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Maldives Decides to Reinstate Full Diplomatic Relations with Qatar

Maldives Decides to Reinstate Full Diplomatic Relations with Qatar

By Maldives Times 1 min read

The Government of the Maldives has announced its decision to reinstate full diplomatic relations with Qatar. The move comes after Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations lifted the three-year-long embargo on Qatar at the annual summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday, bringing an end to a deeply divisive diplomatic crisis in the region. The […]

Gulf crisis: Soccer trumps politics

Gulf crisis: Soccer trumps politics

By Maldives Times 6 min read

By James M. Dorsey A target of massive Saudi investment, the Maldives severed diplomatic relations with Qatar hours after a Saudi-UAE-led alliance of largely financially dependent states declared in June an economic and diplomatic boycott of the Gulf state. That didn’t stop the Football Federation of Maldives from signing a cooperation agreement with its Qatari […]