Qatar vowed on Thursday to ride out the isolation imposed on it by fellow Arab states over its alleged support for terrorism and said it would not compromise its sovereignty over foreign policy to resolve the region's biggest diplomatic crisis in years.

Egypt and Bahrain kept up pressure on Qatar on Thursday, giving no indication after talks in Cairo between their leaders that they were ready to soften their stance on the diplomatic crisis in the Gulf.

The Sixth High Court of Appeals communed a verdict issued against 3 suspects accused of faking private documents and using smart card belonging to an Asian. The court commuted the sentence of 2 suspects from 5 to 2 years in prison and that of the third suspect to one year and ordered the confiscation of seized items.

Representatives of the United Nation political office made an exploratory trip to Bahrain, in its first of kind visit, and met number of official institutions and parties in Bahrain to deepen the understanding of the situation in Bahrain.

The Supreme Court of Appeals upheld 15-year jail term against a suspect accused of planting a bomb in a bus for a company near Al-Budai police station and exploding it using a SIM card. The court also bound him along with another convict sentenced to 7 years in prison to pay 809 BD for the damages caused to the bus.

The Sixth High Court of Appeals commuted the sentence of a defendant accused of putting a hoax bomb in form of “teddy bear” in A’ali to one year in prison and upheld the confiscation of seized items.

The Supreme Court of Appeals issued sentences commuting and upholding the verdicts issued against 21 appellants convicted of assembling, attempting to kill 2 policemen through burning their patrol and damaging a truck owned by food company.

The House of Representatives agreed in its session on a decree regarding ceasing the retirement rights and benefits in case Bahraini citizenship is revoked, lost or in case the individual is given a foreign citizenship without a permission.

According to a report by Arabic CNN Wednesday, US officials have said they have observed increased Qatari military activity as the country placed its forces “on the highest state of alert” over fears of an imminent military incursion.

In a striking statement, two days after a less provoking statement, Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa said that the withdrawal of ambassadors was directed against the conduct of the Qatari leadership.

Britain's spokesman for the Middle East and North Africa, Edwin Samuel, said that his country hopes a solution is reached soon, and that the (GCC) regains its unity, after states have severed ties with Qatar over claims of supporting terrorism.

Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa said his country had suffered from interference coming from both Qatar and Iran, which “extend several centuries.”

Tech. website Biometric Update, said that Bahrain’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications has selected Thales and SITA to provide the security and operations management system for Bahrain International Airport.

Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the Iranian Parliament and shrine of Imam Rouhollah Khomeini in Tehran.

Abu Dhabi Petroleum Ports Authority will deny entry to any ships carrying cargoes going to or from Qatar, two shipping circulars seen by Reuters on Thursday showed.

Qatar's central bank has asked commercial banks to provide it with detailed, frequent information on their foreign exchange trading, deposit withdrawals and money transfers, banking sources told Reuters on Thursday.

International press freedom organizations and local Bahraini groups are among fifteen campaigners who today raised alarm over the suspension of Bahrain‘s only independent newspaper, Al Wasat, which has been barred from publishing for four days now.

Bahrain Minister of Labor and Social Development Jamil bin Mohammad Ali Humaidan, headed the Bahraini delegation in the 106th Session of the International Labor Conference in Geneva, taking place from 4 until 16 June.

The Bahraini Ministry of Interior warned all residents of its country of prison and fining punishment for any sign of sympathy with Qatar, or rejection to the Bahraini government’s measures.

Qatar's credit quality would decline if tensions with its Gulf neighbors continue for much longer, raising the country's debt ratio and hurting banks' liquidity, Moody's ratings agency said on Thursday.