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Saudi-Qatar relations: After three-and-a-half years of severance, the Emir of Qatar will attend a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Saudi Arabia today.

 Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will lead his country's delegation to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Saudi Arabia. This will be the first major step in resuming relations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which were severed three and a half years ago.


According to a tweet from Qatar's official news agency, "The Emir of Qatar will lead a delegation from the Qatari state to attend the 41st session of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council on Tuesday (in Saudi Arabia)."

The announcement follows a statement by Qatar's foreign minister announcing the reopening of Qatar's land, air, and sea borders with Saudi Arabia.

The Qatari foreign minister had also said that the GCC member states would also sign a statement ending the boycott of Qatar during a meeting in Saudi Arabia starting today.

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Earlier, Kuwait announced that Saudi Arabia was reopening its borders with Qatar, calling it a major step towards ending the long-running dispute between the two countries.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt made several demands on Qatar in June 2017, severing ties with Qatar over its alleged support for terrorism and ties to Iran.

Qatar is a small but very wealthy Gulf state that has always denied allegations of supporting Islamic militants.

The lifting of sanctions on Qatar involved months of patience, hard work and diplomacy, with Kuwait playing a major role, but the end of Trump's presidency. As we approached, the role of the White House increased.

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According to him, Qatar will not soon forgive or forget the stabbing in the back by the Gulf Arab neighbors. The three-and-a-half-year shutdown cost the Qatari economy dearly and was a blow to the Gulf Alliance.

But the UAE has always been skeptical of a change in Qatar's attitude. Although Qatar denies allegations of aiding terrorists and allegations that it has aided any political-Islamic adventure in Gaza, Libya, or anywhere else, particularly the Muslim Brotherhood, which the UAE supports in its monarchy. Considers a big threat.

In the meantime, the ban, if anything, has brought Qatar closer to Saudi Arabia's ideological enemies, Turkey, and Iran.

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