Saudi and Allies Restore Postal Service to Qatar Amid Rift

  • Egypt, Bahrain also restart mail service to boycotted Qatar
  • Resumption of mail via Oman follows similar move by the U.A.E.
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Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain are resuming postal services to Qatar -- frozen during a diplomatic rift that’s lasted nearly three years -- following a similar move by the United Arab Emirates.

It wasn’t immediately clear whether the shift indicated a broader mending of ties between the states, mired since June 2017 in a dispute that’s hurt trade and split the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council at a time of heightened tensions with Iran.