The United Arab Emirates, one of four Arab countries that have imposed sanctions on Qatar, said on Saturday that Doha needed to change its policies before a dialogue could take place.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday the United States was satisfied with Qatar's efforts to implement an agreement aimed at combating terror financing, and urged Arab states to lift a "land blockade" on the tiny Gulf nation.

Qatar's ruler said Friday that the Gulf emirate is ready for talks to resolve diplomatic crisis with Saudi-led bloc so long as his country's sovereignty is respected.

Qatar's ruler has amended the country's anti-terrorism laws in a royal decree issued on Thursday, state news agency QNA reported, in a move that appears aimed at countering charges the Gulf Arab state supports terrorism.

Syrian Muslim Brotherhood official resided in Qatar while his son, another extremist leader ran the Brotherhood movement in Bahrain.

Qatar will not negotiate with its neighbors to resolve the Gulf dispute unless they first lift the trade and travel boycott they imposed two weeks ago, its foreign minister said, but added Doha still believed a solution was possible.

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan is planning to visit Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar on July 23-24, the Turkish presidency said on Tuesday.

A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official said international monitoring was needed in the standoff between Qatar and its Arab neighbors, adding he saw signs that the pressure exerted on Doha "was working".

Qatar said on Monday that a U.S. media report had shown that the United Arab Emirates was involved in an alleged hack of Qatar's state news agency in late May that helped spark a diplomatic crisis in the Gulf.

Egypt is standing by the list of demands it and three Gulf Arab countries made of Qatar and will keep sanctions against Doha in place, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told his Kuwaiti counterpart on Monday.

President of National Institution for Human Rights (NIHR) Saeed Al-Faihani said that he returned from an abroad visit that he described as more than successful. Al-Faihani said that the visit aimed at explaining facts to the officials and European organizations regarding the measures taken by each of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Egypt against Qatar, stressing that Qatar sought to attract international sympathy by trying to change the political and security case to a humanitarian and human rights one.

Gianni Infantino the President of International Football Federation said that Saudi Arabia and 5 other Arab courtiers asked FIFA to cancel the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid as the country is the “supporter of terrorism”.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from July 15-16 in an effort to ease tensions in the region, his office said in a statement.

There will be no quick end to the row between Qatar and the four states boycotting it including the United Arab Emirates, the UAE minister of state for foreign affairs wrote on his official Twitter account on Friday.

Saudi Arabia's defense minister, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, discussed military ties in a telephone call with his Turkish counterpart, Saudi state news agency SPA reported, after a new contingent of Turkish troops arrived in Qatar.

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended talks with ministers from Saudi Arabia and three Arab allies on Wednesday over how to end a month-long rift with Qatar, but there was no immediate word of any breakthrough.

Qatar's Permanent Representative at Arab League accused Bahrain television of terrorizing and insulting people, denying that Al-Jazeera targets Bahrain.

Muslim Brotherhood group in Bahrain called on leaders of GCC states to do their best to settle the Gulf dispute and reunite their counties.

Qatar said on Tuesday more Turkish troops had arrived at a military base in Doha after Ankara fast-tracked legislation last month for more soldiers to be deployed there.

The four Arab states leading the boycott of Qatar said on Tuesday that their sanctions on Doha would remain in place until it meets their demands and that they would keep a close eye on the tiny Gulf monarchy's efforts to fight terrorism funding.