Egypt Resumes Shipping, Maritime Activities with Qatar

On Tuesday, the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation announced the resumption of shipping and maritime activities with Qatar, in the light of the mutual commitments between the two countries and the resumption of the relations.

The decision came in accordance with the Al-Ula agreement for Arab reconciliation with Qatar that was signed on January 5, which ended a political dispute that broke out in mid-2017.

Since June 2017, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain, had cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of interfering in their internal affairs and supporting terrorist groups, charges denied by Qatar.

Last week, the two countries resumed diplomatic relations between them.

Furthermore, Qatar Airways and EgyptAir also resumed last week flights to the two countries' capitals after a three-and-half year boycott.