The demands include closing Al Jazeera TV and reducing ties to Iran
Saudi King Salman made his son Mohammed bin Salman next in line to the throne on Wednesday
King Salman appointed Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be next in line for the throne, replacing Prince Mohammed bin Nayef
Prince Mohammed bin Nayef has been relieved of all positions
Abadi’s meeting with King Salman of Saudi Arabia will be their second meeting this year
Sheikh Sabah is leading mediation efforts after Saudi, the UAE and Bahrain severed ties with Qatar two weeks ago
A reconciliation between the Sunni Muslim kingdom and majority Shi’ite Iraq would be a boost to the Gulf Arab region
Kuwait said it would continue its efforts to patch a rift within the GCC states
The call was reportedly held at the request of US secretary of state Rex Tillerson
Mixed messages from US officials have appeared to complicate the diplomacy
Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar in a coordinated move on Monday
Bahrain’s foreign minister stresses that Qatar needs to “stop supporting terrorist organisations”
Sheikh Sabah also visited Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to try to mend fences
The US President offered to help the parties resolve their differences, according to a White House statement
Saudi, UAE and Bahrain have severed all ties with Qatar
Qatar must make an iron-clad commitment to change its policies, says minister
There was no word on the outcome of the talks
The Arab world’s biggest powers cut diplomatic relations with Qatar on Monday
Trump made his first comment about the rift between Qatar and major Arab nations
Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Sabah is acting as a mediator between Doha and other GCC states including Saudi, UAE and Bahrain
US officials were blindsided by Saudi Arabia’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar
The coordinated move dramatically escalates a simmering dispute over Qatar’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood
Qatar’s foreign ministry says it did not interfere in the affairs of other GCC states
Rajab was arrested last June on charges of spreading false news
It was the second meeting between the two men over the past year
President Jacob Zuma has denied the reports
Iran and the GCC states are backing opposing sides in the wars in Syria and Yemen, and the unrest in Bahrain
Qatar says its news agency had been hacked
Officials said the five were among a group that attacked security forces conducting a raid on Tuesday in Diraz
Trump has vowed to do whatever necessary to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians