Egypt's parliament holds back on Qatar normalization

Egyptian parliament members have recently expressed their rejection of reconciliation with Qatar, claiming its attacks against the Egyptian state on its media channels continue.
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (R) talks to reporters during a joint press conference with UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (C) and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (L), after their meeting in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on July 5, 2017, discussing the Gulf diplomatic crisis with Qatar, as Doha called for dialogue to resolve the dispute. The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on July 5, 2017, that it had received Qatar's response to a 13-point list of demands issued on June 22, which include Doha ending support for the Muslim Brotherhood and closing broadcaster Al-Jazeera. - KHALED ELFIQI/AFP via Getty Images
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CAIRO — Egyptian parliamentarians objected during a Jan. 26 parliament session to Egypt's decision to reconcile with Qatar and restore Egyptian-Qatari relations in light of “ongoing attacks on Egypt.”

Qatar and its Gulf Arab neighbors signed on Jan. 5 an agreement aimed at easing the economic and diplomatic boycott imposed on Doha since 2017. The leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt reached an agreement with their regional rival during a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the Saudi desert city of al-Ula. 

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