Saudi Arabia has requested Tunisia to close the Tunis office of the Qatar-created Union of Muslim Scholars, which has been added to the anti-Doha quartet’s terror list. Riyadh instructed a visiting delegation of Tunisian officials, led by interior minister Lotfi Brahem, to close the office, Tunisia media Al Soutour reported. Qatar’s ties with the quartet have deteriorated since June 5 over its alleged support of terrorism. Tunisia, which has adopted a neutral stance in the crisis, could become a major playground between the two sides. Qatar has injected millions of investments in the North African country and has pledged more investments to support Tunisia’s economic recovery.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 01, 2018 13:52 UTC