A top United Arab Emirates official on Wednesday told AFP that the unprecedented measures aim to pressure Doha into making drastic policy changes.
Kuwait's emir traveled to Qatar to help mediate an end to a crisis that's seen Arab nations cut ties to the energy-rich nation home to a major United States military base, though Emirati officials warned there was "nothing to negotiate". "They have to end that funding", he said.
Referring to his May trip to the region, Trump tweeted that it was "so good to see the Saudi Arabia visit with the King and 50 countries already paying off".
Doha is a major global travel hub, but flag carrier Qatar Airways now flies increasingly over Iran and Turkey after being blocked elsewhere in the Middle East.
Airlines won't accept Qatari passengers for UAE transit: Qataris will no longer be allowed to land at any airports in the UAE or catch connecting flights there.
Al-Jazeera's offices have been shut down by authorities in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Meanwhile, Turkey's parliament approved sending troops to an existing Turkish base in Qatar as a sign of support.
The United States is one of several countries offering to help.
He added: "I don't know in which century we are living".
"We have taken actions against individuals through our legal system", said Al Thani.
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The Arab states accuse Qatar of supporting extremism, a charge Doha firmly denies.
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by telephone on Wednesday with Abu Dhabi's crown prince and stressed the importance of unity among Gulf Arab states, which are in the grips of a diplomatic crisis over accusations by some of them that Qatar supports terrorism, the White House said.
But Sheikh Mohammed told the AP that Sheikh Tamim "is not going to leave the country while the country is in blockade", in effect turning down the mediation offer.
"I want to clearly say we disapprove the sanctions on Qatar", Erdogan was quoted by state-run Anadolu Agency as saying on Tuesday. That's even after Kuwait's emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah flew to Qatar to discuss the crisis with officials.
CNN and The Guardian have also reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation believes Russian hackers planted a false story about the emir of Qatar in recent weeks, potentially contributing to the crisis.
"The Ministry said the investigation team confirmed that the piracy process had used high techniques and innovative methods by exploiting an electronic gap on the website of the Qatar News Agency", the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Bans on Doha's fleet using regional ports and anchorages are threatening to halt some of its exports and disrupt those of liquefied natural gas.
"We have great confidence in the president's ability to calm this crisis and to resolve it", Al Thani said in an interview.
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