Qatar emir due in Amman Sunday

AMMAN — Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani will pay a visit to Jordan on Sunday during which he will meet with His Majesty King Abdullah. 

The Monarch and the emir of Qatar will hold talks that will focus on bilateral relations and ways to boost them in various spheres, according to a Royal Court statement.

This will be the first time Sheikh Tamim visits the Kingdom after he rose to power in the Gulf state last year. 

The visit comes after Doha’s ties with three other Gulf monarchies, namely, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, were strained over bilateral and regional files. 

Arab leaders were encouraged in their just-concluded summit in Kuwait to work for mending fences between their states and cast off differences.

Jordan has maintained a neutral “non-interference” stand on the Gulf crisis.