Saudi-Qatari relations during the period 1990-2003 and Their Point of View Against the Conflicts in Gulf Region

Mohammad Abdul-Hadi Saleh Al-Jazi,Anwar Debbshi Al-Jazi

doi:10.7596/taksad.v9i4.2953

Mohammad Abdul-Hadi Saleh Al-Jazi, Anwar Debbshi Al-Jazi

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https://doi.org/10.7596/taksad.v9i4.2953

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Abstract

This study comes to cover the Saudi-Qatari relations during the period (1990-2003) and the events and attitudes that took place both at the regional and global levels, and their position on it. This study came to start a period of decisive measures to demarcate the borders between the two countries and the security breach between the two countries on the border post in Al-Khfous border in 1992. This study also came to show what took place in negotiations and from international mediations to solve the problems once and for all. The study also came to clarify the position of Saudi Arabia and Qatar regarding the Iraqi invasion in 1990 against Kuwait and the second Gulf war, the issue of Gulf security (national security - oil), and international and regional alliances to reduce this threat. This study clarifies the position of Saudi mediation to end the Qatari and Bahraini dispute over the "Hawar Islands", and discusses if the mediation have an effective role in ending the dispute between Qatar and Bahrain or not?

Highlights

When talking about the Gulf-Israeli relations in general and the Saudi-Qatari-Israeli relations in particular, we find that there is a difference in opinions and a difference in views
The problem of the Saudi borders with Qatar: The roots of relations between Qatar and Saudi Arabia are back since the beginning of the twentieth century in 1913 AD, where the Saudi state confirmed that Qatar and Oman are part of their territories, but Britain rejected this matter and stressed that the Saudi-Qatari border is defined in the Blue Line Agreement signed on July 29, 1913 between Britain and Ottomanstate
It was stated in the Daren Treaty of 1915 between Britain and Saudi Arabia that Saudi Arabia affirmed its respect for the borders of Qatar

Summary

Introduction

When talking about the Gulf-Israeli relations in general and the Saudi-Qatari-Israeli relations in particular, we find that there is a difference in opinions and a difference in views. We will find that Saudi Arabia opposed and took the position of the opposition from other Gulf countries for its positive attitude towards Israel(Marhoon 1997, 1999).But will this negative relationship remain or will it change?. This study will answer these inquiries that were within the study period. This study will talk about the media role of Al-Jazeera for the development of Saudi-Qatari relations, whether negatively or positively?. This study came to cover the relations between the two countries during the study period and tried to limit the most important major axes of research during the study (1990-2003)

The problem of the Saudi borders with Qatar

The Qatari position on the invasion

Findings

The Saudi position on the Bahraini-Qatari border dispute