernova111]

I normally focus on the beautiful Sandra but this video was extremely educational - even more so than usual. I had no idea the central role that Qatar played in the middle east and would have never guessed that Al Jazeera is the product of Qatar. Thanks for another amazing video! Cheers!

[@rahulnachinolker2265]

al jazera talking about al aljazera this is meaning of unbiased news in qatar🤣

[@erickuandykov3033]

I don’t know what’s happening between Qatar and other GCC countries but I just like the Presenter. She’s very nice and I support her

[@MOSCOWAMERICAN]

the background music is too loud and i cant her the woman. it is too distracting

[@arjent8247]

Travis Lee Bailey, Esq. Трэвис Ли Бейли Вы не слушаете она?

[@MuhammadAli-gi8tw]

I'm from Pakistan and I support Qatar ♥️🇵🇰

[@FamilyGuyEpicness]

Good for you lol

[@yogeshgurung6749]

Start here is best series to understand ongoing issues. Idk, who is the writer but he have such talent to narrate the story.

[@lelouchvibritannia1788]

The woman presenting the segment is the writer.

[@peasant7214]

And also it saves trouble of having to watch news everyday xD

[@PushyPawn]

Like watching musical chairs, 0:27 swap chair, 7:51 swap chair.

[@luckyguy3256]

I love her voice. very relaxing

[@mutigajesse195]

You're amazing woman... 👌

[@charlesabernathy5842]

Thanks.

[@lucaviti9191]

love these docs but please decrease music background volume

[@canugur5411]

The country of Qatar has become stronger, and Turkish navy is there.

[@JeanSDM]

Quatar will do just fine, their Emir is politically savvy..

[@steventayani4439]

Ditto!

[@immaduddin846]

Thanks

[@tayyabmehdi7781]

Good precise and informative video.

[@nakfx134]

This host is gorgeous wow

[@rashidshaikh8161]

This blockage won't hurt Qatar... عاشت دولة قطر🇶🇦🇶🇦🇶🇦

[@AbuBakr.Abdullah]

السلام عليكم يا أخي أنت من قطر؟

[@rashidshaikh8161]

@@AbuBakr.Abdullah وعليكم السلام انا مصري

[@user-kh4ws6qj3j]

Great content🙏👌

[@malgorzatamiroslawakim7187]

Thank you very much for new Salam tak,

[@empanadasfritas7142]

Qatar and football? False Qatar and gender equality? False Qatar and human rights? False Yep, FIFA did it again folks.

[@thehollowtube]

Yeah yeah this is the best time to complain about the World Cup, isn’t it?

[@mub9572]

Empanadas Fritas your iq existing? False

[@mhmmhm2811]

As usual Al Jazeera and partial truth, just keep lying.

[@farhanfaris3279]

Let me tell you something ,The 10 sec background music comes before the video end is so nice ...

[@auzairhafeez819]

I think you should also make videos about important wars of 20th century. That would definitely help people who want to learn history but are reluctant or don't have time for reading books.