Learn Chinese with ChinesePod News (May 07, 2019)br br According to Qatar’s secretary-general of the National Tourism Council, the country has refused to grant visas to Egyptians. This is due to on-going political conflicts. In 2017, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt cut diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting terrorism.br br Improve your Chinese with ChinesePod Today! Join our daily newscast on current events to practice and develop your Chinese language skills. Subscribe now to get the full benefit of our lessons!br br Connect with our host, Alice, on Facebook at br NOTE: This video features SIMPLIFIED characters, which are used in Mainland China. For viewers studying the form of written Chinese used in Hong Kong and Taiwan (traditional), the traditional-character version of this story (alongside all others of ChinesePod Today) is available at br This ChinesePod Today news broadcast includes the following vocabulary: br br 纷争 conflictbr 核发 to issuebr 敌人 enemybr 盟友 allybr 驱逐 to deportbr br Go to ChinesePod.com for more great lessons and videos!br ===================================br Like this video? Sign-up today to make the most of ChinesePod.