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Kuwait emir arrives in Doha after Dubai visit to mediate GCC rift

Sheikh Sabah also visited Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to try to mend fences

Qatari forces in Saudi-led coalition return home

The forces had been stationed in southern Saudi Arabia

S&P downgrades Qatar’s debt rating as riyal hits 11-year low

S&P cut its long-term rating of Qatar by one notch

Trump offers to help resolve Gulf crisis as UAE tightens squeeze on Qatar

The US President offered to help the parties resolve their differences, according to a White House statement

Qatar Airways CEO says ‘business as usual’ as GCC rift widens

The airline is organising chartered flights to Doha from Jeddah via Muscat and Kuwait

Saudi foreign minister – No outside mediation needed to resolve GCC row

Saudi, UAE and Bahrain have severed all ties with Qatar

Expats residing in Qatar will not be eligible for visa on arrival in UAE

All travellers holding Qatari passports are currently prohibited from travelling to or transiting through the UAE

Qatar Airways ordered to shut down its UAE offices

The move follows a similar order issued by Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on Wednesday

More curbs on Qatar possible – UAE official

Qatar must make an iron-clad commitment to change its policies, says minister

GCC rift: What kind of an impact are regional airlines facing?

Qatar Airways faces the biggest impact among regional carriers

Qatar Airways arranges charter flight from Jeddah to Doha via Kuwait

Flight KU1782 will depart from Jeddah at 7.15pm local time on June 7

UAE bans expressions of sympathy towards Qatar

Offenders could face a possible jail term and also be hit with a fine of at least Dhs500,000

Land border closure halts Qatari shopping, investment in Saudi’s Al-Ahsa

Qatari shoppers would buy food and construction materials to take back over the border

New cases of MERS reported in Saudi, UAE and Qatar – WHO

Three Saudi hospitals have reported outbreaks of the virus

Qataris banned from Qantas flights to Dubai

The UAE has said that Qatari nationals will not be allowed to enter the country or cross its points of entry

Trump sides with Saudi, UAE, suggests support for isolation of Qatar

Trump made his first comment about the rift between Qatar and major Arab nations

Philippines halts deployment of overseas workers to Qatar over food shortage concerns

“We are forseeing a possible problem in Qatar,” labour chief Silverstre Bello was quoted as saying

Qatar Airways arranges charter flights through Oman Air from Jeddah

Three charter flights will depart from Jeddah on Tuesday, flying to Doha via Muscat

Telecoms operator du confirms beIN Sports network suspended in the UAE

The sports network is part of the Qatar-state owned Al Jazeera group

Saudi, Bahrain shut down Qatar Airways offices, revoke licence

All Qatari planes have been banned from landing in Saudi, UAE and Bahrain airports

Saudi central bank tells lenders not to trade with Qatar banks in Qatari riyals

Some UAE commercial banks are also holding off on doing business with Qatari banks

Qatar cabinet – No reason to stock up on food, steps taken to ensure ‘normal life’

Social media images showed Doha residents stocking up on food supplies on Monday

Qatar says ready for dialogue to ease Gulf rift

Qatar’s ruler delayed a speech on Monday to give Kuwait a chance to ease regional tensions

Saudi shuts down Al-Jazeera office, withdraws licence

Saudi accused the channel of promoting ‘plots of terrorist groups’

Kuwait’s Emir urges Qatar to exercise restraint

Sheikh Al-Sabah told his Qatari counterpart that he hoped he would give a chance to efforts aimed at “containing tension in brotherly relations among brothers”

Egyptians panic, fear for jobs in Qatar after diplomatic rift

An estimated 350,000 Egyptians reside in Doha

US seen trying to calm the waters between Qatar and Saudi Arabia

US officials were blindsided by Saudi Arabia’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt sever ties with Qatar over ‘terrorism’

The coordinated move dramatically escalates a simmering dispute over Qatar’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood

Qatar Airways suspends all flights to Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt

UAE and Saudi airlines have also suspended flights to Qatar

GCC rift threatens air travel disruption regionally and globally

Saudi has banned Qatari airlines from its airspace