What Is Behind The Renewed Friendship Between Saudi Arabia And Qatar?
January 5, 2021
In a significant move for the Middle-East, Saudi Arabia has agreed to re-open its airspace, land and sea routes to Qatar. The warming of ties between Saudi Arabia and Qatar is seen as a major policy shift by the Saudi-led Arab block.
On Tuesday, Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani was embraced by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman upon arrival in Saudi Arabia to attend the annual Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit.
The passionate welcome signaled the end of a long-running dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, in a move seen by analysts as mainly aiming to create a regional bloc to counter arch-rival Iran.
29 Dec 2020 - 9:29
Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dar Al Sharq, along with Abdul Latif Abdullah Al Mahmoud, CEO of Dar Al Sharq; Jaber Al Harami, Deputy CEO of Dar Al Sharq; Dr. Khalid Mubarak Al-Shafi, Editor-in-Chief of The Peninsula; Mohamed Hajji, Editor-in-Chief of Lusail; Sadiq Mohammed Al Amari, Editor-in-Chief of Al Sharq; and Abdullah Talib Al Marri, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Al Arab and other officials during a seminar and honouring ceremony organised recently by Lusail newspaper on the occasion of Qatar National Day.
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Doha: The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dar Al Sharq, Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin Thani Al Thani has stressed the importance of the media and its contribution to the national development process through which the State of Qatar is passing.
Qatar recently informed UNSC that 4 Bahraini fighter jets violated its airspace Mohammed Alragawi | 29.12.2020
ISTANBUL
In a new escalation of the Gulf crisis, Qatar announced last Thursday that it had informed the UN Security Council of a violation of its airspace by four Bahraini fighter jets.
According to the official Qatar News Agency, a letter was sent to UN officials by Ambassador Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, the Qatari permanent representative to the UN, including an official notification from Doha that four Bahraini military aircraft had penetrated Qatar s airspace over territorial waters on Dec. 9.
It expressed Qatar s strong condemnation of this violation of its sovereignty, territorial integrity and security.