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CAIRO – 15 August 2017: Social media activists in Saudi Arabia lunched another anti-Qatar campaign, Monday for their continued determination to back and finance several terrorist groups, especially outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Using the hash-tag “Qatar has no sovereignty,” several Twitter activists claimed that the Brotherhood leaders are the actual rulers for the gas-rich state, as they were making decisions since the beginning of the Arabian-Qatari dispute; meanwhile the Qatari officials have been refusing to accept the 13-demand list of the Arab countries for considering it ‘a violation of the state’s sovereignty.’
Other cartoons mocking the official statements regarding defending the Qatari sovereignty went viral on Twitter using the same hashtag; as one of the cartoons shows a man hiding behind men in military uniform, referring to the two Turkey military troops that have arrived to Qatar since June 18 “for military exercise,” according to the Qatari state-owned news agency. The troops included about one thousand soldiers.
On June 5, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Libya and Yemen decided to cut all diplomatic ties with Qatar, hurling allegations that the state supports terrorism. Ports and airspace were cut off to Qatari vessels.
On June 6, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Ahmad Al-Sabah started a tour that included Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar in an attempt to mediate between the three countries.
A list of 13-demands was given to Doha’s government by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain for reconciliation, which includes the closing of Al Jazeera broadcasting; however, Qatar’s response was described as “negative” by the four countries’ foreign ministers in a joint statement released after holding a summit in Cairo July 5.
Friday July 7, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain said in another joint statement that the ultimatum that had been given to Qatar is now void, leading to further legal, political and economic measures against the government of Qatar.
“The Qatari government has purposely thwarted all diplomatic efforts to resolve the crisis and has rejected any settlements, reflecting its intention to continue with its destabilizing policies against the interests of the Qatari people,” the Arab quartet said in the statement.
They also condemned Qatar’s “lack of tact and respect” towards the Kuwaiti mediation, as it leaked the list of demands in an attempt to condemn the initiative to failure.
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