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2021-01-14 10:35:29 GMT2021-01-14 18:35:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English CAIRO, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- EgyptAir, the national flagship carrier, decided to operate a daily flight to the Qatari capital Doha starting Jan. 18, the airline company said on Thursday. Egypts Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday announced lifting a three-and-half-year airspace ban on the Gulf country. "In light of the Egyptian governments decision of reopening the air traffic for resuming flights from and to Qatar, ...

The Arab Quartet’s reconciliation with Qatar could lead to new regional alignments On January 5, the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met at the ancient town of Al-Ula in Saudi Arabia to end the bitter discord that three of its members — Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, along with Egypt — have had with their partner, Qatar. On June 5, 2017, the Arab Quartet, as they styled themselves, subjected Qatar to an onerous diplomatic boycott and a total land, sea and air embargo. T...

2021-01-12 14:05:59 GMT2021-01-12 22:05:59(Beijing Time) Xinhua English CAIRO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Egypt officially reopened its airspace to Qatari aircraft on Tuesday, ending over three years airspace ban on the Gulf state, official news agency MENA reported on Tuesday. "The move allows EgyptAir, the countrys flag carrier, and Qatar Airways to resume air traffic and exchange flight schedules between the Egyptian and Qatari civil authorities for approval," chairman of Egypts Civil Aviati...

8222 Navdeep Suri Former ambassador to UAE THE smile and the hug with which Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) received the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Al Thani on January 5 spoke volumes of the shifting sands in the Gulf. Arriving for the 41st summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), this was the Qatari leader’s first visit to Saudi Arabia in three-and-a-half years. His arrival was preceded by an announcement from Nayef al Hajraf, the Kuwaiti Secretary General of the GCC, that ...

CAIRO: Hours after the GCC Summit in AlUla in Saudi Arabia that witnessed Gulf reconciliation in the presence of Egyptian officials, the Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company opened the St. Regis Hotel in Cairo. The inauguration came in the presence of Qatari Minister of Finance Ali Sharif Al-Emadi and his Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Maait. Al-Emadi is the first official to board a Qatari plane crossing Saudi and Egyptian airspace, directly from Doha to Cairo, since the outbreak of the c...

Hudhaifa Ebrahim 12/23/2020 The incidents come amid reports that a reconciliation agreement between Qatar and four Arab states will be forthcoming at January GCC summit A full reconciliation between Qatar and four Arab states over a three-year-old crisis may take a little more time due to maritime incidents with Bahrain. In recent weeks, there have been reports in news outlets in the Arab Gulf that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain would reach a final agreement over th...

Tuesday, 15 December, 2020 - 10:30 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov received his UAE counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed during the press conference in Russia (WAM) Moscow - Raed Jabr Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov received his UAE counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed during his visit to Russia, during which they discussed bilateral cooperation and enhancing coordination over regional and international issues. Following their...