Three Gulf states isolating neighbouring Qatar have softened their stand on the expulsion of all Qatari nationals after a US plea to weigh the humanitarian impact of their blockade.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain said in co-ordinated statements on Sunday they would set up telephone hotlines to “take into consideration the humanitarian circumstances” of Qataris related to their nationals.
But the three states will keep their air and seaports shut to Qatar as they try to cajole Doha into changing its attitude to political Islam in the region.
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