Issues regarding both countries maritime borders had also flared up in recent months.
Qatar had detained and then released a Bahraini bodybuilder and two other Bahrainis who were on a fishing trip in open water. Qatar claimed that the men were in Qatari waters, but Bahrain denied that claim.
Bodybuilding champion Sami Al Haddad s detention was the third such recent incident.
Qatari authorities had also released a Bahraini sailor, who was arrested in December for similar reasons.
“Bahrain’s embassy in Oman confirmed that the Bahraini citizens have arrived there,” Bahrain s Ministry of Interior said at the time.
In a cabinet meeting that month, Manama accused Doha of confiscating 47 Bahraini fishing boats.
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