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GULF BLOCKADE: Qatar mulls legal redress over effect of diplomatic crisis

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GULF BLOCKADE: Qatar mulls legal redress over effect of diplomatic crisis

Oil rich Qatar is about seeking legal redress owing to the ongoing blockade with plans to demand for compensation for losses incurred by the crisis championed by four Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Reports say Qatar’s economy minister Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani was in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss the case for compensation with the heads of international trade organisations.

There are also reports that Qatar has contracted a specialised legal team to study the actions taken by the blockading countries against it, according to a statement from the economy ministry in Doha.

Read also: DIPLOMATIC ROW: Erdogan plans Gulf visit to discuss Qatar blockade

Reiterating its stance, Qatar’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Ali Bin Smaikh al-Marri , said action would take action against Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, for their role which has sparked the worst Gulf crisis in decades.

A report by the state-run Qatar News Agency, stated that the demands issued by Saudi-led bloc of Arab countries against Qatar have been dismissed by Doha after it was thoroughly reviewed by it’s ministry of foreign affairs.

 

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