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Qatar is given a further 48 hours to meet Gulf demands

03/07/2017 GMT

Arab states extend their deadline for Qatar

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Qatar has been given a further 48 hours to meet Gulf neighbours' demands

Qatar given a further 48 hours to meet Gulf neighbours' demands, Iran signs a major gas deal with Total, outbreaks of cholera in Somalia and South Sudan

Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands by 48 hours, Iran and French energy giant Total have signed a contract worth close to $5bn to develop an offshore gas field, cholera spreads in Somalia and South Sudan.

(Photo: View of the skyline of the West Bay area in Doha, Qatar. Credit: Getty Images)

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