Saudi Crown Prince Starts Gulf Tour as Rivalries Melt Away
- Prince Mohammed’s visit to Qatar will coincide with Erdogan’s
- Mideast rivals have reset foreign policy since Biden election
Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah on Dec. 4.
Photographer: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman embarks on a tour of Gulf Arab states Monday, adding to a flurry of diplomacy seeking to resolve long-simmering regional tensions that have threatened prosperity.
The de facto Saudi leader’s trip to Qatar will coincide with a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, several people familiar with the matter said. They did not say if the two leaders would meet though Qatar’s foreign minister on Monday said the timing was purely coincidental.