Saudi Arabia

July 2008 | Ratings Update

We welcome the recent news that Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to fix their maritime borders, and also set up a high level council intended to address security, trade and political issues, in a move that should provide a further boost for regional stability. Relations between the two have been strained since the Saudis recalled their ambassador from Doha in 2002 over television programmes aired by the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite channel that Riyadh deemed offensive. On top of this, the issue of the maritime border has flared up in the context of a number of infrastructure projects in recent

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