Egypt's Sisi and Qatar's Tamim meet for the first time since reconciliation


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  • Saturday, 28 Aug 2021

FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks at a news conference during a viist to Athens, Greece, November 11, 2020. REUTERS/Costas Baltas

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Baghdad on Saturday, the Egyptian presidency said, the first meeting since the two countries agreed in January to end a long-running dispute.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain had agreed to end the dispute that saw them boycott Qatar since 2017 over charges it supports terrorism, a reference to Islamist groups, which Doha denies.

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