United Arab Emirates

Sanctions and a Saudi-led campaign to isolate Qatar have resulted in the division of a number of families, some of those affected have told the Hürriyet Daily News. 

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has warned that the escalating crisis between Qatar and several Arab nations could become a global problem amid intensified diplomatic efforts to solve the row.

Turkish prime minister said on June 11 that Qatar crisis could turn into a global problem if the tension goes up.

"A new problem area that may be created here [in Qatar] would not be limited inside the region," Binali Yıldırım addressed at a fast-breaking dinner with business figures at Dolmabahçe Prime Ministry Office in Istanbul.     

Eritrea on June 9 declined a request by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar.  
      
 The African nation's foreign ministry said in a written statement it "rejected" the demand to cut ties "with brother Doha".  
     
It said Eritrea had "strong ties with the brother people of Qatar," and it was "impossible to cut ties".  

FC Barcelona, Qatar Airways. (Photo: Getty)

Barcelona fans in Saudi Arabia could be punished with up to 15 years in prison for wearing their team's colours. Barca shirts sporting the Qatar Airways sponsorship logo are said to have been outlawed amid tensions in the Persian Gulf region over alleged links between extremist groups and Qatar.

The row over Qatar should be resolved before the conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan toward the end of June, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, according to Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu.

Turkish products are meeting high demand in stores across Qatar, which is facing an economic blockade from fellow Arab countries, as Iran is also sending food to Doha amid concerns of shortage.

Turkish products are meeting high demand in stores across Qatar, which is facing an economic blockade from fellow Arab countries.

On June 5, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism.

Saudi Arabia has also closed its land borders with Qatar, geographically isolating the tiny Gulf state.

The United States urged Saudi Arabia and its regional allies on June 9 to ease their blockade of Qatar, warning it is harming the regional struggle against extremism.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Qatar must do more to crack down on support for terrorism but that the crisis must not disrupt action against the Islamic State group.

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President Donald Trump has attacked Qatar for funding terrorism during a meeting with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the White House. Trump took credit for the recent decision by Arab nations to cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar.