Saudi Arabia's central bank has ordered lenders in the country not to increase their exposure to any Qatari clients amid the worst crisis in relations among the Gulf Arab monarchies in decades, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trump's bid to fashion himself as a neutral arbiter among Arab governments departed from his stance only a day earlier, when he left little doubt about where he felt the fault rested.
Qatar has transformed itself as a global education hub in recent years, hosting overseas outposts of 12 worldwide universities, but faces mounting uncertainty after four Arab states - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain - cut diplomatic ties.
A coalition led by Saudi Arabia is tightening the noose on neighboring Qatar, accusing the emirate of financing extremist groups and of meddling in the internal affairs of its neighbors, charges that Qatar deny. Al Thani, the ambassador, insisted his country had no idea why Qatar's neighbors were picking a fight.
Confidence Qatar's state finances is tumbling in the wake of a diplomatic row that has seen neighbouring states such as Saudi Arabia and Bahrain cut ties.
The decision to cut ties with Qatar took shape in a rolling series of meetings over several weeks, said a Gulf Arab source.
Turkey will provide Qatar with food, Turkish media outlets reported June 8.
Qatar has released an initial report into the alleged hack of its state-run news agency, an incident which helped spark a diplomatic crisis between the energy-rich country and Arab nations. "Our relationship with the U.S. speaks for itself".
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Emirati officials said they perceived Trump's tweets as a sign Qatar shouldn't count on America taking its side despite the USA having some 10,000 troops based in the country's al-Udeid Air Base. "But what the position of the United States of America... is something I can't really say".
The article quoted Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani as cautioning against confrontation with Iran, as well as defending the Palestinian group Hamas and Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia movement allied with Tehran. They cited no change to the status of al-Udeid Air Base.
The call with Qatar's emir showed Trump trying to personally involve himself in resolving the conflict.
European foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said on Twitter on Thursday that she had spoken with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Qatar and called for "direct dialogue to quickly resolve ongoing crisis".
Other countries also are offering to intervene, and it's not clear if Trump will end up as the primary mediator. Leading the efforts to defuse the crisis is Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, who's been shuttling among Gulf capitals for talks.
A White House summit seemed an unlikely possibility.
The Qatari Interior Ministry said late Wednesday that the website of the Qatar News Agency was initially hacked in April with "high techniques and innovative methods".
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