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Qatar, Gulf states ink 'solidarity and stability' deal in Saudi Arabia

The agreement was struck a day after Saudi Arabia agreed to reopen its air, land and sea borders to rival Qatar.

Journalists watch, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addressing the attendees of the summit, on a screen in the media centre ahead of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in the city of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia on January 5, 2021. - Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders and airspace to Qatar, US and Kuwaiti officials said, a major step towards ending a diplomatic rift that has seen Riyadh lead an alliance isolating Doha. The bombshell announcement came on the eve of GCC annual summi
Journalists watch Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman address attendees on a screen in the media center ahead of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council summit in the city of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia Jan. 5, 2021. — FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

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