Turkey's parliament has begun debating legislation for increased military cooperation with Qatar in an apparent move to support the country amid its dispute with Saudi Arabia and other regional nations.
Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash also acknowledged Wednesday that leaked emails published by news outlets from its ambassador to the United States were true.
Jordan's decision comes as nine countries cut ties with Qatar, accusing the country of supporting and sponsoring terrorism in the region and across the world. Qatar's rulers were "trying to describe this as an issue about the independence of their foreign policy, and it is not", he said.
The UAE's state airline Etihad Airways also suspended all flights to and from Doha.
As Qatar faces diplomatic and trade turmoil, Turkish parliament has approved legislation that will send Turkish troops to one of the country's military bases in Qatar, according to Al Jazeera.
USA and European officials said that while United States government agencies and experts were convinced that the news agency and the Qatari government's Twitter feed were hacked, they have not yet determined who did the hacking.
Some 8,000 USA military personnel are stationed at al Udeid in Qatar, the largest US air base in the Middle East and a staging ground for US -led strikes on the Islamic State militant group that has seized parts of Syria and Iraq.
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"The investigation team confirmed that the hack was carried out using innovative technological methods by exploiting an electronic gap on the website of the Qatar News Agency", the report said. "The comments affirmed the good relations between Qatar and a number of other countries and organizations, including Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas". "We have reached a cul-de-sac in terms of trying to convince Qatar to change course", said Gargash, drawing a parallel to a similar diplomatic crisis in 2014.
Food imports are affected as Saudi Arabia closed its land border with Qatar, stranding thousands of trucks carrying supplies.
The Qatari government has written to leaders in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE warning it will respond to any naval threat. Qatar has strenuously denied the allegations.
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Qatar has for years parlayed its enormous gas wealth and media strength into broad influence in the region. "Qatar wants to keep all options open", he said.
The announcement came a day after Senegal recalled its envoy from Doha, citing its "active solidarity" with Saudi Arabia.
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