On the morning of 5 June Saudi Arabia and seven other countries including the UAE and Egypt declared a diplomatic boycott on Qatar...The suspension of travel links has isolated Qatar and provoked fear among Nepali migrant workers in the Gulf region as uncertainty and lack of information lingers around the situation. Ram Hari Neupane, a salesperson at Lulu Supermarket in Doha...described...an increase in tension among his compatriots regarding the future. “Our managers haven’t told us anything yet...This has caused fear among people as to what will happen if the situation worsens here,” he said...For eager workers, and for those planning trips to Qatar, the ban on flights has had an immediate impact on purchase of cheap air tickets. Even though there has been no direct effect on migrant workers in Doha, experts claim that the decision could affect Nepali migrant population in the long run...[S]aid Ganesh Gurung, an expert on migrant issues in Kathmandu. “But if all of this is impacted by the ban, many Nepalis could lose their job – thereby affecting our economy.”