‘Grudges’ remain as Qatar marks second year of embargo –

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'Grudges' remain as Qatar marks second year of embargo –

In a region of tight media control and official statements, the body language of Saudi Arabia’s king and Qatar’s prime minister spoke volumes about one of the Gulf’s deepest fault lines. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Thani did not bow or kiss the cheek of King Salman, whose country has led a two-year economic boycott of Qatar, when they met in Mecca on Thursday. Diplomats said the embargo enforced by Riyadh and its allies over Doha’s alleged support for Islamist movements and Iran — charges Qatar denies — was unlikely to ease following the frosty encounter.

– June 3, 2019 at 01:03AM

John Jason Fallows

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