In January 2021, Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies officially agreed to restore ties with Qatar in a breakthrough agreement that puts an end to the region’s largest crisis in recent years.
On January 5, 2021, the leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar — signed the “solidarity and stability” agreement at the Al-Ula summit in Saudi Arabia. At the same time, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and non-GCC member state Egypt – dubbed the Arab Quartet – released statements confirming that they will restore full diplomatic relations. Saudi Arabia was the first to lift its air, land, and sea…