CAIRO – January 26, 2021: Egypt announced on Monday the resumption of maritime navigation between Cairo and Doha, in light of the mutual obligations that resulted from the Al-Ula Gulf Declaration during the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Saudi Arabia. On January 20, 2020, Egypt's Foreign Ministry annonced that Egypt and Qatar have exchanged official memoranda on resuming diplomatic relations. The Al-Ula agreement ended a boycott on Qatar by the Arab quartet, which includes Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. On January 18, the first Egyptian flight took off from Cairo to Qatar following the milestone agreement. In a joint statement, nine charity entities were listed as linked to “terrorism" supported by Qatar, with three based in Yemen and six in Libya.

Source: Libya Today January 25, 2021 23:37 UTC