Sputnik - Saudi Arabia set out several conditions for Qatar to normalize the bilateral relations amid the diplomatic rift and gave Doha 24 hours for the implementation of the conditions, local media reported Wednesday.


DUBAI (Sputnik)�� According to�Akhbar Al Aan news outlet, the conditions included the expulsion of�all the members of�the Muslim Brotherhood terror group (outlawed in�Russia) and the Palestinian Hamas movement from�the country, freezing of�their bank accounts and the suspension of�any interrelations with�these groups. The immediate break of�the diplomatic ties with�Iran was also reportedly one of�the conditions laid down�by Riyadh.


Apart from�this, Saudi Arabia required from�Doha to�immediately change the policies of�Qatar's Al Jazeera broadcaster and as�well as�its administration staff so that the broadcasting would not contradict the interests of�the Persian Gulf countries and the Arab world, the same reports added.

On Monday, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt announced a break in�diplomatic relations with�Qatar, accusing Doha of�supporting terrorist organizations and destabilizing the situation in�the Middle East. The authorities of�eastern Libya, Yemen, as�well as�the Maldives and Mauritius, later also announced the severance of�relations with�Qatar. On Tuesday, the Jordanian authorities announced lowering the level of�diplomatic contacts with�Qatar and closing the office of�Al Jazeera operating in�the country.

The Qatari Foreign Ministry rejected the accusations of�Doha's interference in�other countries' domestic affairs and expressed regret over�the decision of�the Gulf States to�cut off�the diplomatic ties with�it.