Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support
 

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This is getting serious, maybe time to repatriate, if you can find an available Qatar Airways seat :(

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Oi I'm getting worried. Supposed to fly to Dubai this weekend!

Living here makes me feel like a hypocrite.

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it's going to bollox up my week. We've got half a dozed trailers in transit through to Doha from here. Currently in KSA - christ knows what happens with them!

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Seriously? :blink::unsure:

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There was a bit of blustering around this but nothing huge (I rarely read regional press)...but even so.... to cut ties abruptly seems quite extreme?

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Expat whispers it's a forerunner to a coup to remove the head sheikh. He's always been more sympathetic to the fundamentalists. Father could be behind it.

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Talking of Expat whispers, when will the 3yr old rumour of a death in AD resurface? Surely soon before Eid.... :lol:

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:rofl::rofl: Well it is that time of year after all!

Talking to my Iranian colleague he says it all kicked off after this supposed twitter hack last week and that the Q8 Emir has been hauling himself round the GCC trying to get everyone to calm down and singing 'can't just we be friends' repeatedly. Apparently his voice is not so good though and so its all gone tits up.

Pretty extreme though.

Emirates and Etihad must be smiling a wry smile.

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I believe Bahrain is going a step further and ordering Qatari nationals to leave within two weeks.

Surely something going on behind the scenes than just some "hack" (that's what those called out always say).

No road links - tantamount to a quasi-blockade. Qataris will feel this.

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It's not a rumour anymore. Two posters here heard it at the highest levels of government that it happened 2 years ago.

I heard they are waiting to announce it when Eid falls in winter. So in around 10 years time.

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So much for the cross border coordination of VAT then

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I see.

Well, my mate and his mrs were at the yacht club and they were talking to a woman who works with a guy who..........etc

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The FBI is helping Qatar investigate the source of an alleged "hack" of state media which sparked diplomatic tensions in the Gulf. American support was requested and a team sent which has been in Doha since last Friday, working with Qatar's interior ministry

FBI Helping Qatar in 'Hacking' Probe: Source | SecurityWeek.Com

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Rumours - my rule is if it comes from a Westerner, disregard it.

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Pretty much they all have....