Saudi Arabia decided to extend by 48 hrs deadline for Qatar

Saudi Arabia and its allies have decided to extend by 48 hours the deadline for Qatar to accept their list of demands to lift a de facto blockade. With the deadline expiring at midnight yesterday, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt agreed to give Doha an extension to respond positively to their



demands. 

The move comes after a request by the Kuwaiti emir who is acting as mediator in the Gulf crisis. The Kuwaiti government had requested the extension following Qatar's announcement that it is due to hand over its response to the emir, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah,today.