Coronavirus: Bahrain tells Qatar to stop meddling in repatriating process – The National

  • Date: 29-Mar-2020
  • Source: The National
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  • Country:Bahrain
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Coronavirus: Bahrain tells Qatar to stop meddling in repatriating process – The National

Coronavirus: Bahrain tells Qatar to stop meddling in repatriating process. Doha's interference aims to 'harm' citizens says former foreign minister. Bahrain told Qatar on Sunday to stop interfering in its repatriating process to bring its stranded citizens back home, as the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the region.. "Bahrain had arranged special flights directly from Mashhad airport to Bahrain airport to in adherence to health and safety precautions," King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa's adviser and former foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid Al Khalifa, said on Twitter.. GCC members Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, along with Egypt, cut ties with Qatar in June 2017, accusing it of supporting extremists and meddling in the affairs of other states.. Currently there are no travel ties between Bahrain and Qatar due to the diplomatic crisis.. "Qatar must stop using a humanitarian issue as part of its plans and ongoing conspiracies against countries and its citizens," Sheikh Khaled said.. "What Qatar has done is reprehensible and requires a clear international response," Sheikh Khaled said..