Egypt to open airspace to Qatar

Dubai: Dubai: Egypt has agreed in principle to open their airspace for flights to/from Qatar allowing citizens to travel there directly, Alarabiya reported on Tuesday.

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According to media reports Egypt submitted a number of demands to Kuwait in an attempt to end the dispute with Doha.

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Saudi Arabia on Monday announced that it will reopen its airspace and land and sea border to Qatar, Kuwait’s foreign minister said in televised comments, citing a deal towards resolving a political dispute that led Riyadh and its allies to impose a boycott on Qatar.

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“An agreement has been reached to open airspace and land and sea borders between Saudi Arabia and Qatar as of this evening,” Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmad Nasser al-Sabah said on Kuwait TV ahead of a GCC summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.