| Saudi Arabia to mediate in Bahrain-Qatar conflict 2010-05-28 08:12 According to sources in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Saudi King Abdullah has offered to mediate in a row between fellow states Qatar and Bahrain. The reason for the row was nomination of Mohammad al-Mutawa, a former Bahraini information minister as the next secretary general of the GCC. Al-Mutawa is said to be disliked by Doha. The two countries have seen strained ties despite settling a territorial dispute in 2001. Tensions was high after Bahrain said Qatar's coast guard shot and wounded in May a Bahraini fisherman who had entered Qatari waters. <... |
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