Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince is in Qatar for the first time on Thursday, as the kingdom rallied other Arab states to end their years of differences and sanctions on the tiny Gulf kingdom.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Qatar This week marks his third stop in the region, as the Saudi heir to the throne has visited the six US-allied Gulf Arab states that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council. His meetings with Arab rulers are aimed at bolstering state alliances as rival Iran resumes nuclear talks with world powers.
His visit to Qatar is particularly significant as the neighboring states were at this time last year in the midst of a diplomatic standoff that had strained family ties in the region, dissolved the close GCC and accused the state of being linked to it. The bars discussed in the media were blown up. In the midst of hacking and damaging leaks.
Angered by Qatar’s support for Islamic groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and its ties with Iran, the four countries of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed ties with Qatar in mid-2017, leaving their airports for Qatari flights. Sealed the area, sealed off Qatar’s only land. border and expel Qatari citizens. The move pushed Qatar closer to Turkey and Iran, which rushed to support the small-but-wealthy nation as it navigated a diplomatic onslaught.
The regional standoff ended with an agreement signed by Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia earlier this year. Ultimately, Qatar did not list the demands the quartet made, including that it shut down its Al Jazeera news channel and hand over Islamists living in exile.
Rather, Qatar has emerged as a powerful intermediary in the region. As the host of the largest US airbase in the Middle East, Qatar played a major role during the US-led evacuation from Afghanistan in the summer and in facilitating contacts with the country’s Taliban rulers after the closure of Western embassies there. played.
Qatar is also well positioned to play a role in de-escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Prince Mohammed’s visit to Doha comes days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s meetings in Qatar. Relations between the two have been strained since the 2018 murder of a Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi At the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Upon his arrival in Qatar late on Wednesday, Prince Mohammed was greeted with a hug from the ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
He arrived in Qatar from the United Arab Emirates, where he shook hands with the Prince and Power of Abu Dhabi before their meeting. The formality of their greetings _ in contrast to the embrace they received in Qatar after deboarding the plane _ and the decision to make the United Arab Emirates its second stop in the tour after the Oman visit highlight the underlying tensions that have erupted in the country. Saudi-UAE Relations,
Despite a lengthy joint statement expressing their commitment to economic prosperity and security at the conclusion of the prince’s visit to the United Arab Emirates, traditional allies have sharply differing foreign policy stances and have a strong affinity for foreign investment and regional clout. are in hot competition.
Saudi Crown Prince We are going to conclude our tour with stops in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Qatar This week marks his third stop in the region, as the Saudi heir to the throne has visited the six US-allied Gulf Arab states that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council. His meetings with Arab rulers are aimed at bolstering state alliances as rival Iran resumes nuclear talks with world powers.
His visit to Qatar is particularly significant as the neighboring states were at this time last year in the midst of a diplomatic standoff that had strained family ties in the region, dissolved the close GCC and accused the state of being linked to it. The bars discussed in the media were blown up. In the midst of hacking and damaging leaks.
Angered by Qatar’s support for Islamic groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and its ties with Iran, the four countries of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed ties with Qatar in mid-2017, leaving their airports for Qatari flights. Sealed the area, sealed off Qatar’s only land. border and expel Qatari citizens. The move pushed Qatar closer to Turkey and Iran, which rushed to support the small-but-wealthy nation as it navigated a diplomatic onslaught.
The regional standoff ended with an agreement signed by Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia earlier this year. Ultimately, Qatar did not list the demands the quartet made, including that it shut down its Al Jazeera news channel and hand over Islamists living in exile.
Rather, Qatar has emerged as a powerful intermediary in the region. As the host of the largest US airbase in the Middle East, Qatar played a major role during the US-led evacuation from Afghanistan in the summer and in facilitating contacts with the country’s Taliban rulers after the closure of Western embassies there. played.
Qatar is also well positioned to play a role in de-escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Prince Mohammed’s visit to Doha comes days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s meetings in Qatar. Relations between the two have been strained since the 2018 murder of a Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi At the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
Upon his arrival in Qatar late on Wednesday, Prince Mohammed was greeted with a hug from the ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
He arrived in Qatar from the United Arab Emirates, where he shook hands with the Prince and Power of Abu Dhabi before their meeting. The formality of their greetings _ in contrast to the embrace they received in Qatar after deboarding the plane _ and the decision to make the United Arab Emirates its second stop in the tour after the Oman visit highlight the underlying tensions that have erupted in the country. Saudi-UAE Relations,
Despite a lengthy joint statement expressing their commitment to economic prosperity and security at the conclusion of the prince’s visit to the United Arab Emirates, traditional allies have sharply differing foreign policy stances and have a strong affinity for foreign investment and regional clout. are in hot competition.
Saudi Crown Prince We are going to conclude our tour with stops in Bahrain and Kuwait.
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