Qatar Ruler Gets Invite to Attend Summit That May Ease Gulf Rift
- Four Arab states cut diplomatic, trade ties with Qatar in 2017
- U.S. backed bids to end rift that hurt efforts to isolate Iran
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
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Qatar’s ruler received an invitation from Saudi Arabia’s king to attend next month’s Gulf Cooperation Council summit, which may help to ease a dispute that shattered regional unity and set back U.S. efforts to isolate Iran.
GCC Secretary General Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf delivered the invitation to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for the summit on Jan. 5, according to a statement. It didn’t specify whether the ruler accepted the invitation.