Kuwaiti emir heads to Dubai in Qatar row mediation

Kuwait’s ruler Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. (SPA file photo)

DUBAI: Kuwait’s ruler Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is traveling to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, state news agency KUNA reported on Thursday.
The visit is part of the emir’s effort to mediate the inter-Arab row after ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Egypt and the UAE cut ties with Qatar.
On Tuesday, the Kuwaiti ruler flew to Jeddah and held talks with Saudi King Salman.
Qatar has said it agrees with the Kuwaiti leader's role as mediator.

(Reporting By Noah Browning)