• Sunday, 10 January 2021

    Entering the post-Qatar embargo era

    Saudi Arabia and the UAE have reopened their airspaces to Qatar after signing the declaration — along with Egypt and Bahrain — last week that ended nearly a 3.5-year blockade of Doha. Saudi airlines have resumed operating regularly scheduled flights...
  • Wednesday, 6 January 2021

    Qatar is officially un-blockaded

    Egypt + the GCC have kissed and made up with Qatar: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain yesterday signed a declaration to end the diplomatic rift with Qatar. The inking of the Al-Ula accord at a summit in Saudi...
  • Wednesday, 6 January 2021

    What we’re tracking on 6 January 2021

    Merry Christmas to everyone who will be celebrating today and tomorrow — we wish you a beautiful, relaxing day with family and friends. Banks and the EGX are closing their doors tomorrow in observance of the national holiday, the Central...
  • Tuesday, 5 January 2021

    Last Night’s Talk Shows on 5 January 2021

    The prospect of rapprochement with Qatar + the natgas transition plan stole the limelight on the airwaves last night. We have the full stories above.Egypt is willing to end the dispute, provided Qatar stops meddling in its internal affairs. This...
  • Tuesday, 5 January 2021

    Is the Arab Quartet ending its rift with Qatar?

    Qatar could be coming in from the cold: Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain have reportedly agreed ink a pact ending their feud with Qatar, ending a 3.5-year diplomatic crisis, a senior Trump administration official was quoted as saying...
  • Sunday, 3 January 2021

    El Sisi, Kuwaiti FM discuss Qatar reconciliation

    IN DIPLOMACY: Reconciliation with Qatar was the topic of a letter from Kuwait’s new emir, Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The letter was handed over in a meeting in Cairo yesterday between...
  • Thursday, 10 December 2020

    Around the world on 10 December 2020

    IN DIPLOMACY: We’re signaling we’re probably okay with bringing Qatar in from the cold. Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry praised progress that could lead to a reconciliation between Qatar and the Arab Quartet, but said that any agreement must be “clear...
  • Wednesday, 9 December 2020

    Around the world on 9 December 2020

    The big story of the morning globally is the rollout of a covid-19 vaccine in the UK, as we note in What We’re Tracking Today, above. Otherwise, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in Brussels today for a final push...
  • Sunday, 6 December 2020

    What we’re tracking on 6 December 2020

    Good morning, nice people, and welcome to another workweek. We have a packed issue this morning, so let’s get right to it. It remains all covid, all the time on the world’s front pages as covid sweeps the United States...

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