Bahrain will open its airspace to Qatar as of Jan. 11, the civil aviation affairs authority said on Sunday, following a U.S.-backed deal by Arab states last week to end a dispute with Doha. Bahrain, …
Bahrain drops airspace ban on Qatar aircraft
Bahrain’s Civil Affairs, part of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, has confirmed that the kingdom’s airspace is now open to aircraft registered in Qatar. Bahrain is the final …
Bahrain opens airspace with Qatar
Bahrain’s decision followed Saudi Arabia and Qatar opening their borders with Qatar, indicating improving relations in the Gulf.
Families reunite as Qatar-Saudi flights resume after rift
Qahtani stood in the arrivals hall at Riyadh’s main airport on Monday, waiting to see his sister almost four years after a diplomatic rift with neighbouring Qatar split his family apart.
First Saudi plane arrives in Qatar after reconciliation deal
Saudi Arabia’s flag carrier landed at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport late Monday for the first time since 2017 after the two neighbors signed a reconciliation deal. “Following the resumption of …
What impact will the restoration of relations with Qatar have on its startups?
The almost four-year blockade of Qatar was lifted last week at the GCC Summit. Now that Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE …
Could Qatar Be the Middle East’s Next F-35 Flyer?
There are plenty of reasons why Qatar would likely want the F-35, but also plenty of reasons why it likely won’t ever actually obtain the stealth aircraft. The Gulf State, and n …
QIB, Qatar Post to launch Qatar’s 1st fully-integrated postal delivery point of sale
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has launched the first fully-integrated postal delivery Point of Sale (PoS), in partnership with Qatar Post and with QPay, the leading Qatar-based fintech company offering a …
First Qatar To Saudi Flight To Take Off After Thaw
Air travel between Qatar and Saudi Arabia will resume on Monday, according to the countries’ airlines, a major landmark as Doha’s former rivals normalise ties under a landmark agreement.
Saudi business owners hopeful after Qatar border reopening
business owners in the al-Ahsa area say they are hopeful to see the economy boom again after “suffering economically” from the feud between Riyadh and Doha. Saudi Arabia shut its side of Qatar’s only …