The Qatar blockade was a diplomatic and economic rupture imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt from 5 June 2017. They accused Qatar of s…
Qatar's news agency carried remarks attributed to the Emir praising Iran and Hamas. Qatar said it had been hacked and the remarks were fake.
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties, closed their airspace and ports, and Saudi Arabia shut Qatar's only land border.
Gulf citizens were told to leave within 14 days. Human Rights Watch documented separated spouses, parents and children.
Close Al Jazeera, curb ties with Iran, shut a Turkish base, pay compensation and accept ten years of monitoring, all within ten days.
Qatar took the airspace closures to ICAO and won at the ICJ in July 2020, but lost its discrimination case against the UAE.
After Kuwaiti mediation, Saudi Arabia reopened its border and the GCC signed the Al-Ula Declaration, ending 1,310 days of crisis.
Bahrain restored ties in April 2023 and the UAE and Qatar reopened embassies on 19 June 2023.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar agreed a Riyadh-Doha high-speed railway, while Iranian missiles hit Qatar's gas hub in March 2026.
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