Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands, or face further sanctions, by 48 hours. <br/><br/>The initial deadline for Qatar to agree to the group's 13 demands, including the shutting down of the Al Jazeera news network, expired yesterday. <br/><br/>The Gulf state, which denies funding extremism, is submitting a formal response today. It has already called the demands an affront to international law. <br/><br/>The requirements include the closure of a Turkish military base in Qatar and the curbing of diplomatic relations with Iran.<br/> <br/>Meanwhile, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani reached Kuwait today to deliver a formal response in the form of a letter from the emir of Qatar to the emir of Kuwait, who is the main mediator in the Gulf crisis.<br/><br/> Earlier, in a statement, lawyers for Qatar denounced the demands and called for international condemnation.