Unexpected: Many, including scholars and diplomats, were caught by surprise by the Qatar crisis as the situation in Syria and the so-called Islamic State militant group have overshadowed other issues in the region. (Inset) Qatar
IT is interesting how deft Malaysia is in its foreign policy in the Middle East.
Malaysia enjoys a good relationship with Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey and has loads of investment and business deals with these countries. It is also friendly with their supposed “sworn enemy” Iran – just days ago, Malaysia signed an agreement with the Islamic Republic to triple bilateral trade.
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