CAIRO, June 9 (Xinhua) -- Four Arab countries which cut ties with Qatar over its support of terrorism on Friday issued a list of individuals and entities they say are linked to Qatar over "terrorism," Egyptian state-run Ahram newspaper reported.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain named in a joint statement early Friday 59 people and 12 entities that financed terrorist organizations and previously received support from Qatar.
It is the first joint statement issued by the four since Monday, when they severed ties with Qatar over an allegation of aiding terrorist groups and shaking national stability of those countries.
The four countries released the names saying "this comes in light of our commitment to fighting terrorism, drying up their sources of funding, combating extremist ideology and its dissemination and working together to eradicate it and immunize communities."
"This list is connected to the members and entities that serve suspicious agendas of Qatar and in an indication of the duality of Qatar policies that announced fighting terrorism from one side, and funds and shelters different terrorist organizations from another side," the four Arab powers said.
The statement added that the four countries "won't be lenient in pursuing such persons and groups, or updating the list when required."
The statement also added that the decision is a result of Doha authorities' violations of the Arab approved obligations and agreements which stipulated not sheltering members or organizations that threatening the national security of other countries.
According to Saudi-run Arabiya TV, along with Qataris, many on the list are individuals and groups from Egypt, Bahrain and Libya.
Among the 18 Qataris named on the list are prominent businessmen, politicians and senior members of Qatar's ruling family including a former interior minister, Arabiya TV reported.
The listed Libyan names included Abdel Hakim Belhadj, a former Libyan Islamist commander, while 26 Egyptian nationals were mentioned including famous Muslim Brotherhood spiritual leader Yousef al-Qaradawi and Salafi preacher Wagdi Ghoneim.
The list includes Shi'ite militant groups in Bahrain as linked to Iran, including Saraya Ashtar, Saraya Mukhtar, and February 14 movement.
The list further outlawed three Kuwaiti nationals, two Jordanians, two Bahrainis, an Emirati, a Saudi and a Yemeni.
Additionally, the joint statement also listed Qatari-funded charities Qatar Charity and Eid Charity among 12 entities as having terrorist links.
On Monday six Arab countries, including Saudi, Egypt, Bahrain, UAE, Libya and Yemen, cut relations with Qatar accusing the Gulf oil-rich state of supporting and financing "terrorism" as well as interfering in their internal affairs and supporting the Gulf states' main adversary Iran. Several other countries later followed suit.
Qatar dismissed the latest move by its neighbors as "baseless allegations that has no foundation in ground."
Kuwait's ruling Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited Saudi on Tuesday to ease a crisis that Qataris said would lead to their isolation.
Qatari's foreign minister said on Tuesday "Doha was ready for mediation efforts."
The United States, which has a major military base in Qatar, also said offered mediation and urged the Arab Gulf countries to remain united.
Qatar's ambassador to Washington Meshal bin Hamad al-Thani told the Financial Times on Thursday that "his government trusted in Trump's ability to resolve the dispute and to bring this crisis to an end."
But so far there is no sign of progress.
