the dispute which is isolated qatar for more than 3 years in june 2017 saudi arabia the united arab emirates egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with qatar they accused of supporting terrorist groups and of being too close to saudi arabia's fro iran. saudi arabia and its as. blockaded access to qatar by air land and sea leaving it almost completely cut off. doha said the embargo violated international law. the blockading countries issued 13 demands despite qatar's vehement rejection of their allegations the list included closing down broadcast to al-jazeera and stang grating ties with iran fast forward to 2021 and no sign of major concessions from qatar so why the change of heart it's partly thanks to pressure from the outgoing us administration. and pressure from the incoming one joe biden is expected to take a firm a stance toward saudi arabia and to reengage with iran. but while riyadh seeks to unify arab ranks the declaration contains only a general pledge of solidarity the united arab emirates has said more work is needed while qatar is freed from the blockade full reconciliation is by no m

the dispute which is isolated qatar for more than 3 years in june 2017 saudi arabia the united arab emirates egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with qatar they accuse doha of supporting terrorist groups and of being too close to saudi arabia's arch faute iran. saudi arabia and its allies block. they did access to qatar by air land and sea leaving it almost completely cut off. doha said the embargo violated international law. the blockading countries issued 13 demands despite qatar's vehement rejection of their allegations the list included closing down broadcast to al-jazeera and grating ties with iran fast forward to 2021 and no sign of major concessions from qatar so why the change of heart it's partly thanks to pressure from the outgoing us administration. and pressure from the incoming one joe biden is expected to take a firm a stance toward saudi arabia and to reengage with iran. but while riyadh seeks to unify arab ranks the declaration contains only a general pledge of solidarity the united arab emirates has said more work is needed while qatar is freed from the blockade full reconciliat

a dispute which is isolated cut off for more than 3 years in june 2017 saudi arabia the united arab emirates egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with qatar they accuse doha of supporting terrorist groups and of being too close to saudi arabia's iran. saudi arabia and its ally. blockaded access to qatar by land and sea leaving it almost completely cut off. doha said the embargo violated international law. the blockading countries issued 13 demands despite qatar's vehement rejection of their allegations the list included closing time broadcast to al-jazeera and stand grading ties with iran fast forward to 2021 and no sign of major concessions from qatar so why the change of heart it's partly thanks to pressure from the outgoing u.s. administration. and pressure from the incoming one joe biden is expected to take a firm a stance toward saudi arabia and to reengage with iran. but while riyadh seeks to unify arab broncs the declaration contains only a general pledge of solidarity the united arab emirates a set of more work is needed while qatar is freed from the blockade full reconciliation is by no

the dispute which is isolated cut off for more than 3 years in june 2017 saudi arabia the united arab emirates egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with qatar they accused of supporting terrorist groups and of being too close to saudi arabia's arch faute iran. saudi arabia and its allies blockaded access to qatar by air land and sea leaving it completely cut off doha said the embargo violated international law. the blockading countries is huge 13 demands despite qatar's vehement rejection of their allegations the list included closing down broadcast al-jazeera and grading ties with iran. fast forward to 2021 and no sign of major concessions from qatar so why the change of heart it's partly thanks to pressure from the outgoing us administration. and pressure from the incoming one joe biden is expected to take a firm a stance toward saudi arabia and to reengage with iran. but while riyadh seeks to unify arab ranks the declaration contains only a general pledge of solidarity the united arab emirates to sec more work is needed while qatar is freed from the blockade full reconciliation is by no means ce

but that hasn't been the case since 2017 when the blockade was imposed by saudi arabia united arab emirates egypt and bahrain on qatar now that reconsideration seems to have been achieved between qatar and its neighbors this is the 1st flight from doha directly to saudi arabia the hope is that not only will this help mend ties and bring people together particularly many families thousands of whom have been separated as a result or worst separated as a result of the illegal blockade on qatar not only will that give them a chance to see each other but also to help boost economic both countries situations particularly in the light of the covert pandemic and the impact that that's had on the air travel industry so this is the 1st flight is not necessarily the most busy one however there are people there now who have been queuing up to board on it obviously health precautions safety measures are being put in place each one of the passengers needs to present a covert p.c.r. test they will be quarantined when they arrive in saudi arabia but for now it is a historic moment in so far as that this is a tan

let me remind you saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain. and egypt imposed a blockade on cast in june of 2017 as your mall was saying a few moments ago they accuse councils government of spreading instability of supporting terrorism which doha has strongly denied as part of the embargo saudi arabia closed casaus only land border. access to the air by sea lion sea lanes were also restricted and locating countries close to space to 0 cats reregistered aircraft forcing the national airline to make long and expensive detour was a traditionally stepped in to mediate the trumpet ministration has renewed those efforts in a last ditch attempt to resolve the issue before president trump leaves office. back then to our correspondent jim olive child who's on the line at the moment across develop us take us through how all of this broke in the last hour or so joe we had to get rumors of a statement that would be issued by kuwait and of course the g.c.c. meeting is is due to get underway in riyadh in saudi arabia tomorrow of course initially rader's important to

step towards resolving an illegal blockade in the country delegations from oman the united arab emirates coate and egypt also attending. earlier in the time in bin hamad elton was greeted by saudi crown prince mohammed bin someone with an embrace it marked one of the most important moments in relations between the gulf countries in recent years. and up a half hour block has been built on the basis of our shared roots and common traditions with the aim of serving the interests of our respective people therefore we should all work together towards achieving the goals on the basis of which this block was formed. ok we've got several correspondents on the story will cast was in washington d.c. she's going to have the latest of the u.s. valas of the qatar saudi border and we're going to be speaking to them in just a few minutes 1st of all let's go to. joel it may have looked warm on the tarmac in saudi arabia but there is a long way to go before this issue is actually resolved as in that there are a lot of diplomats some analysts like to call it a confidence building that is required to specially after the p

the dispute which is isolated cut off for more than 3 years in june 2017 saudi arabia the united arab emirates egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with qatar they accused of supporting terrorist groups and of being too close to saudi arabia's arch fro iran. saudi arabia and its allies blockaded access to qatar by air land and sea leaving it completely cut off doha said the embargo violated international law. the blockading country's huge 13 demands despite qatar's vehement rejection of their allegations the list included closing down broadcast al-jazeera and grating ties with iran. fast forward to 2021 and no sign of major concessions from qatar so why the change of heart it's partly thanks to pressure from the outgoing us administration. and pressure from the incoming one joe biden is expected to take a firm a starts toward saudi arabia and to reengage with iran. but while riyadh seeks to unify arab ranks the declaration contains only a general pledge of solidarity the united arab emirates has said more work is needed while qatar is freed from the blockade full reconciliation is by no means certa

the dispute which is isolated cut off for more than 3 years in june 2017 saudi arabia the united arab emirates egypt and bahrain cut diplomatic ties with qatar they accused of supporting terrorist groups and of being too close to saudi arabia's fro iran. saudi arabia and its allies blockaded access to qatar by air land and sea leaving it completely cut off doha said the embargo violated international law. the blockade in countries as huge 13 demands despite qatar's vehement rejection of their allegations the list included closing down broadcast al-jazeera and grating ties with iran. fast forward to 2021 and no sign of major concessions from qatar so why the change of heart it's partly thanks to pressure from the outgoing us administration. and pressure from the incoming one joe biden is expected to take a firm a stance toward saudi arabia and to reengage with iran. but well riyadh seeks to unify arab ranks the declaration contains only a general pledge of solidarity the united arab emirates has said more work is needed while qatar is freed from the blockade full reconciliation is by no means certain

the pressure on doha since 2017 has been intense saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt all cited catullus support of the muslim brotherhood as one of the reasons for the blockade. we decided to visit the organizations headquarters also equipped with a hidden camera since our requests to the qatari authorities had fallen on deaf ears. are you ahmed i'm his assistant. and you're french journalist do you want to film here. do you have a permit do you have the document can i take this is he busy he's in a meeting i can't disturb them invest in a lot of most can europe and with the look at the. evidence we've got too much. pressure here i'm glad you're so the. search should be the world you know. in the old world the bulk of you know the big push it. over most of this generation but you people oh well was big big or. after this meeting qatar charity stopped responding to our requests in response to international pressure the emirates has now toned down its efforts to expand its influence including in the area of religion i checked a few informations and it seems that qatar f

tar is at the epicenter of a diplomatic earthquake to saudi arabia egypt the united arab emirates andbahrain have sever diplomatic ties with the small country they accuse it of supporting terrorism getting tomorrow airline companies in the region will suspend the flights to and from gigs are the objective is to financially strangle the emirate the political and economic blockade of qatar began on june 5th 2017 a move justified by catullus alleged support of missed groups but the state was also paying for its unchecked growth strategy it didn't order to achieve independence from saudi arabia. guitar charity closed down its mayfair office in london in 2018 and its local officials left the country. but in fact qatar charity u.k. didn't really disappear it changed its name to necktie trust a few months ago and it no longer has a london office as if to raise old time with the parent company. the boy. the pressure on doha since 2017 has been intense saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt all cited catullus support of the muslim brotherhood as one of the reasons for the bloc

but that hasn't been the case since 2017 when the blockade was imposed by saudi arabia united arab emirates egyptand bahrain on qatar now that reconsideration seems to have been achieved between qatar and its neighbors this is the 1st flight from doha directly to saudi arabia the hope is that not only will this help mend ties and bring people together particularly many families thousands of whom have been separated as a result or worse separated as a result of the illegal blockade on qatar not only will that give them a chance to see each other but also to help boost economic both countries situations particularly in the light of the covert pandemic and the impact that that's had on the travel industry so this is the 1st flight is not necessarily the most busy one however there are people there now who have been queuing up to board on it's obviously health precautions safety measures are being put in place each one of the passengers needs to present a covert p.c.r. test they will be quarantined when they arrive in saudi arabia but for now it is a historic moment in so far as that this is a tangib

the pressure on doha since 2017 has been intense saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt all cited catullus support of the muslim brotherhood as one of the reasons for the blockade. we decided to visit the organizations headquarters also equipped with a hidden camera since our requests to the qatari authorities had fallen on deaf ears. are you ahmed i'm his assistant. and you're french journalist do you want to film here. do you have a permit do you have the document can i take this is he busy he's in a meeting i can't disturb him vast in a lot of most can europe and look for a look at that because you will know. him but it's not too much. pressure here. like you're so this. stuff should be the world you know. you love him but. the big vision. with this is over the motion of this generation but you keep. bushel was big big. after this meeting qatar charity stopped responding to our requests in response to international pressure the emirates has now toned down its efforts to expand its influence including in the area of religion i checked a few informations and it seems th

to places like saudi arabia or the united arab emirates or egypt when you look perhaps more broadly now at the world when we're looking at autocratic regimes leaders leaders elsewhere in the world in your annual report where were the major points of concern which you say. well i mean i think the biggest threat to the global human rights system remains china it has intensified repression at home in a way we haven't seen since the murderous crackdown on the tiananmen square democracy movement in 1909 and it is attacking the global human rights system because it doesn't want anybody criticizing china now we've seen no significant pushback you know traditionally governments are or were reluctant to criticize china for fear of economic retaliation but we've seen safety in numbers and germany played an important leadership role in october rallying 40 governments together to condemn china's repression in shinji where they have detained over a 1000000 weaker in other turkey muslims basically to force them to abandon islam and their culture and we're seeing increasing pushback of the sort more g

charity has been under scrutiny for years for arab countries the united arab emirates saudi arabia egypt and bar. i accuse it of sponsoring islamist groups under the cover of humanitarian aid. all thing this points to the ruling tunney. the e.u. the world disc guitars and the air shake time in the bin how much tiny know about the activities of his country's largest and. during an official visit to doha by french president emanuel mccomb we took the opportunity to ask him. i know that there are some people here in qatar who are suspected of funding so i was going to say shadowy groups overseas but there are also suspicions about qatar charity which. at least some information about qatar in the media is not true. we're not we have taken a range of measures like a tard counter the financing of terrorism and yes that's true. but some of the information you mention may be exaggerated or falls. we continued our investigation in europe. in front so according to our dossier qatar charity has funded 22 projects tens of millions of euros invested in mosques islamic centers and schools all of them

charity has been under scrutiny for years for arab countries the united arab emirates saudi arabia egypt and bar. i accuse it of sponsoring islamist groups under the cover of humanitarian aid. all thing this points to the ruling tunney. the e.u. the world disco tanzania shake tom in the bin how much tiny know about the activities of his country's largest n.g.o.s. during an official visit to doha by french president emanuel mcconnell we took the opportunity to ask him. we know that there are some people here in qatar who are suspected of funding i was going to say shadowy groups overseas but there are also suspicions about qatar charity and change. a little some information about qatar in the media is not true. we have taken a range of measures like a target to counter the financing of terrorism and yes that's true. but some of the information you mention may be exaggerated or fall. we continued our investigation in europe. in fronts according to our dossier qatar charity has funded 22 projects tens of millions of euros invested in mosques islamic centers and schools all of them are suppo

the united arab emirates are not sending their heads of state to this meeting not also sends a very important message to saudi arabia as well as to qatar and we also understand that most likely egypt is standing its minister of foreign affairs shakuri it was obvious from yesterday the muted the reaction from the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt. what happened gives you an indication that they are not really happy about what happened they were looking forward to see massive concessions coming from a qatar to move forward the decision by sunday arabia to lift the blockade unilaterally yesterday to start with. i think is quite a huge moment and what is going to happen today is that you will see the emirate is the behavior of the egyptians talking to crown prince mohammed bin segment about what happened yesterday and what are the indications that tomorrow we're going to have stronger relations on the other hand it would be extremely interesting to see what happens in the near future between qatar and egypt egypt being the most populous nation in the arab world one of the most popular powerful countries for decades in this part of the world that could give us an indication of whe

will be open it doesn't make reference to the other 3 blockading countries namely the united arab emirates. and egypt however a saudi is the main force at least in terms of the current setup between those 4 countries and it is expected that during this summit that will take place on tuesday more agreements or more details of the agreements will be announced why i say this is one of the main obstacles because from the very beginning of this crisis back in 2017 when there was international summits that were taking place even in saudi arabia and other countries the amir of qatar said he would not be participating in those unless the blockade on his country was lifted and therefore for this summit to be a success and with all the push and drive that was coming from kuwait from washington to try and find a resolution in time ahead of the inauguration of joe biden or in time ahead of the exit of donald trump for this summit to be a success it needed to have the highest possible representation from qatar and it needed to be accompanied with an agreement now that partially the blockade has been lifted at lea

to places like saudi arabia or the united arab emirates or egypt when you look perhaps more broadly now at the world when we're looking at autocratic regimes leaders leaders elsewhere in the world in your annual report where were the major points of concern which you say. well i mean i think the biggest threat to the global human rights system remains china it has intensified repression at home in a way we haven't seen since the murderous crackdown on the tiananmen square democracy movement in 1909 and it is attacking the global human rights system because it doesn't want anybody criticizing china now we've seen no significant pushback you know traditionally governments are or were reluctant to criticize china for fear of economic retaliation but we've seen safety in numbers and germany played an important leadership role in october rallying 40 governments together to condemn china's repression in shin jay where they have detained over a 1000000 wieder and other turkey muslims basically to force them to abandon islam and their culture and we're seeing increasing pushback of the sort mor

towards resolving an illegal blockade of the country delegations from amman bahrain the united arab emirates kuwait and egypt are also attending. earlier catalogs a mere shake to mean been home at all funny was greeted by the saudi crown prince mohammed bin so man with an embrace it marked one of the most important moments in relations between the gulf countries in recent years not that i'm able to one up a half hour block has been built on the basis of our shared roots and common traditions with the aim of serving the interests of our respective people therefore we should all work together towards achieving the goals on the basis of which this block was formed ok for more on this let's talk now to news correspondent my colleague zeros jamal sheil jamal who's been driving this. well over the past 3 years the consistent. push to resolve this has come out of kuwait city there were initially mixed messages coming from washington however in the past 6 to 12 months seemed to be more of a push from the trumpet ministration to resolve the crisis which many people pointed towards. policies for actually being behind

charity has been under scrutiny for years for arab countries the united arab emirates saudi arabia egypt and bar. i accuse it of sponsoring islamist groups under the cover of humanitarian aid. all thing this points to the ruling tunney. the world just guitars and the ash shaykh tom in the bin hamad tiny know about the activities of his country's largest and. during an official visit to doha by french president emanuel mcconnell we took the opportunity to ask him. we know that there are some people here in qatar who are suspected of funding i was going to say shadowy groups overseas but there are also suspicions about qatar sheridan's but. at least some information about qatar in the media is not true. we have taken a range of measures like a target to counter the financing of terrorism and yes that's true. but some of the information you mention may be exaggerated or fall. we continued our investigation in europe. in fronts according to our dossier qatar charity has funded 22 projects tens of millions of euros invested in mosques islamic centers and schools all of them a supported by mus

united arab emirates said it would include measures for airlines and shipping it follows an agreement to restore ties with qatar after a 3 and a half year blockade by saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt they'd accuse doha of meddling in their internal affairs and supporting terrorism which qatar strongly denied the u.k. has recorded one of its worst only coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic on wednesday $1041.00 deaths are reported the 1st time the death toll is exceeded a 1000 since april prime minister boris johnson says restrictions will be eased gradually rather than drastically at the appropriate time more than $77000.00 people have died from covert 19 in the united kingdom and only $3000000.00 confirmed infected as we take this giant leap towards finally overcoming the virus and reclaiming our lives we have to contend with the new variant which is between 50 and 70 percent more contagious the old variant which the house last month of the the tears house of the last month was working with the old very good but alas this mutation spreading with ease and speed in spite of the sterling work of the british public this mutation has led to more cases than we've seen

united arab emirates said it would include measures for airlines and shipping it follows an agreement to restore ties with qatar after a 3 and a half year blockade by saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt they accuse doha of meddling in their internal affairs and supporting terrorism which qatar strongly denies the united kingdom has recorded more than a 1000 deaths in one of its worst daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic prime minister boris johnson says restrictions will be eased gradually rather than drastically at the appropriate time more than 76000 people have died in covert 19 in the u.k. and there are nearly 3000000 confirmed cases those are the headlines more web site at al-jazeera dot com inside story is next with mohammed jump in june hope you can join him until the bye for the. back in the fold saudi arabia the u.a.e. beheaded and egypt agreed to end the blockade of gaza but what will it take to truly heal the rift between neighbors and can they move forward after more than 3 and a half years of mistrust this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. blockade of qatar appears to have ended almost as quickly as it began in 2017 saudi arabia a

qatar hare-established diplomatic relations with udi arabia, bahrain, the united arab emirates, and egypt three years after the four countries imposed an embargo against qatar and accused it of becoming too close to iran. the agreement to restore ties was signed tuesday at the gulf cooperation council annual summit in saudi arabia. back in the united states, the environmental protection agency finalized a rule which experts say will allow companies to further pollute the nation's air and water by limiting what research can be included in crafting public health protections. known as the transparency rule, it requires researchers to disclose their raw data, which is often not possible since it can include confidential medical records and other personal data, excluding vital findings from the development of environmental regulations. meanwhile, the trump administration has just weakened protections for over 1000 species of birds. the interior department rule bars officials from charging companies for killing migratory birds in any unintentional act such as oil spills or toxic waste ponds. wi

2019 and the big question now is with joe biden what replaces that saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations with qatar now the announcement followed follows choose days gold summit in the saudi city of. mark the atari amir's 1st visit to saudi arabia since the illegal blockade began 3 years ago delegates from the gulf countries signed a declaration calling for solidarity and stability. the all of the correlation. has achieved a settlement of all issues outstanding in a way that is entirely satisfied factory to all nations involved all the countries involved we are extremely pleased with having been able to achieve this very important breakthrough that we believe will contribute very much to the stability security of all our nations in the region we we have as you mentioned been working very hard towards achieving this breakthrough for many years and the timing is. just that it's that we were finally able to reach that conclusion and reach. a mechanism that was satisfactory to everyone and i am happy to report that we are at a place where ever

or just days after saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt agreed to restore full diplomatic relations of qatar for minister sheikh mohammed bin number of parties spoke with al-jazeera about what they agreed to chairing a gulf summit in the saudi city of. the basic principles mentioned in the final communique of the same clear basics of non-prejudiced of the sovereignty of any state noninterference of the internal affairs of any country the joint cooperation to confront what threatens our national regional security and the cooperation in combat in terrorism and terrorist entities we believe that these basic principles are the same principles agreed upon by all countries now collective action between us and these countries must be intensified in order to bridge the gap that has happened in the past it is also important to have a future view of how to build a future relations between us and these countries china has defended delays in allowing an international team of experts into the country to investigate the origins of covert 19 on choose day the head of the w.h.o. said that

the workers' party would find a way to make a radical leap forward saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations with qatar the announcement followed cheese days gulf summit in the saudi city of valor where delegates signed a declaration calling for solidarity and stability it mark the qatari amir's 1st visit to saudi arabia since the illegal blockade began 3 years ago and of course you can follow all of those stories on our website at al-jazeera dot com it's a dated throughout the day more news in an hour with rob matheson to stay with us here on out is there. it's 10 years since the arab spring shook countries across the middle east a decade on from the 1st uprising we'll look at the legacy of the revolution. to join us as we assess the changes in the political landscape of the middle east and north africa. on al-jazeera. to. the end. my name is mona tell a b. and i'm a day to journalist my job is to find numbers in all sorts of different places and then turn them into images that people will understand and connect to. i always try to think of w

towards resolving an illegal blockade on the country delegations from oman bahrain the united arab emirates kuwait and egypt are also attending. john hendren is standing by for us in washington d.c. with reaction out of the u.s. where we live with him and mohammed values on the cattle saudi border but let's start our coverage with our senior correspondent has followed the story for some time let's just begin with the fact that the meeting begins the hard talk starts how hard or in depth can those talks be. it's a crucial gathering now because this is when they will have to come together start talking about some of the elements about the agreement about to announce and also talk about what they will be doing in the immediate future for the announcement to happen i think the saudis will be having some talks with the amenities in the bahamas and the egyptians who are part of the. blockade in block they impose the lancy embargo or qatar on the 5th of june in 2070 and they will have to decide about the modalities of the agreement and later i think they will have to say that the core issues are issues that need q

the workers' party would find a way to make a radical leap forward saudi arabia the united arab emirates bahrain and egypt have agreed to restore full diplomatic relations with cattle the announcement followed choose days golf summit in the saudi city of. it marked the qatari i me as 1st visit to saudi arabia since the illegal blockade began 3 years ago delegates from the gulf countries signed a declaration calling for solidarity and stability venezuela's president nicolas maduro has tightened his grip on power with the swearing in of the national assembly controlled by his socialist party it marks the end of control by the opposition which boycotted last month's election because it said the poll wasn't free or for those were the headlines about the more news in half an hour next knowledge as there is the stream to stay with us. out just the way english streaming live on other channels. last thousands of our programs award winning documentary. subscribe to eugene forward slash al-jazeera english. anthony ok today on the screen we're talking about indian matchmaking the process of a range marriage and also

the 5th of june 2070 that people would be flying all the way from into saudi arabia the united arab emirates. or egypt on the spot in fact what happened yesterday was the end now as moment of fishel announcement that the chapter that of the crisis is over and this was reiterated by the. by the sa the minister of foreign affairs when he was asked repeatedly about that particular issue and he said the crisis is over life is back to normal embassies will be resettled back and it will be back to normal and i think this is a process which is going to take some time because you're talking about logistics which is going to be taken into place different departments in different countries trying to work out new agreements new formalities for projects to start trickling in from saudi arabia into qatar and vice versa and for people to start traveling from doha to different distillations because throughout the last the is and half qatar has worked out a new model it has been looking for alternative routes it has been striking deals with different new economic financial partners to get products coming into qatar a

will be open it doesn't make reference to the other 3 blockading countries namely the united arab emirates. and egypt however a saudi is the main force certain least in terms of the current setup between those 4 countries and it is expected that during this summit that will take place on tuesday more agreements or more details of the agreements will be announced why i say this is one of the main obstacles because from the very beginning of this crisis back in 2017 when there was international summits that were taking place even in saudi arabia and other countries the amir of qatar said he would not be participating in those unless the blockade on his country was lifted and therefore for this summit to be a success and with all the push and drive that was coming from kuwait from washington to try and find a resolution in time ahead of the inauguration of joe biden or in time ahead of the exit of donald trump for the summit to be a success it needed to have the highest possible representation from qatar and it needed to be accompanied with an agreement now that partially the blockade has been lifted at

though where egypt was once a country that could direct the policies of its neighbors it is now in a position where its leader is propped up by much smaller countries like the united arab emirates and so forth but in order to maintain that grand jurors that egypt likes to find itself in and also in order to maybe give this more of a pan arab element to it egypt's role was brought in and that is the reality of it it's not necessarily opinionated the fact is that egypt has been receiving billions of dollars of aid from united arab emirates from behind from kuwait from saudi arabia over the past few years the reality is that the united arab emirates and there are those that were the ones who were lobbying on behalf of the regime of the . over the past few years and therefore vets where they find themselves in but obviously the egyptian media is one of the most influential media outlets in the arab world and therefore to bring them in in this in order to sell this declaration to the people was very very important as well ok jamal will touch in the next hour i suspect in the meantime thank you very much for just joining us here on al-jazeera let's just some of what's happened litera

opinions and deals with countries from iran to israel in the past right whereas the united arab emirates saudi arabia and egypt have consistently pursued more. unilateral policies have supported consistently or thora tarion regimes either military ones like the one in egypt or in libya or absolute monarchies and therefore that's hasn't changed so if you are true follow the analysis that is that the core of the issue is that difference of opinion particular when we're looking at it post arab spring then really all that's being happening is you're putting a plaster on a gushing wound but that is enough at least for many people in the region because the stability that came from the g.c.c. even if it was fractured behind the scenes was still something that is worth maintaining as opposed to have been yet another. divided and fractured segments of the middle east and north africa. jamal thank you very much indeed for the time being and bring in rami khouri is the director of global engagement a senior public policy fellow at the american mystery of beirut joins us via skype from new york the line will stay stable t

towards resolving an illegal blockade on the country delegations from amman bahrain the united arab emirates kuwait and egypt are also attending. some in been hollowed out tunney was greeted by saudi crown prince muhammad bin someone with an embrace it marks one of the most important moments in relations between the gulf countries in recent years. you. today we are in a dire need to stand united in the face of the challenges namely iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs and other agendas adopted by its respected arms in the region which undermine the stability of the region this demands that we dovetail our efforts with the international community to cement the stability and security of the region. but we've got several correspondents on this story how did you cast was in washington d.c. she's going to have the latest out of the u.s. for a small hamlet vaal is that the qatari saudi border we're going to be speaking to them in just a few minutes 1st let's go to jamal jamal it's important to note isn't that this is just the beginning of a process this isn't isn't actually ending anything. of course i me

and different trends whereas saudi arabia maybe the united arab emirates more soap definitely egypt considering get is a military general who rose to power there still very much believe in more unilateral action military intervention as well as aren't so open to poor ism and therefore whether such a deal would then translate into actual changes on the our world it's not very clear but definitely just to sum up what's significant is that it at least really unites even though on the face of it one of the only institutions in the middle east and north africa which brought about stability namely the g.c.c. to lash have thank you very much. was of a quick recap of the dispute that spitta the gulf neighbors against each other for more than 3 years in june 2017 saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt cut all diplomatic and economic ties with carter they accused it of creating instability and supporting terrorism which cut as government denies they closed its only land border and imposed an air and sea embargo kuwait then stepped in to mediate the trouble mr asian also got involved recently in what w

social media tweets since yesterday and you will see what is happening in the united arab emirates and the bahrain and egypt you have somehow a muted reaction to the announcement by saudi arabia of the lifting of the embargo and this was and the stand for a way in the reason why. another because behind in the u.a.e. and egypt over the view that this is something that should take time and that 1st of all we need to see major concessions from qatar for us to be able to say well this is about time to solve all our own problems and those differences will have to continue and this explains why this the honeys are sending their competence why the amount of these are sending the vice president and why the egyptians are saying sending the foreign minister is a way of saying that we are not happy with what is happening in in a load but ultimately saudi arabia is the most powerful nation in the g.c.c. and saudi arabia prides itself on being the protector of sunnis it will use that same political leverage he used in 2017 to tell the emirate is on the behavior of the egyptians as far as saudi arabia is concerned we are

the freeze in assistance to egypt was counterproductive that they were pleased with that there was a desire to i think address some of their concerns. the united arab emirates and saudi arabia invested in l.c.c. from early on. in the weeks after his military takeover the u.a.e. alone transferred $3000000000.00 to egypt while the saudis gave a $2000000000.00 central bank deposit $2000000000.00 in energy products and $1000000000.00 in cash without the very extensive economic support that the egyptian military got from the gulf states for example in 2013 i don't know whether they they would have carried out the coup or they would have been able to make a go of it. saudi arabia support came with a political price. in 2017 l.c.c. agreed to give the disputed islands of tehran and sun a few which sits between saudi arabia and egypt sinai peninsula to the saudis. the decision was hugely unpopular in egypt and sparks the biggest protest since 25 . but l.c.c. rode the storm and kept the aid flowing. egypt has at times received much larger sums of money from them with new allies particularly in the gulf but the aid from the united states is symbolically very important

admissions and the united arab emirates will reopen its air and sea borders with costs high in the coming hours a spot of a u.s. backed deal size arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt to great this week to restore ties with kata after a 3 and a half year deal cade's much more on those stories on our web site at al-jazeera dot com i have more news for you after risking it all to stay with us. it's being seen as the bloodiest general election in uganda's history dozens have been killed and a crackdown on the opposition is ongoing as voters head to the polls on january 14th will examine whether this election and pave the way to change uganda elections on al jazeera. live. live. live. live. feeds so little you said is on a mission he has to set up a lumber camp before nightfall the house he's delivering will become home for him and other which cuts as deep and borneo as rain forest. among his many challenges the unpredictable terrain for italy so subtle that a little bit of the fire. i don't know said. it was the end of the center of the show and that. you know by knowing the. thinking. behind you said 2 of the trucks have also come to a standstill. as you did. with th

the united arab emirates has reopened its air and sea borders with qatar that's after saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt agreed this week to restore ties with qatar after 3 and a half year blockade qatar airways has already rerouted some flights through saudi air space with the 1st flight from doha to johannesburg on thursday or some of the debate has the latest from doha on the rebuilding of g.c.c. ties. the announcements rigid not have a lot of details comes from the ministry of foreign affairs the undersecretary rather than what we saw in saudi arabia where the lifting of the blockade was announced from the very top the united arab emirates is important because it is one of the most invested countries in the blockade against other among the 4 countries and it is gradually lifting those sanctions announcing that the air and sea as well as land blockade against other will be lifted but details about how people will be able to travel how those ties which have been broken for the last 3 years amongst the people who have family and relations in all of these 4 countries are going to be mended remains to be

the united arab emirates has reopened its air and sea borders with qatar that's after saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt agreed this week to restore ties with qatar after 3 and a half here ok qatar airways has already rerouted some flights through saudi air space with the 1st flight from dakar to johannesburg on thursday. this is al jazeera and these other top stories twitter has permanently suspended u.s. president donald trump's account slicing a risk of him fueling further violence this comes after the deadly attack on capitol hill by trump supporters president elect joe biden says those who stormed the capitol on wednesday should be regarded as terrorists and should be treated as they're a bunch of thugs insurrectionist white supremacist and no semites sitch and there's not enough i mean c'mon you know these church there were.

the united arab emirates will reopen its air and sea borders with qatar in the coming hours. saudi arabia, the uae, brain, and egyptre ties with qatar after a 3.5 year blockade. much more on those stories on our website at al jazeera.com. i have more news for you after "risking it all." >> it is being seen as the bloodiest general election in uganda's history. dozens have been killed and a crackdown is ongoing. as voters head to the polls on january 14, we will examine whether this election can pave the way for change. uganda elections on al jazeera. ♪ ♪ >> yusuf is on a mission. yes to set up a lumber camp before nightfall. the house he is delivering will become home for him and other would condors in -- wood cutters in borneo's rain forests. . among the challenges, unpredicted all-terrain. -- unpredictable terrain. [speaking foreign language] [engines revving] [speaking foreign language] >> behind of, two other trucks have also come to a standstill. [speaking foreign language] ♪ >> borneo's rain forest is shared by three countries, indonesia, malaysia, and brunei. it is home to hundreds of endemic plants and anim

the united arab emirates will reopen its air and sea borders with qatar as part of a u.s. backed deal saudi arabia the u.a.e. bahrain and egypt all agreed this week to restore ties with qatar after a 3 and a half year blockade qatar airways has already rerouted some flights through saudi space. bangladesh's shipbuilding industry had been thriving for a decade before the pandemic hit shutting down dockyards but a recent spike in domestic orders is keeping the industry afloat and providing much needed jobs. reports now from the outskirts of the capital dhaka. bangladesh has always been known as one of the world's leading ship demolition centers but it has also a long history of ship building dating back centuries and that's been recognised more and more after a layoff during the coronavirus lock down workers at this year are back and busy there are ships to be delivered and there is confidence here the industry has a bright future consistently growing domestic demand for ships in bangladesh both from government and private sector have held this industry to you know companies state and worry that in short a span of time at least