Saudi vows to continue pressuring Doha to meet demands as Russia enters mediation: Riyadh intends to continue putting pressure on Doha until it meets the list of 13 demands made by the boycott bloc, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Sunday, AFP reports. The remarks came during a joint press conference in Jeddah with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The minister urged “all parties to restore regional unity” and “enter into direct talks” to resolve their dispute, according to Reuters. Russia’s mediation efforts come after a botched phone call between the Saudi and Qatari rulers — arranged by US President Donald Trump — led Riyadh to suspend all dialogue with Doha, despite the statelet finally expressing its willingness to come to the negotiation table.

Meanwhile, the Qatari press claims that exiled Egyptian preacher Yusuf Al Qaradawi was removed from Interpol’s wanted list, citing a release from the UK-based Arab Organization for Human Rights. The report claims that Interpol cleared the scholar, who’s also affiliated with the Ikhwan, of charges brought against him by Egyptian authorities, which include “murder and theft,” the Anadolu Agency says. Al Qaradawi’s name doesn’t appear to be listed on Interpol’s website.

All of this comes as Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman retools his “National Transformation Plan” amid what the Wall Street Journal says are worries about public backlash. The Financial Times first broke news last week that the plan was being reworked “ just over a year after its much-hyped launch, stripping out some areas earmarked for change and extending the timeline of other targets."