JEDDAH: Saudi football club Al Ahli announced the termination of a Qatar Airways sponsorship deal after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf country on Monday.
The football club posted a message on its Twitter account sharing the news of the termination.
Al-Ahli announces the termination of the sponsorship contract between the club and Qatar Airways. pic.twitter.com/lwmrDuSQPp— AlAhli Saudi Club (@ALAHLI_FCEN) June 5, 2017
Al Ahli FC signed the three-year deal with Qatar Airways on October 1, 2014 and renewed it in May of this year.
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates cut diplomatic ties with Qatar early Monday morning over Doha’s alleged support for extremist groups.
The four allies announced they would withdraw their diplomatic staff from Qatar and announced plans to cut air and sea traffic to the peninsular country.
A number of air carriers have suspended flights to Doha after the announcement was made, including FlyDubai and Etihad Airways.
