(MENAFN- The Peninsula) AFP
Doha: Qatar's Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, is to address the nation Friday night in a televised speech, the first since Saudi Arabia and its allies severed ties with the emirate.
The official QNA news agency, quoting the emir's office, said Emir would deliver his speech at around 1900 GMT (10pm Doha time) to address "the future orientation of Qatar in light of the current Gulf crisis".
On June 5, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt cut ties with Qatar accusing it of backing extremism and fostering ties with rival Iran. Doha denies the claim.
The crisis is the worst to hit the Gulf in decades.
Saudi Arabia and its allies also imposed blockade on Doha, including closing its only land border, refusing Qatar access to their airspace and ordering their citizens back from Qatar.
And on June 22, they went on to present Qatar with a list of 13 demands with which to comply to resolve the crisis, which Qatar rejected as '.
Kuwait has been trying to mediate the crisis and several top Western diplomats have toured the region to try to defuse the row, including US Secretary of States Rex Tillerson.
Tillerson said on Friday the United States was satisfied with Qatar's efforts to implement an agreement aimed at combating terror financing, and urged Saudi-led states on the Gulf nation.
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