Arab nations blockading Qatar prolong blacklist

Two Islamic organisations and 11 folks had been added to an existing « apprehension list » drawn up by four Arab nations which will most seemingly be blockading Qatar, claiming the entities and folks are supported by Doha.

Converse-bustle Saudi Press Agency issued a joint assertion by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, asserting the quartet’s scramble became taken « in light of their commitment to combating terrorism, drying up their sources of funding, combating extremist ideology…and its promotion ».

Saudi Arabia and its allies, which acquire imposed a land, sea, and air blockade on Qatar since June, accuse Doha of supporting terrorism. Qatar has denied this.

The 2 organisations that were added to the blacklist were the Worldwide Union of Muslim Students, headed by Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a prominent theologian from Egypt, and the Worldwide Islamic Council for Da’wah and Reduction.

« The 2 listed entities are terrorist organisations working to advertise terrorism throughout the exploitation of Islamic discourse and its employ as a cowl to facilitate various terrorist activities, » the assertion be taught.

« The Other folks furthermore acquire implemented various terrorist operations in which they acquire received whine Qatari make stronger at various stages, including offering them with passports and assigning them to Qatari institutions with a charitable look to facilitate their circulation, » it extra be taught.

The 11 folks embody the director of relief and world pattern on the Qatar Red Crescent, Khaled Nazem Diab, Bahraini dissident Hassan Ali Mohammed Juma Sultan, and the performing total chief of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mahmoud Ezzat.

It furthermore entails Muslim Brotherhood chief Alaa Ali Al Samahi, and Egyptian dissidents similar to Qadri Mohamed Fahmy Mahmoud Sheikh.

The countries mentioned Qatari authorities acquire no longer « taken fine action to cease terrorist convey », and reaffirmed their commitment to establish « security within the save ».

In a separate pattern on unhurried on Wednesday, Qatari Top Minister Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani mentioned in a television look that the continuing Gulf disaster’ plan became to « intervene » in Qatar’s inner affairs.

« Here is unacceptable and is a pink line for us and the of us of Qatar, » he mentioned, while stressing the importance of dialogue today.

« Qatar has supported his mediation efforts and continues to develop so, » he mentioned.

« Qatar is open to dialogue provided that the sovereignty of states and the precept of non-interference in inner affairs are maintained. »

Demands made by the quartet acquire incorporated suspension of make stronger for groups, similar to the Muslim Brotherhood, cooling of ties with Iran, shutting down the Al Jazeera media network and a lot of alternative diversified media stores, and the elimination of Turkish troops from Qatar.

Qatar has strongly denied the accusations and rejected the demands.