The Round Up 14 February 2021
Former Bahraini FM criticised for Qatar remarks on Twitter Saudi-Qatar trade resumes after three-year hiatus COVID-19 cases exceed 8,000 ATM machines upgraded for new bills
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Bahraini FM accuses Qatar of not wanting to resolve differences
The statement comes amid ongoing escalations between Bahrain and Qatar, despite the signing of the Al Ula Declaration. Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani said that Qatar has not taken…
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Bahrain seizes 130 properties belonging to Qatar’s royal family
Analysts will see this as yet another antagonising move by Manama which has so far appeared resistant to GCC reconciliation. The Bahraini Official Gazette announced that authorities had seized 130…
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Is Bahrain playing the role of saboteur in GCC reconciliation?
This month’s Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit at the Saudi heritage site of Al-Ula marked a watershed in the history of relations between Gulf Arab states. The accord which resulted…
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Bahrain ‘requests negotiations with Qatar over outstanding issues’
The two countries have witnessed a series of escalations in recent weeks, the latest being the arrest of a Bahraini bodybuilder who trespassed into Qatari waters. Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
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Bahraini bodybuilder arrested for breaching Qatar’s territorial waters
Questions being raised regarding the presence of the bodybuilder, with claims he was being used to trigger escalations in the region. Bahraini bodybuilding champion Sami Al-Haddad has been reportedly arrested…
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Full diplomatic relations to be restored between Qatar, blockading GCC states
Qatar will see full diplomatic relations restored between Doha, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Manama and Cairo, authorities confirmed. Full diplomatic relations between Qatar and its neighbouring Gulf states will be restored,…
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Analysts question Bahrain’s ‘especially strange’ push for talks with Qatar over shared waters
Reports stating that Bahrain is open for negotiations come as a surprise to many considering Manama’s silence amid ongoing efforts to end the GCC dispute. Bahrain is reportedly pushing for…
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Bahrain’s Parliament to take action against Qatar over fishing boat incident
Contrary to Doha’s narrative, Manama claims that the boat was within the Kingdom’s territorial waters, accusing Qatari coastguards of trespassing. Bahrain parliament announced on Sunday that it was going to…
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