Breakthrough development reported between Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Breakthrough development reported between Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Saudi Arabia Tuesday opened its land borders with Qatar to resolve a long-standing political dispute led by Riyadh and its allies.

The development happened on the eve of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. and could help =ending a three-year-old conflict, reported Al-Jazeera.

Earlier, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Amhad Nasser Al Sabah announced that Riyadh would be opening its airspace and land and sea borders for Qatar starting from this evening.

He also said that Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah spoke to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, adding that both the sides have expressed their keen for reunification.

All the three leaders are to meet and sign a statement to revamp brotherly relations.