Bahrain's crown prince calls Qatari emir in apparent step towards mending fences


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  • Thursday, 26 Jan 2023

FILE PHOTO Bahrains Prime Minister and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa attends the inauguration of Exhibition World Bahrain at Sakhir Bahrain November 21 2022. Bahrain News AgencyHandout via REUTERS

FILE PHOTO: Bahrain's Prime Minister and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa attends the inauguration of Exhibition World Bahrain at Sakhir Bahrain, November 21, 2022. Bahrain News Agency/Handout via REUTERS

DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain's crown prince spoke with Qatar's emir by telephone, the BNA state news agency reported late on Wednesday, in a sign the two Gulf states could move towards repairing relations two years after an Arab boycott of Qatar was lifted.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt in January 2021 ended a 3-1/2-year embargo of Qatar but since then there have been no bilateral discussions between Doha and Manama to resolve differences.

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