After the Gulf crisis broke out yesterday, there had been many panicky reports and false news spreading across social media that things were becoming worse for common people in Qatar.

However, the Qatari cabinet had stepped forward to dispel any doubts as far as food security in the country is concerned.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani reassured people that their day-to-day lives in Qatar would remain unaffected.

“There’ve been several crises that took place in Qatar over the years. There were the 1996 coup and the 2014 crisis between GCC nations and Qatar. Yet we overcame it. Qatar will depend on itself to provide its citizens and residents normal life. We’ve programmes that’ll ensure the continuity of life and the major building projects as normal,” he said.

“Qatar has been subjected to a media defamation campaign. The talk about economic hardship in Qatar as a result of the current crises is inaccurate. We’re only affected in terms of our land borders with Saudi Arabia. Other than that, we aren’t affected since we still have access to the world through international sea-lanes and international airspace,” he added.

Sure enough, what he says has merit. Qatar Ports Management Company came out with a series of tweets that showed just how many things in our daily lives came through the Doha Port, which remains thoroughly accessible for the movement of goods.

The food you enjoy, at home and at your favorite restaurant arrived to you through #HamadPort#MwaniQatar pic.twitter.com/jBujyhus0d

— MWANI Qatar (@MwaniQtr) June 5, 2017

The car you drive, the bus that takes your child to school arrived to you through #HamadPort#MwaniQatar pic.twitter.com/091sWkBnnU

— MWANI Qatar (@MwaniQtr) June 5, 2017

The home you live in, office you work at and school your kids go to were built with materials, mostly arrived through #HamadPort#MwaniQatar pic.twitter.com/xkvKyLuILN

— MWANI Qatar (@MwaniQtr) June 5, 2017

Al Meera Consumer Goods Company took to the newspapers to post a notice saying they would stand with the country in the time of need and were prepared for any eventuality that may arise pertaining to food security. Here is the advertisement they took out in Qatar’s newspapers.