The United Arab Emirates was not responsible for an alleged hack of Qatari websites which helped spark a month-long diplomatic rift with Doha, the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said on Monday.
Speaking at a forum in London, Anwar Gargash said the UAE would not escalate its boycott by asking companies to choose between doing business with it or with Qatar.
Vodafone Qatar, an affiliate of Vodafone Group had said that access to its network was being affected by technical issues.“The company is working to resolve the issue,’’ Vodafone Qatar said on its official Twitter account.
Several Vodafone customers told Reuters that they were unable to make or receive phone calls.
A spokesman for Vodafone Qatar did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
State-controlled Ooredoo also serves Qatar’s mobile communications market.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut diplomatic and transport ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of supporting terrorism, a claim which Qatar denies.
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