Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates this week broke off relations with Qatar, which has dismissed the accusations as "unjustified" and "baseless." On Thursday, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority said via Twitter: "We ... have closed the airspace for all Air Traffic to and from Doha until further notice. A day earlier, the authority shut down all offices in the UAE of Qatar's national carrier Qatar Airways. Bahrain's move against Qatar is in step with other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a close regional alliance that includes Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar. Only Kuwait and Oman continue ties with Qatar.

Source: CNN June 08, 2017 19:08 UTC