The Palestinian militant group Hamas has denied reports that its diplomatic representatives have been asked to leave Qatar. Hamas told dpa in the Qatari capital Doha that no request to leave the Gulf state has been received. Newspapers such as the Times of Israel and the UK-based Financial Times, citing political sources, earlier said Qatar asked Hamas to withdraw its officials from the country around 10 days ago following a request from Washington. The Islamist organization has maintained its political office in Doha since 2012 as the US wanted to have an open communication channel with the g…