Qatar, a small peninsular nation of 2.5 million people, was importing 80 percent of its food requirements from bigger Gulf Arab neighbors before they cut ties with it. "Whatever is related to the collective security of the Gulf countries, Qatar is ready to negotiate ... but we have the right to react to these accusations that we are interfering in their internal affairs".
The footy shirt ban could now follow in countries that sided with Saudi Arabia in the worldwide row including the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain. Schools built with funds from Saudi Arabia are spreading across the Horn of Africa.
"Qatar Airways continues to operate to the rest of its network as per its published schedules with day-to-day adjustments for operational and commercial efficiencies", he said, without elaborating further.
Some analysts said the pressure may even lead to regime change in Qatar.
"It's not about Iran or Al Jazeera", he said.
Citing Qatari media, the Washington Post said that trucks loaded with foodstuff were stuck at the Saudi-Qatari borders.
The dispute broke out days after Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia and it was not clear if the United States was alerted to the move in advance.
The ban does not apply to aviation companies and aircraft not registered in Qatar and the three neighbouring countries, and which wish to cross their airspace to and from Qatar, they said.
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Hamad Al Ali, who is accused of facilitating terrorist attacks in Kuwait, Iraq and elsewhere, described the measures taken against Doha as an "atrocious and heinous siege of the people of Qatar".
It is not only a diplomatic crisis, but a crisis for free expression in an already restrictive region. Qatar also secured hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, relying on that money to build stadiums and develop Doha, its capital.
After cutting off diplomatic relations with Qatar, the Saudis and their allies moved to shut down transport links.
But since June 5, the UAE has joined Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt in cutting off sea traffic to Qatar as part of the nations cutting diplomatic ties. Some 76 daily flights are likely to be grounded, a lot of them operated by Qatar Airways, according to scheduling firm OAG.
Qatar imports around 80 per cent of its food items from neighbouring GCC countries.
.Qatar's most liquid bonds tumbled last week as its sovereign rating was cut and bets against its currency surged.
Saudi Arabia's powerful Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed efforts to "counter terrorism and extremism" in a telephone call with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday, state news agency SPA said.
Boris Johnson has urged four Gulf and Arab countries to ease their blockade on Qatar over its alleged support for extremist groups and close ties to Iran. Saudi Arabia also sealed off Qatar's only land border on the Arab peninsula. Now, as they seek to isolate Qatar, they're homing in on its media and using the internet as a means to an end.
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