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கலாநிதி யூசுப் அல் கர்ளாவி உள்ளிட்ட 59 தனி நபர்களையும் 12 அமைப்புக்களையும் சவுதி அரசு பயங்கரவாதப் பட்டியலில் இணைத்து அடையாளப்படுத்தியிருக்கிறது.

Qatar rejects Saudi-led bloc's 'terror' list

Government says list of 59 people and 12 groups, with ties to Qatar, 'reinforces allegations that hold no foundation'.

Qatar on Friday rejected allegations of supporting individuals and groups blacklisted as "terrorists" by four Arab countries which cut ties with it this week amid a major diplomatic fallout.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt published a list of 59 people and 12 groups with links to Qatar late on Thursday, alleging that they have ties to "terrorism".

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"The recent joint statement issued by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the UAE regarding a 'terror finance watch list' once again reinforces baseless allegations that hold no foundation in fact," the Qatari government said in response.

The list included Yusuf al-Qaradawi, one of the most prominent Muslim religious leaders in the Middle East, as well as Qatari-funded charitable organisations.

Mahjoob Zweiri, a professor at Qatar University, said that the release of this list was "part of the demonisation [campaign] against Qatar".

"They are demonising Qatar, in saying that they are not helping fight 'terrorism' and trying to use this list as evidence," Zweiri told Al Jazeera.

He said the claims of the list are dubious because "there's a body within Qatar's Ministry of Social Affairs, which looks at all the charities and monitors every penny they receive and send".

Zweiri added that these charities cooperate with international aid agencies, including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the UK-based Oxfam, in conflict zones such as Syria and Iraq.

"By saying that those specific [Qatari] charities [are engaged in 'terrorism'], they are questioning the work of the international aid agencies cooperating with them as well."

In London, the independent UK-based Arab Organisation for Human Rights (AOHR) released a statement condemning the Saudi bloc's list as "arbitrary".

"The list was clearly made up arbitrarily, to serve political agendas, without relying on any evidence or an impartial judicial authority," the group wrote.

"The exact legal definition and crime of 'terrorism' needs to be determined by a neutral judicial authority, which is not available in these countries [Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Bahrain]."

The human rights group also criticised the countries for abuses carried out among their population by broadly applying "terrorism" to crack down on activists and ordinary citizenry.

The AOHR also warned that the list violated clear laws against defamation, as the reputation of individuals and charitable organisations is put at risk.