 "Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (left) and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. The Gulf leaders signed a pact towards ending the three-year diplomatic rift with Qatar. Photo: Reuters")
Saudi Arabia opened its borders with Qatar for the first time in three years, a leap toward easing a dispute that split the energy-producing region and complicated US efforts to isolate Iran.
The decision to open land, air and sea borders came just ahead of a summit of regional leaders in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani was met in the historic city of al-Ula by de facto Saudi ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The two men, wearing face masks, embraced on the tarmac.
Qatar’s ruler is attending the summit for the first time since the
