Qatar: traffic slowly resumes to Saudi Arabia
A customs officer offers flowers on the first day of the reopening of the border between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, January 9, 2021. VIA REUTERS - SAUDI PRESS AGENCY
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After the border reopened on Saturday, Qataris continued to travel to Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
The agreement reached last Tuesday between the actors of the Gulf crisis puts an end to three and a half years of boycott against Qatar.
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With our correspondent in Dubai,
Nicolas Keraudren
Despite the reopening, the border between Qatar and Saudi Arabia is still calm.
According to Agence France-Presse, less than 200 cars registered in Qatar have entered Saudi Arabia since Saturday through the Salwa border post.
In the context of Covid-19, strict health measures have been put in place on both sides.
In addition to a negative PCR test that must be presented, travelers must undergo another test on site.
Then observe a period of isolation.
Three and a half years ago, the land border between the two countries was closed as part of the
sanctions taken
by Riyadh and its allies against Doha.
The signing of an agreement last Tuesday between the protagonists of the Gulf crisis therefore allows the
gradual resumption of trade
.
Starting tomorrow, Monday, the national companies - namely Qatar Airways and Saudia - will resume air links between the two capitals of these Gulf monarchies.
► To read also: Reconciliation between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors: "a cold peace" according to Stéphane Lacroix
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