EghtesadOnline: The Saudi-led alliance that severed ties with Qatar reinstated a list of 13 demands that must be met before talks to resolve the eight-week crisis could start, just as as fresh economic data highlighted the impact of the unprecedented boycott on the Persian Gulf nation.

EghtesadOnline: Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt convened on Sunday to discuss the diplomatic crisis with Qatar, with little sign the eight-week standoff is nearing its end.

EghtesadOnline: Qatar’s ruler said his country is open to dialogue -- if sovereignty is respected -- to resolve the Persian Gulf dispute, in his first remarks since a Saudi-led bloc cut diplomatic ties and transport links last month.

EghtesadOnline: There’s little likelihood of a quick resolution to the Persian Gulf standoff over Qatar as the emirate’s neighbors want a solution “that will stick,” according to a senior United Arab Emirates official.

EghtesadOnline: The Saudi-led bloc boycotting Qatar said a counter-terrorism pact struck with the U.S. in Doha to strengthen Qatari action against terrorist funding “isn’t enough” to end the Persian Gulf diplomatic crisis.

EghtesadOnline: The Qatari government’s refusal to accept the diplomatic demands of the four-nation Saudi bloc demonstrates that the emirate has links to terrorist groups, according to the state-owned Saudi Press Agency, citing a statement from the alliance.