UAE warns Qatar over demands by Arab states

The United Arab Emirates has called on Qatar to accept a list of demands issued by the Arab states that have cut ties with Doha.
The UAE's State Minister for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has warned that the diplomatic crisis in the Persian Gulf would turn into a divorce with Qatar if Doha rejects the demands. Saudi Arabia and its allies have asked Qatar to shut down the Al-Jazeera News Network among other pre-conditions, including cutting ties with Iran. Al-Jazeera has slammed the demand as an attempt to silence freedom of expression. Doha has also been demanded to sever all ties with the Muslim Brotherhood and the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah. The demands also include the closure of a Turkish base in Qatar, which Ankara has rejected. Saudi Arabia, the UAEmirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and commercial ties with Qatar earlier this month, accusing Doha of fomenting regional unrest and supporting terrorism. Qatar denies the allegations.