The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid bin Raad Al Hussein, slammed Bahrain for refusing the visits of UN Special Rapporteurs to the country, for over 5 years.

The Fourth High Criminal Court ruled the death sentence of two defendants accused of killing a police officer in Karbabad.

The Emirati businessman and executive director of Barjeel Geojit Securities, Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, said that it is unlikely that the Gulf dispute would be resolved easily, adding that “This time, however, it is far more serious (from the previous time)” in reference to withdrawal of Saudi, Emirati and Bahraini ambassadors from Doha in 2014.

Family of Head of Ulama Islamic Council Sayed Majeed Al-Mashaal complained to the Ombudsman about the deteriorating health condition of Al-Mashaal after holding him in solitary confinement, in response to his protest against Diraz massacre and raid carried out on Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house.

Bahrain News Agency said that the Civil Aviation Affairs and Ports and Maritime Affairs suspended all flights and cruises from and to Qatar.

The Arab world's strongest powers cut ties with Qatar on Monday over alleged support for Islamists and Iran, re-opening a festering wound just two weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump's demand for Muslim states to fight terrorism.

A senior Iranian official said on Monday the decision by some Gulf Arab states and Egypt to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar would not help end the crisis in the Middle East.

Bahrain’s official television aired a statement on Monday (June 5, 2017) morning in which it announced severing its diplomatic and consular relations with the State of Qatar.

The Supreme Appeals Court upheld the verdict issued against 7 appellants and commuted that of other 5 over attacking Sitra police station.

Air travel across the Gulf region and beyond faces major disruption following the move by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain to sever ties with Qatar, accusing the tiny oil rich state of supporting terrorism.

Egypt will begin its ban on flights to and from Qatar on Tuesday at 6 am local time (0400 GMT), the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Monday following a severing of diplomatic ties announced earlier.

The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have stopped exports of white sugar to Qatar after the two states broke off relations with Doha, in the first sign that the diplomatic crisis is hitting food trade, trade sources said on Monday.

UAE's port of Fujairah issued a notice on Monday barring all vessels carrying Qatari flags and any destined for or arriving from Qatari ports following a Gulf diplomatic dispute with Doha, trading sources said.

Egypt has given the Qatari ambassador in Cairo 48 hours to leave the country and has recalled its senior representative in Doha, the foreign ministry said on Monday.

Arab nations including Saudi Arabia and Egypt on Monday, June 5, cut ties with Qatar accusing it of supporting extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to hit the region in years.

Qatar on Monday asked citizens to leave the United Arab Emirates within 14 days to comply with a decision by Abu Dhabi to sever ties with Doha, the Qatari embassy in Abu Dhabi said on social media.

Air Arabia said on Monday it had suspended flights between Sharjah and Doha effective Tuesday until further notice.

Pakistan has no immediate plans to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, a spokesman for the South Asian nation's foreign ministry said on Monday.

A natural gas pipeline from Qatar to the United Arab Emirates and Oman was operating normally on Monday despite a Gulf political dispute with Doha, two industry sources said.

Abu Dhabi's state-owned Etihad Airways said it will suspend all flights to and from Doha from Tuesday morning until further notice.