Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that have cut ties to Qatar have issued a steep list of demands to end the crisis.
The countries insist their Persian Gulf neighbour must close down broadcaster, Al-Jazeera, cut back diplomatic ties to Iran and shut a Turkish military base in Qatar.
In a 13-point list – presented to the Qataris by Kuwait, which is helping mediate the crisis – the countries also demand that Qatar sever all ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and with other groups including Hezbollah, Al-Qaeda and ISIS.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut ties to Qatar earlier this month over allegations the Persian Gulf country funds terrorism – an accusation that US President Donald Trump has echoed.
Those countries have now given Qatar 10 days to comply with all of the demands, which include paying an unspecified sum in compensation.
According to the list, Qatar must refuse to naturalise citizens from the four countries and expel those currently in Qatar, in what the countries describe as an effort to keep it from meddling in their internal affairs.
They are also demanding that Qatar hands over all individuals who are wanted by those four countries for terrorism; stop funding any extremist entities that are designated as terrorist groups by the US; and provide detailed information about opposition figures that Qatar has funded, ostensibly in Saudi Arabia and the other nations.
Qatar is yet react to the demands.
