Gulf leaders and officials met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit yesterday as a diplomatic crisis continues to grip the Gulf region.

The 39th GCC summit comes amid an ongoing blockade on Qatar imposed in June 2017, by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt.

The quartet has accused Qatar of supporting "terrorism", Qatar has denied the charges and said the boycott aims to impinge on its sovereignty.