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Eugene

(61,964 posts) Mon Jan 4, 2021, 08:01 PM Jan 2021

Qatar: Saudi Arabia embargo 'to be lifted'

Source: BBC

1 hour ago

Kuwait has said that Saudi Arabia is reopening its land and sea borders to Qatar in a breakthrough in a long-running dispute that has pitted Qatar against several of its Gulf neighbours.

The move comes ahead of a summit of the Gulf Co-operation Council to be held in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

A senior US official said an agreement to end the rift would be signed.

Qatar's neighbours imposed an embargo on Qatar three-and-a-half years ago, accusing it of supporting terrorism.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55538792

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Qatar: Saudi Arabia embargo 'to be lifted' (Original Post) Eugene Jan 2021 OP

The move comes ahead of a summit of the Gulf Co-operation Council to be held in Saudi Arabia on Tues ToxMarz Jan 2021 #1

All Hail Jarhead....oophs, Jared, for being the prime mover. God, where would we be without that... machoneman Jan 2021 #2

ToxMarz

(2,169 posts)

1. The move comes ahead of a summit of the Gulf Co-operation Council to be held in Saudi Arabia on Tues

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Jan 4, 2021, 08:39 PM

Jan 2021

The move comes ahead of the end of Trumps presidency and his protection money grift.

machoneman

(4,012 posts)

2. All Hail Jarhead....oophs, Jared, for being the prime mover. God, where would we be without that...