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Middle East: Lifting the restrictions with Qatar — What you need to know The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and the rest of the Gulf Cooperation Council member states, along with Egypt, signed the "Al-Ula Declaration" at the 41st GCC Summit held in the city of Al-Ula. This marks the end of a three-and-a-half-year boycott against the State of Qatar. - Signing of the “Al-Ula Declaration” ending trade and other restrictions against Qatar As reported in our pre...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is limping out of the longest period of internal turbulence in its 40-year history. At their annual summit on 5 January, the Council’s six member states signed the al-Ula Declaration, reaffirming their unity and “restoring collaboration” between Qatar and three of its neighbours – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain – as well as Egypt. These states had cut ties with Qatar in June 2017, imposed a land, sea and air blockade, whic...

Thursday, 07 Jan 2021 07:25 PM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 7 — Malaysia considers the al-Ula Declaration signed by the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on January 5 as an agreement of ‘solidarity and stability’ in the Arabian Gulf region. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement today, in welcoming the agreement, said Malaysia considered the agreement as a significant milestone and a great diplomatic achievement in restoring ties between the Arabian Gulf neighbours. “...

Thursday, 7 January, 2021 - 08:15 Washington- Muath al-Amri The Gulf reconciliation and outcomes of the recently held GCC summit have been welcomed by official and political American circles after three years of diplomatic efforts and US mediation to heal the rift among Gulf states. In a statement on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the breakthrough made with the al-Ula Declaration at the GCC summit marks a positiv...

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