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Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani expressed optimism over talks, but didn’t specify if a breakthrough is imminent.
Comment: Courtney Freer appraises the prospects of a Saudi-Israel normalisation deal, or a resolution to the GCC crisis in the last days of the Trump administration.
Analysis: Despite the risk of exacerbating Bahrain's already volatile domestic politics, normalisation with Israel confirms the importance of ensuring continued US support.
This agreement came 'just hours' before the first Israeli commercial flight was due to take flight on Tuesday morning.
Book Club: Susan Abulhawa's award-winning third novel is a compelling and emotive contemplation of the Palestinian struggle.
Qatar, host of World Cup 2022, will be the venue of a special 22-team Arab Cup next year.
Kuwait is planning to fire all foreigners from its national oil sector by July 2021, although private and foreign companies will be exempt.
Iraq and Saudi Arabia reopened their Arar desert crossing after a 30-year closure.
Trump's national security advisor, Robert O'Brien said ending the Qatar blockade is a top priority for the outgoing administration.
Israel, Qatar and Kuwait are among the nations that have reserved doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
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