(AP photo)Both governments acknowledged a call between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, next in line to the kingdom's throne, and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Qatar said that call came after Mr Trump personally spoke with Sheikh Tamim. The White House earlier acknowledged Mr Trump spoke with Sheikh Tamim and Crown Prince Mohammed, as well as Abu Dhabi's powerful crown prince. The Saudi and Qatari leaders "stressed the need to resolve this crisis by sitting down to the dialogue to ensure the unity and stability'' of Gulf nations, the Qatar News Agency account read. Saudi Arabia reacted angrily to the Qatari statement, issuing a second message saying Doha's statement did not have "any relevance to truth".

Source: Bangkok Post September 09, 2017 05:37 UTC