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10:22 p. M.
Monday 04 January 2021
Agencies:
Gulf media reported that barriers were erected at the Salwa border crossing between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, after it had been closed for more than 3 years.
On Monday, the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Haqiqa published two photos of the removal of barriers in the port of Salwa between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
A senior official in the administration of outgoing US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that breakthrough had been made in the three-year Gulf crisis between Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, and that the An agreement will be signed Tuesday to end the dispute in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking to the Reuters news agency, the US official confirmed that Jared Kushner, the senior White House adviser whom Trump assigned to work on resolving the dispute, helped negotiate the deal and was working on phones until the early hours. of Monday.
He announced the participation of Kushner, the Middle East envoy Avi Berkowitz, and the Foreign Ministry’s Special Adviser, Brian Hook, in the signing of the agreement, which will be signed on the sidelines of the Gulf summit to be held tomorrow Tuesday in the Saudi city. of Al-Ula.
And the Kuwaiti foreign minister announced that it was agreed to open the air, air, sea and land borders between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, starting tonight, as reported by Sky News Arabia.
He said the Emir of Kuwait, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, had contacted the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. Land, air and sea between Riyadh and Doha, starting Monday night.
Last month, the Emir of Kuwait announced that a final agreement on Gulf reconciliation had been reached.
It should be noted that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt announced in June 2017 the severance of their relations with Qatar, amid accusations of supporting terrorism and interfering in the affairs of the countries of the region, accusations that Doha denies .
Saudi Arabia will host the 41st Gulf Summit of leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council states tomorrow Tuesday in Al-Ula.
