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| GCC surprise meeting ends rift with Qatar |
| 2014-11-17 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The surprise meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders ended Monday evening after resolving schism with member state Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... , Al Arabiya News Channel's correspondent reported. Gulf leaders from the six-nation alliance also agreed on the return of Saudi, Emirati, and Bahraini envoys to Qatar, ending eight months of tense relations. The agreement "promises the opening of a new page that will present a strong base, especially in light of the sensitive circumstances the region is undergoing," the GCC said in a joint statement. "Based on this, Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... , the UAE and Bahrain have decided to return their ambassadors to Doha," it said. The annual GCC summit was also confirmed to take place on Dec. 9-10 in Doha, the correspondent reported. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain all withdrew their ambassadors to Doha in March, sparking one of the GCC's worst diplomatic rows since its creation in 1981. The leaders, who travelled with their foreign ministers and other cabinet members or bigwigs, were greeted by Crown Prince Mugran bin Abdulaziz al-Saud and GCC Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 If I recall the rift started because GCC disapproved of Qatar's funding of certain terrorist organizations. Does this mean Qatar has agreed to withdraw funding from these groups, or does the GCC now find it permissible? |
| Posted by: Incredulous 2014-11-17 05:12 |