Gulf nations may let some Qataris stay

DOHA, Qatar - Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates signaled on Sunday they may allow some Qataris to stay in their countries amid a diplomatic rift with the Gulf nation.

Qatar meanwhile pledged those nations' citizens will have "complete freedom" to stay in the energy-rich country.

The three Gulf nations cut ties to Qatar on June 5 over its alleged support of militants and ties to Iran and ordered all Qataris out within 14 days, while calling their own citizens back. That's created chaos across the Sunni Gulf nations, whose citizens regularly intermarry and conduct business across countries sharing long historic and cultural bonds.