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CHICAGO (IslamOnline) - If anything positive has came out of the recently concluded Arab League Summit in Cairo, it is that the states of Qatar and Morocco have ended a four-month-old diplomatic row that had curtailed relations between the two countries. According to a Qatari official, relations between the two countries seem to be on the mend following a meeting between the Moroccan King and the Qatari Emir at the summit meeting in Cairo. "We are awaiting word from Morocco on when the ambassador will return," the official said. Morocco had recalled its ambassador from Qatar in July accusing it for carrying a campaign "on the political and media level". The bickering between the two nations has been caused by what some observers have called "trivial" issues. In one issue, Qatar allegedly failed to support a Moroccan bid to host the 2006 World soccer Cup. In a more serious matter, the Moroccan media had quoted Prime Minister Abderrahmane El Youssoufi of Morocco as saying that Qatar's al-Jazeera satellite television station was leading a hostile campaign against Morocco. Al-Jazeera often draws criticism from neighboring countries for regularly inviting Arab opposition activists and dissidents for live debates on controversial issues. The Gulf state of Qatar, however, reiterates that the views broadcast on al-Jazeera do not necessarily reflect the official position of the Qatari government. Qatar also defends the country's press freedom, which has no match in the region. |
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