| Guess Qatar has decided to forgive the Mamluks for spanking the Muslim Brotherhood, at least for now. |
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates...
, the first such meeting since Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi took office last summer, signaling a thaw in relations between the two nations.
The meeting was also the first meeting since Gulf countries, led by Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
and United Arab Emirates, reached a reconciliation agreement with Qatar last month aimed at easing regional tensions linked to Doha's support for Islamist groups throughout the region.
A Saudi royal envoy attended the Saturday meeting. al-Sissi's office said Egypt looks forward to a "new era that leaves behind the disagreements of the past."
Doha was strong backer of el-Sissi's predecessor, Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted July 2013 by the military following mass protests. al-Sissi, then military chief, was elected president in June.