Saudi King Abdullah, GCC meeting and UAE-Qatar reconciliationnote

There is talk about Saudi King Abdullah having invited the GCC leaders for an exceptional meeting in Riyadh in a bid to mend fences between Qatar and the UAE ahead of a forthcoming GCC summit meeting in Doha next month. The following 468-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what about the Saudi conditions to host such a meeting. It also tells what about the Omani efforts in this regard. [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 21/46 – November 14, 2014)]