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Qatar did not believe in need for Yemen coalition – official

Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah said the country had its “own opinion” on how to resolve the situation

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt reduce Qatar demands to six ‘principles’

The four states cut diplomatic ties and economic links with Qatar on June 5

Egypt ends visa-free entry for Qataris

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed sanctions on Qatar on June 5

UAE minister denies any hacking of Qatari websites

The UAE will not escalate sanctions by asking companies to choose between doing business with it or with Qatar, says official

Doha mall denies report that loan refinancing has been frozen due to GCC rift

A media report quoted sources as saying that the diplomatic crisis was “the main reason for the deal being postponed”

UAE wants international monitoring of Qatar

Pressure exerted on Doha “was working”, says senior official

Qatar presses ahead with $431m food processing plant as land, sea links remain closed

Al Jaber Engineering has 26 months to build the facility, which will meet local demand for sugar, rice and cooking oil

Qatar mall’s $1bn-plus loan refinancing frozen amid GCC rift -sources

The refinancing of the $1bn loan by Doha Festival City was being coordinated by investment bank QInvest

French foreign minister visits Doha, Jeddah in attempts to ease GCC rift

Jean-Yves Le Drian is visiting the UAE and Kuwait on Sunday

UAE says it is headed for ‘long estrangement’ with Qatar

UAE minister says ‘very far from a political solution’ in Qatar crisis

Qatar Airways to launch new daily service to Ukraine

The new route will be served by an Airbus A320 aircraft

Qatargas asks suppliers to set up local offices amid GCC rift

Many major suppliers of Qatargas have offices in Doha but store supplies in warehouses in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone

Tillerson ends talks in Jeddah, Qatar crisis drags on

The US Secretary of State returned to Kuwait without making any statement on his talks in Jeddah

US secretary of state begins tough GCC talks on ending Qatar row

Tillerson arrived in Jeddah on Wednesday to meet the four nations’ foreign ministers

UAE, Saudi, Bahrain and Egypt stress reasons for continued sanctions against Qatar

Qatar signed an agreement with the US on Tuesday to combat the financing of terrorism

US Secretary of State Tillerson says Qatar’s position ‘reasonable’

Tillerson said he was hopeful of progress towards a resolution in the GCC dispute

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt respond to leaked secret documents

The agreements were signed by the GCC states in 2013 and 2014

US, UK, Kuwait urge swift negotiated solution to Qatar crisis

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and British National Security Advisor Mark Sedwill visited Kuwait

Qatar says exports, including LNG, not affected by GCC dispute

Qatar’s exports to Japan, India, South Korea and China account for nearly three quarters of its total exports

Qatar says has $340bn in reserves, can weather Arab sanctions

The Qatar central bank claims to have $40bn in reserves plus gold, while the QIA has $300bn in reserves

Immediate solution to GCC rift unlikely – UK foreign secretary

Boris Johnson is travelling across the GCC to meet with senior leaders

Qatar issues response to statement from Arab states

Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson has also arrived in the GCC to help mediate the conflict

Qatar Airways confirms lifting of US laptop ban

Emirates, Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways have also announced a lifting of the ban this week

Arab states disappointed with ‘negative’ Qatari response, but no new sanctions

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt will continue political and economic boycott against Qatar

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt set to deliver verdict on Qatar

Qatar could face further isolation and possible expulsion from the GCC

Moody’s downgrades Qatar’s rating to negative amidst GCC rift

The ratings agency attributed the outlook change to the “economic and financial risks arising from the ongoing dispute”

GCC states receive Qatar’s response to demands

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt have said they will respond “in due time”

Qatar says response to GCC demands in line with state sovereignty

The heads of intelligence from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain met in Cairo on Tuesday

UAE says still awaiting Qatar response to GCC demands

The deadline for Qatar expires on Tuesday night

Saudi says hoping for ‘positive’ response from Qatar to end GCC crisis

Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir says Qatar’s compliance with the demands can end the crisis