Saudi Arabia opens Gulf summit with call to counter Iran threat
Breakthrough in relations with Saudi Arabia expected to open more doors at Gulf summit
05 January 2021 - 11:29
Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia/Dubai — Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman opened a Gulf Arab summit on Tuesday by taking aim at Iran and lauding a deal towards ending a long-running dispute with Qatar.
Prince Mohammed embraced Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, on the airport tarmac in Al-Ula, an important signal of hopes to bury a conflict between major U.S. allies in the Middle East two weeks before US president-elect Joe Biden takes office...
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