Saudi Arabia reopening airspace, land border with Qatar, says Kuwait

Kuwait - The borders will reopen under a deal towards resolving a political dispute.

Kuwait’s foreign ministry on Monday announced that Saudi Arabia will lift a years-long embargo on Qatar, opening its air and land borders in the first steps toward ending the Gulf crisis.

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The state-run Kuwait News Agency reported the announcement, saying that Saudi Arabia would open its airspace, land and sea borders starting Monday evening.

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Kuwait has been mediating between Qatar and four Arab states that launched a boycott in mid-2017.

The announcement comes on the eve of a summit of Gulf Arab leaders in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.