The Qatar Crisis -- News Updates July 2, 2017

Reuters: Gulf deadline to resolve Qatar rift approaches

DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar faces possible further sanctions by Arab states that have severed ties with Doha over allegations of links to terrorism, as a deadline to accept their demands is expected to expire on Sunday night.

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said the demands were made to be rejected, adding that the Arab ultimatum was aimed not at tackling terrorism but at curtailing his country's sovereignty.

State news agency QNA reported that he would inform the ruler of Kuwait, a neutral Gulf Arab country seeking to mediate in the spat, of Qatar's response on Monday.

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WNU Editor: Arab foreign ministers will discuss what will be done next on Wednesday .... Arab Foreign Ministers to Discuss Qatar in Cairo on Wednesday (U.S.

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The Qatar Crisis -- News Updates July 2, 2017

Qatar's response to demands to be given to Kuwait today -- Gulf Times
Qatar defiant as demands deadline approaches -- NBC/CNN
Qatar ready to defend itself from Gulf neighbours -- Sky News
Gulf deadline to resolve Qatar rift approaches -- Reuters
Deadline approaches for defiant Qatar to accept Gulf states' demands -- DW
Qatar facing fresh sanctions as deadline to meet Gulf demands approaches -- The Telegraph
Qatar May Face More Sanctions, But Definitely Not War -- Sputnik
Gulf crisis set to escalate -- James M. Dorsey, Daily Star

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