Highlights 1 Saudi, UAE, Bahrain accused Qatar of supporting terrorism. Saudi Arabia and three allies accusing Qatar of supporting terrorism have agreed to a request by Kuwait to extend by 48 hours Sunday's deadline for Doha to comply, according to a joint statement on Saudi state news agency SPA. Without stating whether Qatar had rejected the ultimatum as was widely expected, Kuwaiti state news agency KUNA said Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah had asked Saudi Arabia and the three other countries boycotting Qatar to grant it an extension. The countries have threatened further sanctions against Qatar if it does not comply with their list of 13 demands presented to Doha through Kuwait 10 days ago. ALSO READ:Qatar could face further sanctions by Arab states as deadline approachesQatar says demands made by Saudi Arabia, allies not realisticALSO WATCH:Yemen joins list of nations that have cut ties with Qatar

Source: India Today July 03, 2017 04:30 UTC