Saudi Arabia agrees to open airspace, border to Qatar
The agreement, announced by Kuwait, could spell an end to the diplomatic crisis between the two Gulf states that began in 2017.
Saudi Arabia has agreed to open its borders with Qatar, Kuwait’s top diplomat said today, in a major development in the rift between the two Gulf states.
Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah announced on Monday the agreement to open the airspace and land and sea borders between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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