Doha is again walking a tightrope with Tehran.
Wednesday 06/01/2021
A January 2020 file photo shows Iranian President Hassan Rohani (L) welcoming Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to Iran’s capital Tehran. (AFP)
DOHA – Qatar was embraced by its neighbours at a landmark summit after over three years of isolation, but the reconciliation did not address underlying resentments that observers say risk resurfacing.
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt in June 2017 slapped a boycott on Qatar that severed air, land and sea links with the gas-rich nation over claims it backed radical Islamists and was too close to Iran charges Doha denied.
This undated handout picture obtained on Dec 29, 2020 from the family of Walid Fitaihi, shows the prominent American-Saudi doctor posing for a picture in Saudi Arabia s Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah. AFP
Saudi Arabia is accelerating trials of so-called dissidents, including a high-profile Saudi-American doctor, who fear becoming bargaining tools in a potential early showdown with Joe Biden s incoming administration.
The US president-elect has pledged to make the kingdom a “pariah” over its human rights failings after it largely got a free pass under President Donald Trump.
The trials, following a years-long crackdown on dissent, potentially put Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a collision course with Biden, who has also vowed to suspend US arms sales to the kingdom over its catastrophic five-year war in neighbouring Yemen.
Bargaining Tools : Saudi Speeds Up Trials Before Biden Era By Anuj Chopra
01/06/21 AT 10:08 PM
Saudi Arabia is accelerating trials of so-called dissidents, including a high-profile Saudi-American doctor, who fear becoming bargaining tools in a potential early showdown with Joe Biden s incoming administration.
The US president-elect has pledged to make the kingdom a pariah over its human rights failings after it largely got a free pass under President Donald Trump.
The trials, following a years-long crackdown on dissent, potentially put Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a collision course with Biden, who has also vowed to suspend US arms sales to the kingdom over its catastrophic five-year war in neighbouring Yemen.
The trials, following a years-long crackdown on dissent, potentially put Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on a collision course with Biden, who has also vowed to suspend US arms sales to the kingdom over its catastrophic five-year war in neighbouring Yemen.
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