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Qatar delivered its official response to the 13 demands made by the Saudi-led coalition that cut diplomatic and transport links with the country, as President Donald Trump and Kuwait’s ruler stepped up efforts to resolve the monthlong crisis.
Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani hand-delivered the reply to Kuwait’s emir in his Al Bayan Palace on Monday, Kuwait’s official news agency reported, without providing details of what it contained. The coalition, which also includes the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, had given Qatar a 10-day deadline to comply that ended on Monday, before agreeing to a 48-hour extension at the request of the Kuwaiti ruler.