Qatar admits supporting terrorism: former Saudi Amb

CAIRO - 2 September 2017: Qatar has admitted that it supports terrorism, Saudi Prince Turki Al-Faisal, former ambassador to the U.S. and head of the former Saudi intelligence agency, said on Friday.

Al-Faisal stated in an interview with Bloomberg that the leaders of Qatar signed an agreement in 2015 with the Gulf Cooperation Council in which they agreed to stop their interference in the internal affairs of the GCC states and to stop the media attacks launched against them on the Al Jazeera channel.

Also, security sources in the Syrian opposition have revealed to Emirati Al Bayan newspaper that Qatar continues to support terrorist organizations in Syria, stressing that Doha provided $10 million as additional support to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham through charities.

Since June 5, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have turned on Qatar with a complete air and trade boycott over allegations of its support and sponsorship of terrorism, which Doha denies.

Following the Arab boycott of Doha, a list of 13-demands was handed to Doha’s government by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain for reconciliation, which includes the closing of Al Jazeera broadcasting and the suspension of its relationship with the extremist government of Iran.

Since then, Qatar has resisted conciliation attempts and has not shown any efforts of disassociating itself from the terrorist groups that the quartet claims are harbored and financially supported by Doha.