The Louvre Museum in Paris has launched an official investigation into the distortion of the Gulf map at its Abu Dhabi franchise, Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) said.

DOHA, Qatar: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has omitted Qatar from a world map exhibited at a recently opened Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi, according to a veteran observer of Gulf affairs.

Below are two maps that recreate Qatar Airways flight paths before and after the blockade. They show the circuitous routes the airline must now take to avoid hostile countries' airspace.