That is just one consequence of the economic and diplomatic war that has broken out between Qatar and three of its erstwhile allies in the Gulf Cooperation Council: Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain. Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which are leading the campaign against Doha, appear intent on forcing Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani to drop his country’s long-running support for the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas and other groups. Qatar gets most of its food from or via Saudi Arabia – the only land border that Qatar has – but it can use its port and airport and switch to different suppliers such as Iran, Turkey or India. The three Gulf countries imposing the blockade have all called a halt to their airlines’ flights to and from Qatar, including Saudia, Emirates, Etihad, FlyDubai, Air Arabia and Gulf Air; Qatar Airways has in turn stopped flying to destinations in those countries. Some flights further afield have also been affected by the closure of Saudi, Emirati, Bahraini and Egyptian airspace.

Source: Forbes June 06, 2017 19:52 UTC