Qatari blacklist not an 'escalation' of crisis, UAE official says

"I personally don't see that we are in a policy that is aimed at escalation. The aim as I see it is to straighten an evil that has targeted the region," Anwar Gargash, United Arab Emirates minister of state for foreign affairs, tweeted.

"The publishing of the 'terrorism list' is a chance for the brother (Qatar) to review its policy ... it is a chance to change direction away from stubbornness and escalation."

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, which on Monday severed diplomatic relations with Doha, on Friday designated dozens of people with alleged links to Qatar as terrorists.

(Reporting by Rania El Gamal; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)