(Maggie Hyde/Associated Press)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A quartet of Arab nations said early Wednesday they had received Qatar’s response to their demands for ending a diplomatic crisis gripping the Persian Gulf, just ahead of a planned meeting in Cairo. The nations issued a 13-point list of demands on June 22, giving Qatar 10 days to comply. Later Wednesday, foreign ministers from the four Arab countries will meet in Cairo to discuss their next move. The credit ratings agency Moody’s warned early Wednesday that it had set Qatar’s economic outlook to negative over the crisis. “Depending on the duration and potential further escalation of tensions, the dispute could negatively affect Qatar’s economic and fiscal strength.

Source: Washington Post July 05, 2017 02:15 UTC