Arab nations add dozens to Qatar terror list, escalating crisis in the region
LA TimesA group of Arab countries early Friday expanded a terror sanctions list with 12 organizations and 59 people they described as being associated with Qatar, the latest move in a growing diplomatic dispute that’s seen the energy-rich nation isolated by Saudi Arabia and others. Qatar dismissed the terror listing as part of “baseless allegations that hold no foundation in fact,” standing by earlier defiant statements by its top diplomat that the Arab nations had no “right to blockade my country.” The sanctions list further tightens the screws on Qatar, home to a major U.S. military base and the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and shows the crisis only escalating despite Kuwaiti efforts to mediate an end to the rift. Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said they sanctioned the groups and individuals because of “the continuous and ongoing violations of the authorities in Doha of Qatar’s commitments and obligations.” Six of the organizations are already considered militant groups in Bahrain, a Sunni-ruled, predominantly Shiite island home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet and an under-construction British naval base. Responding to the list overnight, Qatar issued a statement saying: “We do not, have not and will not support terrorist groups.” “We lead the region in attacking the roots of terrorism — by giving young people hope through jobs, replacing weapons with pens by educating hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees and funding local community programs globally to challenge extremist agendas,” it said. His hard line mirrored that of a top Emirati diplomat who told the AP on Wednesday that the United Arab Emirates believes that “there’s nothing to negotiate” with Qatar.
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