IMF said the situation has acted as a catalyst for enhancing domestic food production and reducing reliance on a small group of countries.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Thursday that a two-year diplomatic rift between Saudi Arabia and Iran should not be allowed to get in the way of football.

The broader Nepali community in Qatar recently organised a programme to reiterate their solidarity with Qatar in the ongoing diplomatic rift.

Nearly 90,000 Iranians are expected to attend the Haj this year, and were due to start arriving on Sunday, after Tehran boycotted the pilgrimage last year amid tensions with Saudi Arabia.

Qatar said it believed a media report citing US officials had revealed the responsibility of the United Arab Emirates in an alleged hack on its state news agency in late May which helped spark a diplomatic rift.

Kuwait City’s banking complex is decorated with lights ahead of the celebrations marking the Gulf emirate’s 54th National Day