Qatar seeking mediation to mend Gulf rift

DUBAI - Qatar said on Tuesday it was ready for mediation efforts after the Arab world's biggest powers severed ties with it.

Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, hoping to heal the damaging rift by meeting with Saudi Arabia's King Salman.

France said on Tuesday it wanted the diplomatic dispute to be resolved through dialogue, its foreign ministry said. Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drain was scheduled to hold talks with his Saudi and Qatari counterparts later in the day.