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Gulf Rift Ends after 42 Months; Qatari Emir Heads to GCC Summit as Skies, Borders Re-Open
Saudi Arabia and other GCC nations effectively ended their 42 month-long rift with neighboring Qatar on Monday, signaling a new era in Gulf political and economic relations and bringing to a close a long dispute begun in June 2017.
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IHS Jane’s: Saudi Spending on Military to Increase by 27% over 5 Years
Defense consultancy IHS Jane’s says Saudi defense spending will be $48.7bn in 2015, a 2 per cent contraction over last year but will reach $62bn by 2020. Craig Caffrey, IHS principal defence budget analyst, said “We certainly expect a significant slowdown in the short term but longer term prospects remain strong,” The Financial Times (paywall) reports. “ “The Kingdom has […]
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Saudi Arabia Hails ‘Thaw’ Between Egypt and Qatar as Sisi Meets Top Qatari Envoy in Cairo
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with a top Qatari envoy, Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdel Rahman al-Thani, in Cairo Saturday in what has been reported to be a significant rapprochement between the two countries. Also in attendance was Khalid al-Tuwaijri, head of the Saudi Royal Court and the powerful private secretary to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah. […]
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Commentary: Newcastle v PSG and the Saudi-Qatar feud that won’t go away
“Relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia have repaired further and faster with the Saudis than with the other states that moved against Qatar,” explains Dr Kristian Ulrichsen, the author of Qatar and the Gulf Crisis, the definitive account of the colossal falling-out that erupted in 2017 between Qatar on one side and Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on the other.
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Commentary: Saudi-Qatar reconciliation, from a divisive canal to a railroad connection
The post-Al Ula Gulf is still characterized by mistrust and suspicion. For Qatar much of the Gulf Crisis was personal as Saudi and Emirati-linked information operations targeted senior members of Qatar’s royal family. The rest was ideological with very little on the surface of the crisis being actually issue-based. It is therefore not surprising that Qatar is treading lightly in their rapprochement with its neighbours, even when it comes to Saudi Arabia where progress in the reconciliation has been most tangible.
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Saudi-Qatar rapprochement: How end of family feud helps the Gulf
There was a sense of palpable joy from divided families and friends in a tribal region that is perhaps more connected by blood and trade than any other regional bloc. Gulf media were full of stories of daughters reunited with their parents, grandparents meeting their grandchildren for the first time.
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England’s Premier League Becomes Latest Proxy for Saudi-Qatar Dispute
The company, beIN Media Group, the rights holder for Premier League games shown in the Middle East, has sent a letter to all 20 teams in the league and to its chief executive, discouraging them from allowing any sale to go through.
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Saudi-Qatar Talks to End Lengthy Gulf Dispute Falter: Sources
Talks between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to resolve a bitter Gulf dispute broke down soon after starting, six sources said, leaving in place a political and trade embargo of Doha that hampers joint Gulf Arab efforts to counter Iran. The discussions that began in October were the first glimmer of a thaw in the row that saw Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt sever political, trade and transport ties with Qatar in mid-2017.
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Opinion: How Khashoggi Killing May Help Heal Saudi-Qatar Rift
When four Arab states led by Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties and transportation links with Qatar in June 2017, there were expectations that the rulers would resolve the spat quietly among themselves, as they did a similar dispute three years earlier. Instead, Saudi Arabia issued tough demands, Qatar -- a Turkish ally -- refused to kowtow to its powerful Arab neighbor, and the breach hardened.
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Phone Call to Ease Saudi-Qatar Spat Causes New Problem
But shortly after the statement, the kingdom dismissed Qatar’s claim that U.S. President Donald Trump helped coordinate the call and said it will suspend talks until a clarification is issued. “The call was at the request of Qatar to discuss its desire to talk to the four countries about their demands,” SPA reported.
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How the Saudi-Qatar Rivalry, Now Combusting, Reshaped the Middle East
Qatar’s strategy seemed to finally collapse this past week, with Saudi Arabia and its allies imposing a blockade. But Qatar has its own allies. The consequences of this rivalry may still be unfolding.
- Reuters - Gulf leaders trade barbs as Qatar dispute shows no let-up
- Reuters - Qatar's border with Saudi Arabia has become deserted after diplomatic rift
- CNBC - Saudi energy minister Khalid A. Al-Falih: Qatar impact on oil 'insignificant'
- Washington Post - UN chief working to resolve Gulf dispute
- Arab Weekly - Qatar crisis reverberates across the Maghreb
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