United Nations Rejects Saudi Arabia's List of Qatari 'Terrorists'

"The United Nations has rejected a list compiled by Saudi Arabia and three other countries of alleged Qatar terrorists, saying that the global governing body is 'only bound by the sanctions lists put together by UN organs.'

The list includes several Qatari charities and humanitarian aid organizations.

Saudi Arabia has launched a series of symbolic attacks against its sister state, Qatar, after it severed diplomatic relations with the Gulf country on Monday. Most recently, Saudi Arabia branded as terrorists 59 individuals and 12 entities affiliated with Qatar, including Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, stated on Friday that the UN is not concerned with the list.

'The UN is bound only by the sanctions lists put together by UN organs such as the Security Council. We're not bound by any other lists,' Dujarric said.

Qatar Charity, the Sheikh Eid Al-Thani Charity Foundation, and the Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for humanitarian services were among the entities blacklisted by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain.

Qatar Charity has operated alongside UN organizations, such as UNHCR, UNICEF, the World Food Programme, Oxfam, CARE and others..."