(ANSAmed) - BEIRUT, FEBRUARY 10 - After an almost
four-year suspension of high-level diplomatic ties, Qatar and
Saudi Arabia have restored official relations.
A meeting was held Wednesday between Qatari foreign minister
Sultan ben Saad Muraykhi and Saudi ambassador Ali al-Qahtani,
who had shortly before arrived back in the Qatari capital.
Following a crisis that began in May 2017, the two countries
re-established bilateral relations in January.
Arab media reported that Muraykhil and Qahtani on Wednesday
discussed bilateral relations and issues of shared interest.
Saudi Arabia and its allies in the region - Egypt, Bahrain,
the UAE - had in 2017 inflicted a trade, political, and
The greening of the planet should mean fewer dollars need to be held in reserve around the world and may fuel persistent doubts about the greenback's future as the dominant world currency.
Back in the bear pit: Judith Collins to grill PM Jacinda Ardern in first question time of 2021
9 Feb, 2021 12:50 AM
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be asked about the Covid-19 vaccine. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Jason Walls is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldjason.walls@nzme.co.nz@Jasonwalls92
MPs are this afternoon back in the House and are ready to kick off the parliamentary year with a quickfire exchange as politicians scrap it out in question time.
At first, all eyes will be on National leader Judith Collins and her lines of attack against Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.