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Qatar ‘taking steps’ to resolve tensions with Gulf neighbours

Washington: Qatar has taken some steps toward resolving its tensions with its Gulf neighbors but must still do more, a senior Saudi official said in Washington.

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Encouraging moves include Qatar’s passage of a law against financing terrorism, according to the official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.

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However, on his part, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, said that he surprised by Qatar’s continuous media attacks on “sisterly Saudi Arabia” in a tweet on Friday.

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In 2017, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt broke off diplomatic, transportation and trade ties with Qatar over its support for terrorism and sheltering wanted militants.

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Officials from the Arab Quartet has accused Qatar of reneging on a 2014 pact it signed in the Saudi capital to mend its ways.

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They also say Qatar has given millions of dollars to Iran-allied militias in Lebanon and Iraq.

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The anti-Qatar quartet presented a list of demands to Doha to end the dispute.

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They included stopping support for radical groups, downgrading ties with Iran and shutting down the Qatari Al Jazeera television network seen as a mouthpiece of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

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Saudi Arabia has consistently said that complying with the demands is key to solving the crisis.

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