The Gulf Reconciliation: A Resounding Qatari Victory, Or A Temporary Truce In The Gulf?
January 19, 2021 | By Y. Yehoshua
Introduction
The summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), held on January 5, 2021 in the Saudi city of Al-Ula, announced a reconciliation among the Gulf countries and the start of a new era in the region. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, known as the Arab Quartet, ended their economic and diplomatic boycott of Qatar that lasted more than three years. Led by Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman, the move to lift the boycott was mediated by Kuwait and followed heavy pressure from the outgoing Trump administration, especially from Trump s son-in-law Jared Kushner. To date, the understandings that led to the Gulf reconciliation have not been disclosed.
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2021-01-14 10:35:29 GMT2021-01-14 18:35:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) EgyptAir, the national flagship carrier, decided to operate a daily flight to the Qatari capital Doha starting Jan. 18, the airline company said on Thursday.
Egypt s Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday announced lifting a three-and-half-year airspace ban on the Gulf country. In light of the Egyptian government s decision of reopening the air traffic for resuming flights from and to Qatar, EgyptAir has decided to operate flight MS935/MS936 between Cairo and Doha starting from Jan. 18, according to a statement posted on the company s official facebook page.
The company has offered 20 percent discount on the flights ticket from Doha to Cairo until the end of January, it added.
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The Arab Quartet’s reconciliation with Qatar could lead to new regional alignments
On January 5, the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met at the ancient town of Al-Ula in Saudi Arabia to end the bitter discord that three of its members Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, along with Egypt have had with their partner, Qatar.
On June 5, 2017, the Arab Quartet, as they styled themselves, subjected Qatar to an onerous diplomatic boycott and a total land, sea and air embargo. They accused Qatar of destabilising the region with its support for Islamist groups. They then presented Qatar with 13 demands including severing ties with the Muslim Brotherhood, diluting relations with Turkey and Iran, and shutting down the Al Jazeera network, in order to normalise ties. Viewing these demands as an encroachment on its sovereignty, Qatar rejected them. This led to the boycott which was accompanied by shrill invective against Qatar on national media, which included threats of viol