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(Reuters, AFP)
Qatar said it has shut down airspace temporarily as part of measures taken amid developments in the region, a statement by the Qatari foreign ministry said on X.
It said the move comes to ensure safety of residents and visitors.
"The competent authorities announce the temporary suspension of air traffic in the country's airspace, as part of a set of precautionary measures taken based on developments in the region," the foreign ministry said.
It added authorities were monitoring the situation "in coordination with regional and international partners".
Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said such statements by foreign embassies "do not necessarily reflect the existence of specific or credible threats".
"We would like to reassure the public that the security situation in the state remains stable," he wrote on X. "Qatar continues to exert intensive diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region."
