Qatar said today that a new blacklist released by Saudi Arabia and its allies came as a disappointing surprise in a diplomatic crisis that has split the Gulf. <br/><br/>The four Arab Governments named 18 organisations and individuals yesterday that they accused of links with Islamist extremism and Qatar. <br/><br/>The move by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain came despite mounting international pressure to compromise in their weeks-old boycott of their fellow US ally. <br/><br/>Qatari Government Communications Director Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al-Thani official said the blacklist had no basis in fact and is aimed at stripping the emirate of its sovereignty.<br/><br/>The four governments issued a previous blacklist of 59 individuals and 12 groups last month. Sheikh Saif said, it had been widely rejected by the international community. <br/><br/>Saudi Arabia and its allies have been boycotting Qatar since 5th of last month in the region's worst diplomatic crisis in years.

Qatar said today that a new blacklist released by Saudi Arabia and its allies came as a disappointing surprise in a diplomatic crisis that has split the Gulf. <br/><br/>The four Arab Governments named 18 organisations and individuals yesterday that they accused of links with Islamist extremism and Qatar. <br/><br/>The move by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain came despite mounting international pressure to compromise in their weeks-old boycott of their fellow US ally. <br/><br/>Qatari Government Communications Director Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed Al-Thani official said the blacklist had no basis in fact and is aimed at stripping the emirate of its sovereignty.<br/><br/>The four governments issued a previous blacklist of 59 individuals and 12 groups last month. Sheikh Saif said, it had been widely rejected by the international community. <br/><br/>Saudi Arabia and its allies have been boycotting Qatar since 5th of last month in the region's worst diplomatic crisis in years.