Airspace to be reopened

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia will reopen its airspace and land and sea border to

Qatar as of today, Kuwait’s foreign minister said in televised comments, citing a deal towards resolving a political dispute that led Riyadh and its allies to impose a boycott on Qatar.

Kuwait and the United States have been trying to end the row in which Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and nonGulf Egypt severed diplomatic, trade and travel ties with Qatar in mid2017, shattering regional unity.

‘‘An agreement has been reached to open airspace and land and sea borders between Saudi Arabia and Qatar as of this evening,’’ Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Ahmad Nasser alSabah said on Kuwait TV before a Gulf Arab summit in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi state agency SPA quoted Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as saying the annual gathering of Gulf leaders would unite Gulf ranks ‘‘in the face of challenges facing the region’’.