Severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, Bahrain's foreign affairs ministry on Monday issued an advisory for all Qatari diplomatic staff to leave the country within the next 48 hours and also issued an 14-day ultimatum to Qatari citizens to leave Bahraini territories.


Bahrain has accused Qatar of supporting terrorism, media incitement and funding linked to Iranian groups to carry out sabotage and spreading chaos in Bahrain.


Bahrain said it would withdraw its diplomatic mission from the Qatari capital of Doha within 48 hours and that all Qatari diplomats should leave Bahrain within the same period.


The ministry's statement has also given 14 -day ultimatum to Qatari citizens as they have to leave Bahrain within two weeks and that air and sea traffic between the two countries would be halted.Bahrain has announced it is cutting all ties and relations what so ever with Qatar, according to a statement carried on Bahrain News Agency.