A preliminary investigation has confirmed that Qatar's state news agency was hacked, and false statements attributed to the country's ruler were posted that helped ignite a rift with other Persian Gulf states, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. A CNN report quoted unidentified U.S. officials briefed on the investigation as saying that Russian hackers were suspected. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, last month. U.S. President Donald Trump offered on Wednesday to help resolve the worsening diplomatic crisis. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Gulf states could resolve a row with Qatar among themselves without outside help.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2017 21:11 UTC