Qatar given 48 hours to accept demands or face more sanctions

Saudi Arabia and it's Gulf allies has given Qatar 48 hours ending late Tuesday to comply with it's list of demands or face increased sanctions.

The four Arab states including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirate (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt, on June 5 cut diplomatic ties with Qatar after accusing it of supporting terrorism, meddling in their internal affairs and advancing the agenda of regional foe Iran, all of which Qatar described as baseless. 

Some of the demands presented to Qatar through through Kuwait, which is acting as a mediator, includes closing Qatar-based al Jazeera TV and ejecting Turkish troops based in the country and said were prepared to hit the country with by further sanctions if it does not comply with the 13 demands. 

According to a joint statement on Saudi state news agency SPA, the four countries agreed to a request by Kuwait to extend by 48 hours Sunday's deadline for compliance.

Reports say Foreign ministers from the four countries will meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss Qatar.

Qatar says it is interested in negotiating a fair and just solution to "any legitimate issues" of concern to fellow member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which groups Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE belongs.

The bloc accuse Al Jazeera of being a platform for extremists and an agent of interference in their affairs as they insisted that the demands were non-negotiable.