Arab states send Qatar 13 demands to end crisis, official says

Four Arab states currently boycotting Qatar for allegedly supporting terorrism have sent the country a lot of 13 demands, according to one of the countres' officials who spoke to Reuters.

Theboycott, launched on June 5, entails each of thecountriescutting economic, diplomatic and travel ties with Doha The four nations who made the list of demands includeSaudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahain.

The list of demands

Reuters reports that the four nations demand that Qatar:

Close the TV stationAl Jazeera.

Reducetheir ties with Iran.

Closea Turkish military base in Qatar.

Declare that it is cutting off ties with terrorist, sectarian and ideological organisations like the Muslim Brotherhood, Islamic State, al Qaeda, Hezbollah, and Jabhat Fateh al Sham.

Must also surrender anybody designated as a terorrist on its territory.

Must stop interfering in the four countries' domestic and foreign affairs

Stopgiving Qatari nationality to citizens of the four countries

Pay reparations to these countries for any damage or costs incurred over the past few years because of Qatari policies, he added

More, if Qatar does agree to meet this list of demands, the four countries will monitor compliance with monthly reports in the first year, thenthree-month reports in the following year, then annual reports in the next decade, said an official to Reuters without offering further clarification.

Qatar's response

Qatar has denied that they are guilty of what the four Arab nations accuse them of: Funding terorrism, creating regional instability and warming up to revolutionary theocracy Iran.

Earlier this week the foreign minister said Qatar would not negotiate with the four states unless they first lifted their measures. Reuters was not able to reach him for comment.

What if Qatar says no?

The countries give Doha 10 days to comply, failing which the list becomes "void", the official said without elaborating. This suggests that theoffer to end the dispute in return for meeting the thirteen demands mayno longer be on the table.

How are others responding?

Donald Trump has called Qatar a "high level sponsor of terrorism", but also offered to mediate to help these parties resolve their differences. Days after Trump plainly saidQatar sponsors terrorism, the US sold them $12 billion in weapons.

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Turkey has so far taken Qatar's side. It has launched ships carrying aid in the form of food to Qatar, and yesterday sent a small a small group soldiers and even armoured vehicles. Turkey's president Tayyip Erdogan met with Saudi Arabia's leaders in an effort to calm the regional tension.