Qatar responded to a list of demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies after they agreed to give a defiant Doha another 48 hours to address their grievances. Details of the response were not immediately available, but a Gulf official told that Qatari Foreign MinisterSheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani had delivered it during a short visit to Kuwait, which is acting as a mediator in the crisis.<br/><br/>Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt had announced yesterday they were pushing back a deadline for Qatar to agree to a list of 13 demands they issued on June 22. <br/><br/>Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir expressed hopes for a positive response to be able to resolve the crisis.<br/>The demands included Doha ending support for the Muslim Brotherhood, closing broadcaster Al-Jazeera, downgrading diplomatic ties with Iran and shutting down a Turkish military base in the emirate. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, The UN Security Council has told Qatar to sort out its differences with its Gulf neighbors, indicating the top UN body would not get involved in the dispute. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met with Security Council members on Friday to discuss the issue'<br/><br/>