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Recep Erdogan urges Qatar and Gulf states to negotiate an end to blockade, supports Kuwait's mediation efforts
•Turkey's president on Monday urged Qatar and Arab countries isolating it to negotiate an end to the crisis dividing them as he wrapped up a two-day Gulf tour
Blocked Qatari websites open up momentarily after technical glitch; Saudi Arabia says blockade to be reimposed soon
•Websites and some television channels linked to Qatar were unblocked in Saudi Arabia on Monday morning but the change was a result of a technical glitch, and the restrictions will be reimposed shortly, a key Saudi royal court adviser said
Recep Erdogan meets King Salman of Saudi Arabia, discusses efforts to combat terror funding
•Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Saudi Arabia and met King Salman on Sunday, Saudi state news agency SPA reported, his first stop on a Gulf diplomatic tour aimed at healing an Arab rift with Ankara's ally Qatar
US intelligence: UAE hacked Qatari news website, planted fake story used as pretext for Gulf crisis
•The United Arab Emirates orchestrated the hacking of a Qatari government news site in May, planting a false story that was used as a pretext for the current crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries
Gulf diplomatic crisis: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson leaves Qatar with little progress in resolving blockade
•US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Thursday wrapped up a four-day mission to the Gulf with little sign of progress in resolving the diplomatic crisis pitting Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatar
Gulf crisis: German intelligence to help Qatar in clearing terror accusations
•Germany's foreign minister says his country's intelligence service will participate in efforts to clear up accusations by Arab neighbors that Qatar supports terror groups
Qatar diplomatic crisis: Donald Trump speaks with Gulf leaders, stresses on preventing terrorist funding
•President Donald Trump has spoken separately with several leaders of nations in the Persian Gulf region and addressed ongoing disputes between Qatar and some of its Arab neighbors
Vladimir Putin discusses Gulf crisis with Bahrain king, stresses on need for direct dialogue
•Russian president Vladimir Putin discussed the dispute between Qatar and several other Arab states with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa in a telephone call, the Kremlin said
Gulf diplomatic crisis: Qatar's defence minister to visit Turkey for talks
•Turkey's state television says Qatar's defense minister will arrive in Turkey for talks amid the Gulf Arab states' feud with their tiny neighbour.
Gulf diplomatic crisis: US urges Qatar, neighbours to 'sit together' to 'help ease the tension'
•The United States says some demands on Qatar by its West Asia neighbours "will be very difficult to meet."