BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi has reiterated the necessity of implementing the Taif Agreement, international resolutions and the removal of illegal weapons from Lebanon.
Since the beginning of this year, there have been countless reports of the possibility of Turkey “normalizing” its relations with Egypt, Israel and the Gulf countries. These reports have a basis in reality, as Turkish officials have on several occasions made it clear that Ankara wants to mend ties with these regional actors in particular those in the Gulf and especially
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Saturday morning, Qatar and Saudi Arabia fully reopened the land border crossing between them, Qatari sources told AFP.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt announced a boycott of Qatar in June 2017, against the backdrop of accusations of supporting Islamist extremist groups and rapprochement with Iran.
It closed its airspace to Qatari planes, prevented commercial dealings with the emirate and stopped Qatari entry to its territory.
A reconciliation between the four countries and Qatar took place at a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council held Tuesday in the Saudi city of Al-Ula, and the four countries announced the lifting of restrictions.
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