As the states argued, relatives and friends separated by the dispute had to fly to a neutral third country to meet

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a diplomatic, trade and travel boycott on Qatar in 2017, accusing it of supporting terrorism

Families reunite as Qatar-Saudi flights resume after rift

Saudi Arabia and its allies the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt in June 2017 slapped a blockade on Qatar that included closing airspace to the country over claims it backed Islamist groups and was too close to Iran

A Qatar Airways airplane takes off from Hamad International Airport near the Qatari capital Doha, on the first commercial flight to Saudi Arabia in three and a half years following a Gulf diplomatic thaw

Families reunite as Qatar-Saudi flights resume after rift

First Qatar to Saudi flight takes off after thaw

# qatar-saudi flights

Families reunite as Qatar-Saudi flights resume after rift

First Qatar to Saudi flight takes off after thaw