Qatar terror list ‘confirms evidence’
Observers say Doha is finally buckling under US pressure to resolve row
Even as it welcomed Qatar’s move to issue a terror list of 19 individuals and eight entities, the Arab Quartet pointed out that Qatar has procrastinated in submitting it, which has been a demand of the Quartet since the crisis broke out.
“Qatar confirms the evidence against it and that its support for extremism and terrorism is the core of its crisis,” UAE State Minister of Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash posted on his Twitter account.
Observers believe Qatar is finally buckling under US pressure to resolve the crisis where it had been previously dragging its feet and avoiding responsibility.
The list includes 10 people who had previously figured in the three lists issued by Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt, the Quartet that has boycotted Qatar since June 5 for supporting extremists and funding terrorism.
The list includes 11 Qataris, four Egyptians, two Saudis and two Jordanians as well as six entities from Qatar, Daesh Sinai branch and Al Ihsan Charitable Society from Yemen.
Qatar’s Ministry of the Interior has issued a terror list comprising 19 individuals and eight entities. The list includes 10 people previously listed in the three lists issued by Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt, the Quartet that has boycotted Qatar since June 5 for supporting extremists and funding terrorism.
While the Arab Quartet welcomed the issuance of the list, it pointed out that Qatar has procrastinated in submitting it.
“Qatar confirms the evidence against it and that its support for extremism and terrorism is the core of its crisis,” UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash posted on his Twitter account.
Observers believe Qatar is finally buckling under US pressure to resolve the crisis.
Prominent names
The list reportedly includes 11 Qataris, four Egyptians, two Saudis and two Jordanians as well as six entities from Qatar, Daesh Sinai branch and Al Ihsan Charitable Society from Yemen.
Among the most prominent names on the list is Abdul Rahman Al Nuaimi who was designated as terrorist by the US government in December 2013 and the UN in September 2014 for providing financial support to terrorist organisations.
Al Nuaimi formerly served as the head of the Qatar Football Association, was a founder and board member of Eid Charity in Qatar (also placed on the terror list), and served as a top adviser to the government of Qatar.
During a seminar organised by the Arab Federation for Human Rights, on the sidelines of the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, the jurists expressed their dissatisfaction at Qatar’s continuing support for terrorists and extremist organisations.
The participants warned that the silence on Qatar’s practices sends the wrong message to those aggrieved by terrorism, UAE news agency (WAM) reported.
The jurists expressed their surprise that human rights organisations have overlooked Qatar’s human rights record. “Qatar is depicted in the international community as a supporter of human rights, but many human rights organisations have not noticed its internal human rights record,” they said.