The MBS–Al Thani Meeting Accelerates IMEC: The Doha–Riyadh Rail Line Redraws the Regional Map.

A surprise Qatar–Saudi alignment, sealed in Riyadh, signals a new phase in the emerging Middle Eastern economic corridor — just days before expected announcements from Washington.

Qatar’s Emir visited Riyadh on Monday, in the middle of the second day of the Doha Forum, even as Doha publicly warned that it “will not fund the destruction in Gaza caused by Israel.”
The implicit message was aimed — almost certainly — at Saudi Arabia: Qatar will not stand alone, and the region must now make collective decisions.

Despite friction in recent days between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi — over Yemen, Sudan, and broader strategic........

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