Saudi Arabia pushes on with steep Qatar demands

Saudi foreign minister reiterates that list of 13-point demands to Qatar ‘to stop funding terrorism’ is non-negotiable Saudi Arabia has reiterated that its demands to Qatar to end the standoff in the Gulf were “non-negotiable”. Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi foreign minister, said on Twitter on Saturday that “demands…

Putin discusses Qatar dispute with Bahrain king: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the dispute between Qatar and several other Arab states with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa in a telephone call, the Kremlin said on Saturday. Putin stressed the need for direct dialogue between all governments…