A turning point for the whole Middle East?
Saudi Arabia and its allies have agreed to set aside their differences with Qatar at a summit meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The restoration of diplomatic relations could have strategic resonance far beyond the Gulf nations and change the entire region. By Karim El-Gawhary
A red carpet is rolled out for the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the airfield of the desert town of Al-Ula. On that carpet stands Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, waiting to greet the arrival from Qatar with a lengthy embrace. It is a gesture of reconciliation that could have strategic consequences for the entire region.
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A turning point for the whole Middle East?
Saudi Arabia and its allies have agreed to set aside their differences with Qatar at a summit meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The restoration of diplomatic relations could have strategic resonance far beyond the Gulf nations and change the entire region. By Karim El-Gawhary
A red carpet is rolled out for the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the airfield of the desert town of Al-Ula. On that carpet stands Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, waiting to greet the arrival from Qatar with a lengthy embrace. It is a gesture of reconciliation that could have strategic consequences for the entire region.
Abu Dhabi: Remaining in the memory of the Gulf crisis are immortal stations, including the positions and the great moves of Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Ahmed Naser Al Mohamed Al Sabah, who was the first to reveal the Kuwaiti mediation seeking to resolve the dispute between Qatar, on one hand, and Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, on the other hand.
Then assistant minister of foreign affairs, Al Sabah announced days after the outbreak of the crisis in June 2017, that Kuwait always plays its role, which is moderation and balance, and to bring everyone to a common point, and bring them together around the negotiating table on all issues.