The Arab countries isolating Qatar do not seek to force out the country's leadership but are willing to cut ties if it does not agree to their demands, a top United Arab Emirates official has said.

More than 40 others were wounded in the attacks which have been claimed by the Islamic State.

The Department of Foreign Affairs spent just €1,759 on gifts for foreign dignitaries in the last two years — including cufflinks for Arab dignitaries who seldom wear Western-style shirts.