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Arab states issues list of demands to end Qatar crisis

Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries that have cut ties to Qatar have reportedly issued a list of demands to end a major Gulf crisis, insisting that Qatar shut down the Al Jazeera network, close a Turkish military base and scale down ties with Iran .
In the 13-point list, the countries also demand that Qatar sever all alleged ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and with other groups, including
Hezbollah, al-Qaeda and ISIL (also known as ISIS).
Associated Press and Reuters news agencies reported they obtained the list from unnamed officials from one of the countries involved in isolating Qatar.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt , the United Arab Emirates and
Bahrain cut ties to Qatar this month over allegations that the country funds "terrorism" - an accusation that Qatar denies.
Those countries have now given Qatar 10 days to comply with all of the demands, which also include paying an unspecified sum in compensation for what they claimed to be "loss of life and other financial losses caused by Qatar's policies".
According to the list, Qatar must refuse to naturalise citizens from the four countries and "revoke Qatari citizenship for existing nationals where such citizenship violates those countries' laws".
Earlier this week, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
insisted that Qatar's neighbours provide a list of demands that was "reasonable and actionable".
The Iran provisions in the document say Qatar must shut down diplomatic posts in Iran, expel any members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, and only conduct trade and commerce with Iran that complies with US sanctions.

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