GCC Crisis Timeline
24 May GCO releases statement on QNA hacking and an investigation is launched
25 May His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs, stresses that Qatar is the target of a coordinated media campaign
5 June
19 June The citizens of blockading countries are forcibly recalled from Qatar
21 June US State Department comments that the US is “mystified” over why the blockading countries
have not released details about their grievances towards Qatar
23 June The blockading countries issue a list of 13 demands
1 July
Qatar rejects the demands
11 July Qatar and the US sign an MoU on combatting terrorism and its financing
17 July The Washington Post publishes an article revealing the involvement of the UAE in QNA hacking
21 July His Highness the Amir addresses the nation
9 September
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Bahrain, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt announce the cutting of ties with Qatar
HH the Amir calls Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss the dispute