Egypt, KSA, UAE, Bahrain place 71 Qatari figures on terrorism watch list

CAIRO-9 June, 2017: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain announced in a joint statement that they have included 59 individuals and 12 organizations with ties to Qatar on their terrorism watch list.

The four countries declared that in light of their commitment to fighting terrorism and stemming extremist ideology and its dissemination, they would place 59 individuals and 12 organizations with ties with Qatar on their terrorism watch list.

The announcement comes in the wake of several calls on Qatar to stop funding extremist organizations, heightened since Qatar broke pledges it took when it signed on to the Riyadh Agreement of 2013.

The four countries reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen all efforts to combat terrorism and to establish security and stability in the region, emphasizing their mission to pursue individuals and groups that support terrorism.