#Saudi #Qatar Near U.S.-Brokered Deal to End Lengthy Rift "rapprochement is likely to include reopening air space & land borders, an end to info-war" "+ other confidence-building steps as part of a detailed plan to gradually rebuild relations". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-02/saudi-arabia-and-qatar-near-us-brokered-deal-to-end-3-year-rift
Saudi Arabia and Qatar Near US-Brokered Deal to End 3-Year Rift

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are nearing a preliminary deal to end a rift that’s dragged on for more than three years, prodded by a Trump administration seeking foreign policy wins during its waning days...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-02/saudi-arabia-and-qatar-near-us-brokered-deal-to-end-3-year-rift
News of potential "deal" between #Saudi & #Qatar reported to initially include air space & land border opening is point that was widely expected and predicted to be the first step towards reconciliation. https://twitter.com/suhaibnasir/status/1092504295021428736
It was always widely believed in #Doha that all of #Qatar 's efforts, lobbying, PR & international cases are targeted at #UAE with aim to reach out to #Saudi - in order to make #Riyadh see sense. https://twitter.com/suhaibnasir/status/1104102924366565376
1270+ days/3.5 yrs of #Saudi #UAE #Bahrain #Egypt blockade on #Qatar , news that #Trump admin brokered deal for #QatarAirways flts over #KSA & land border potentially to open, though always predicted to be 1st steps in "deal", doesn't answer conflict core. https://twitter.com/suhaibnasir/status/1168585932527800321
We've been here many many times before in the past 3.5 yrs where effort by #Kuwait & #USA - and at times #Oman under the radar brought makings of "deal" b/w #Saudi & #Qatar very close only to have #UAE thwart the effort. https://twitter.com/suhaibnasir/status/1168533028605431808
Big questions & elephants in the room:-
* What of 13 demands & 6 principles issued by "anti-Terror Quartet" #Saudi #UAE #Bahrain & #Egypt to #Qatar ?
* What of multiple legal cases in Int'l courts b/w Doha & Riyadh/AD?
* What about people? We hold hands & be BFFs suddenly?
Big questions & elephants in the room:-* What of 13 demands & 6 principles issued by "anti-Terror Quartet" #Saudi #UAE #Bahrain & #Egypt to #Qatar ? * What of multiple legal cases in Int'l courts b/w Doha & Riyadh/AD? * What about people? We hold hands & be BFFs suddenly?
Big questions & elephants in the room:-* What of 13 demands & 6 principles issued by "anti-Terror Quartet" #Saudi #UAE #Bahrain & #Egypt to #Qatar ? * What of multiple legal cases in Int'l courts b/w Doha & Riyadh/AD? * What about people? We hold hands & be BFFs suddenly?
. @GiorgioCafiero "deal" b/w #Qatar & #Saudi = partial lifting of siege/cosmetic - 🇶🇦 overflts via 🇸🇦 air, Salwa Border: Hajj/Umra & Family mtngs. That's it/what #Doha wants, semi fix w/ 🇸🇦. c.Sept 2017, 🇶🇦 always stayed for 🇸🇦 speeches @ UNGA but left room when rest of ATQ spoke. https://twitter.com/GiorgioCafiero/status/1334417796462243840
Also, won't be huge announcement of reconciliation b/w #Qatar & #Saudi, 3.5yrs of #QatarBlockade. What will happen (if?), will be sudden, quiet, when least expected & w/o fanfare or "deal" details release. All relations too far gone on both sides. Expect it to be anti-climactic.
#Qatar DPM & FM . @MBA_AlThani_ - "optimistic about solution to #GCC crisis & #QatarBlockade, but all problems won't be solved in one day". https://twitter.com/NadeebQa/status/1334780359645536257
#Kuwait FM to issue statement 1600 AST on recent Kuwaiti / #USA mediation between #Saudi & #Qatar on #QatarBlockade "reconciliation & deal" shuttle diplomacy effort by #POTUS #Trump envoy #Kushner. https://twitter.com/NadeebQa/status/1334832343547338758
#Kuwait FM announces "fruitful talks" on topic of #QatarBlockade & #Saudi - #Qatar mediation effort. https://twitter.com/NadeebQa/status/1334845720642400267
#Kuwait FM "all parties involved in talks (on #GulfCrisis & #QatarBlockade) expressed concerns on #GCC stability". #Qatar #Saudi #USA #Trump #Kushner. https://twitter.com/NadeebQa/status/1334845980244643843
#Kuwait FM video statement on #GulfCrisis & #QatarBlockade reconciliation efforts by late Amir Sheikh Sabah, Amir Sheikh Nawaf, noting "fruitful discussion and step towards solution" while also thanking. @realDonaldTrump & #Kushner. #Qatar #Saudi https://twitter.com/NadeebQa/status/1334846352392671234
#Kuwait FM full statement on #GulfCrisis #QatarBlockade & latest round of mediation talks b/w #Saudi & #Qatar . https://twitter.com/MOFAKuwait/status/1334849115029704705
Statements on #GulfCrisis & #QatarBlockade mediation expected from #Qatar & #Saudi. https://twitter.com/NadeebQa/status/1334847106629197825
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