Luxury Daily, June 6, 2017 – Qatar’s luxury, hospitality sectors in limbo after diplomatic crisis

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Qatar’s luxury, hospitality sectors in limbo after diplomatic crisis

On June 5, a number of Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Yemen cut all diplomatic ties to the nation of Qatar, grounding all flights and closing their borders completely to the small peninsular country.

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