Six months ago, an air, sea and land blockade was imposed on Qatar by neighbouring countries. Here are the latest developments as of Sunday, December 24:

Emir concludes West Africa tour. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani concluded his trip around West Africa to Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, and Ghana.
"In Ghana, we have laid down the basis for a broader partnership, along with HE President Nana Akufo-Addo, paving the way to important bilateral projects in vital areas such as air transport, sport and food security," the Emir tweeted.
Qatar won't compete in chess tournament. Qatar will not compete in the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships hosted by Saudi Arabia in Riyadh from December 26-30.

According to the Qatar Chess Federation, their top national team will not compete in the tournament, because the organisers demanded that "the players not display the Qatari flag at any stage during the competition".

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36 fighter jets.The US Department of Defense has announced on Friday that Boeing has been awarded a $6.2bn contract to manufacture 36 F-15 fighter jets for Qatar's air force.
Saudi footballers shun media. Politics has overshadowed football after Saudi Arabia's team refused to talk to the press on Thursday due to the presence of Qatar-based news channels, including Al Jazeera.

Gulf Cup begins. The 23rd edition of the tournament that was to be held in Qatar starts on December 22 in Kuwait. The tournament will see Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain and the UAE competing for the title.

Kuwait's Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Minister of Commerce and Industry Khaled al-Roudhan welcomed on Thursday the arrival of missions of all GCC member states to the football cup as "the most important sign of success".
Saudi permanently closes land border. According to a document issued by Saudi Arabia's customs directorate on Tuesday, the Salwa border gate has been permanently closed since Monday night.
Qatar's finances boosted. The Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) is seeing a surge in business as Qataris register more of their assets at home and multinationals boost their local presence, its chief executive Yousuf al-Jaida told Reuters.
This reflects nervousness among the country's elite that investments registered abroad could be frozen, as well as a desire by international companies to maintain close ties with the world's biggest liquefied gas producer, the chief executive said.
QCB launches investigation. "We will not stand by while our country is attacked in this manner," Qatar's central bank governor Sheikh Abdullah bin Saud Al Thani said on Tuesday, according to Reuters, adding that the central bank had hired New York-based law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP to lead the investigation.

Qatar celebrates National Day. Qatar celebrated its National Day on Sunday amid the ongoing Gulf diplomatic crisis.

In a show of support for Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar set a new Guinness World Record on Sunday for having the highest number of people take part in the creation of a portrait of him dubbed the 'Dignity Image', Qatar's Interior Ministry announced.

Football tournament overshadowed by political crisis