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Qatari emir to head delegation for Egypt in AL summit - Qatari state agency
Qatari then Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani smiles during his arrival for an economic ties visit at Khartoum Airport December 4, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah
CAIRO, Mar 27 (Aswat Masriya) - Qatar's emir Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will head his state's delegation for Egypt during the 26th Arab League summit, due to be held on Saturday and Sunday, the Qatari state agency QNA reported.
The summit is the first to be held in Egypt since the January 2011 uprising which toppled the regime of former President Hosni Mubarak.
Egyptian ties with Qatar have deteriorated following the army's ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in July 2013, which was prompted by mass protests against his rule. Qatar was a strong supporter of Mursi's regime.
Egypt has withdrawn its ambassador to the Gulf state in March 2014 following critical comments made by Qatari emir Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on Egypt's domestic affairs.
Nevertheless, Egypt and Qatar both embraced an appeal by the late Saudi King Abdullah in December 2014 to consolidate relations between them.
Both countries are now part of a Saudi-led coalition which has conducted airstrikes on Yemen on Thursday to halt the Shi'a Houthis' advances' in the conflict-torn country.
