Emirati state minister for foreign affairs Anwar Gargash in an interview with AFP at his office in Dubai on June 7, 2017. "From Lebanon to Iraq to Yemen, Iran funds, arms, and trains terrorists, militias, and other extremist groups that spread destruction and chaos across the region", Trump said, echoing the harsh comments of Saudi leaders.
"If the actions become protracted then it's probable that customers outside the region will seek increasingly to book on competitor airlines to avoid the longer routing and disruptions which Qatar is now subjected to as a result of overflight bans", said John Strickland, director at JLS Consulting, as quoted by Reuters.
"Assuming that the Arab states continue to pressure Qatar, Hamas could lose the different forms of political, financial and logistical support it receives from Qatar", Khatib said.
A UAE official said no one rejects the idea of talks, but first Qatar must make "iron-clad commitment" to change policies.
The Kuwaiti ruler played a pivotal role in mediating a compromise in a 2014 diplomatic dispute between Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other Gulf states. Some bankers believe the lack of official guidance is deliberate - if the diplomatic crisis can be resolved within days or weeks, all sides could save money by avoiding a forced sale of assets in each other's countries.
The four countries also cut off food shipments as Qataris dashed to the supermarkets and Qatar's regional ally Turkey said Wednesday it would send food and other supplies while moving to expedite a planned deployment of troops to a Turkish base in Qatar.
Al Thani told the Daily Beast that Qatari leader Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani "had a good meeting" with Trump during the latter's first trip overseas as President.
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He also appeared in a Channel 4 TV documentary called The Jihadis Next Door , where he openly espoused allegiance to ISIS. British police confirmed on Wednesday that the death toll from Saturday's attack on London Bridge had risen to eight.
Qatar is home to a key USA airbase, a centerpiece in the US -led coalition's fight against the Islamic State.
Emirati officials said they perceived Trump's tweets as a sign Qatar shouldn't count on America taking its side despite US having some 10,000 troops based in the country's al-Udeid Air Base.
While tensions between Riyadh and Doha have been simmering for a while, the spark that ignited the new Middle East diplomatic row seems to a supposed hack and what Qatar claims is fake news.
On top of a possible jail term, offenders could also be hit with a fine of at least 500,000 dirhams (US$136,128), the newspaper said, citing a statement to Arabic-language media.
Turkey brought forward troop deployment to Qatar on Wednesday and pledged to provide crucial food and water supplies to Qatar, who is facing a worsening rift with its neighbours. Trump tweeted. "So good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the King and 50 countries already paying off".
Interestingly, US President Donald Trump, who just completed a trip to Saudi Arabia, seemingly took credit for the embargo on Qatar.
Of the 19 hijackers of planes used in the attacks, 15 came from Saudi Arabia, also the birthplace of al-Qaeda founder and attack mastermind Osama bin Laden.
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