The Palestinian militant group Hamas has denied reports that its diplomatic representatives have been asked to leave Qatar, with Doha later also contradicting the claim. Hamas officials told dpa on Saturday that no request to leave the Gulf state has been received. Majid bin Mohammed al-Ansari, spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Affairs, said in a statement that “the reports related to the Hamas office in Doha are inaccurate.” 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 countr…