:: The Saudi Foreign Ministry’s official Twitter account posted a statement confirming the deep ties between the Saudi and Qatari people.

“The Qatari people are a genuine extension of their brothers in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .. King Salman addresses the humanitarian cases of Saudi-Qatari joint families, the people of Qatar are in King Salman’s heart,” the statement said.

The statement added that the Ministry of Interior has set up a hotline to receive the cases and take appropriate actions. “Contact Number:

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar in a coordinated move on Monday, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants and arch-foe Iran in the Gulf’s worst diplomatic stand-off in years.

The three Gulf states severed transit links and gave Qatari visitors and residents two weeks to leave their countries. Most severely, the United Arab Emirates barred Qataris from catching connecting flights through its airports.

The rift has separated families and severed commercial links, prompting concerns among foreign workers — particularly Egyptians, who make up one of the largest expatriate contingents in Qatar — about their ability to stay.