Bahrain's premier phoned Qatar's Emir on Monday to mark the first day ...
FILE PHOTO: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani attends an Arab League summit in Tunis, Tunisia, March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo
Bahrain along with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt launched a diplomatic and trade boycott of Qatar in 2017, accusing it of supporting terrorism, a charge Doha denies. It appeared to be the first publicly announced call by Bahrain to Qatar since the boycott, and a rare interaction between the feuding group of nations. In September 2017 Saudi Arabia called Qatar to discuss the crisis, but the next day said it had suspended dialogue with Doha.
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