1034: Hesitation as Riyadh meets with Doha. @HaisamHassanei1, @WashInstitute, Malcolm Hoenlein, @conf_of_pres,
Image: Al Bidda (Arabic: البدع) is a neighborhood of Doha, Qatar. Here: Trigonometrical plan of the harbour of El Biddah on the Arabian side of the Persian Gulf. By Lieuts. J. M. Guy and G. B. Brucks, H. C. Marine. Drawn by Lieut. M. Houghton Depths shown by soundings with grid added in pencil. Includes inset: ‘View from the anchorage’ in the upper left-hand side of sheet. Haisam Hassanein, @HaisamHassanei1, @WashInstitute, Washington Institute, and Malcolm Hoenlein, @conf_of_pres, Conference of Presidents, in re:Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, Abraham Accords. The emir of Qatar visited the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. The matter is not wholly solved yet. The boycott against Qatar. Turkey. From the Saudi perspective, the Muslim Brotherhood [and other matters] are still a problem. Is the blockade against Qatar over? Yes, flights between each other. UAE, Abu Dhabi. Two new Gulf countries emerge, Abu Dhabi and Doha; Palestinians are no longer the center of the discussion. The nations are in agreement anent Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood. The people of Egypt: a famous Egyptian actor in a bar in Doha met a famous Israeli actor; they took pictures together. It was a big deal, but no longer is. Decades of hatred-filled propaganda is slowly being overridden. The MB is very strong abroad. Haisam Hassanein was the 2016–2017 Glazer Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he focussed on economic relations between Israel and Arab states. His current research focusses on commercial diplomacy in the Middle East. https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/egypt-endorses-gulf-reconciliation-remains-skeptical https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-uprising-inevitable-due-to-sissis-oppression-say-muslim-brothers/ https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/cairos-concerns -about-biden-presidency (https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/cairos-concerns-about-biden-presidency) https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/half-egyptians-value-us-ties-few-want-normalization-israel