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Qatar is given a further 48 hours to meet Gulf demands
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40476821Qatar is given a further 48 hours to meet Gulf demands
1 hour ago
From the section Middle East
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face further sanctions by 48 hours. The initial deadline for Qatar to agree to the group's 13 demands, including the shutting down of the Al Jazeera news network, expired on Sunday. The Gulf state, which denies funding extremism, is expected to submit a formal response later. It has called the demands an "affront to international law".
Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani arrived in Kuwait on Monday to deliver a formal response in a letter, according to Al Jazeera. The letter is from the emir of Qatar to the emir of Kuwait, who is the main mediator in the Gulf crisis. In a statement released shortly beforehand, lawyers for Qatar denounced the tactics and called for international condemnation.
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On Saturday, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said the state had rejected the demands, but was ready to engage in dialogue under the right conditions.
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