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The rift between Qatar and its neighbours in the Gulf has deepened with the United Arab Emirates threatening anyone who publishes an expression of sympathy for Doha with fifteen years in prison. Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region have cut their links with Qatar, accusing it of funding extremist groups. Flights have been stopped, diplomats withdrawn and trade links severed. The UAE ambassador to Russia, Omar Saif Ghobash gave his reaction to the crisis in the region.

(Picture: Cars drive past the Qatar Airways office in Doha. Credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images)