“The boycott will remain,” Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said at the same news conference in the Egyptian capitalThe four Arab states stopped short of announcing new sanctions but Jubeir said they would “take steps at the appropriate time”. The UAE state minister for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, predicted more isolation for Qatar. 13 demandsThe countries issued the 13-point list of demands on June 22, giving Qatar 10 days to respond. The other demands include Qatar downgrading ties with Iran — Saudi Arabia’s regional arch-rival — and shutting down a Turkish military base in the emirate. But a British think-tank said foreign funding for Islamist extremism in Britain mostly originates from Saudi Arabia.

Source: Manila Times July 05, 2017 20:03 UTC