Happy Eid to all Muslims around the world… except Qatar and Turkey, says Egypt MP

An Egyptian member of parliament has extended greetings to Muslims around the world for the Eid al-Fitr feast with the exception of the "political regimes" in Qatar and Turkey.

Bakr Abo Ghrayeb, a member of parliament's Arab affairs committee, made the remarks on Saturday as the row between Qatar and its neighbours, as well as Egypt, shows no sign of abating.

The feast marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is set to start on Sunday in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf states, including Qatar.

"Those who create terrorism do not deserve to rejoice for a single day or even be considered Muslims, whose name derives from the word for peace," Abo Ghrayeb told Egyptian news site Parlamany (Parliamentarian).

"The Islamic nation has witnessed throughout its history from the beginning until today people known as 'the Kharijites', who left the true religion and went astray," the lawmaker said.

He called on Qataris to pray to God during the feast to "guide the regime on the right path" and to hope that "God fearing people will appear to show mercy on mankind and end the bloodshed".

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt broke off relations with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of supporting "terrorism" and leaving Doha economically and politically isolated. Qatar vehemently denies the charges and says it is being targeted for its independent foreign policy.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan immediately vowed to support Qatar and vehemently rejected the accusations - already strongly denied by Doha - that Qatar supports terrorism.

There were reports earlier this week that Egypt is working with the UAE and Saudi Arabia to slap sanctions on Turkey because of its pro-Qatar stance.

Qatar said on Saturday that a 13-point list of demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies impinged on its sovereignty and failed to meet US expectations they be "reasonable".

On social media, users widely shared an unverified screenshot from state television claiming that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had extended Eid greetings to the Muslim world with the exception of Qatar.