Doha negotiates for release of group that includes royal family members as irritation grows over Haider al-Abadi’s lack of powerFor the past four months,the fate of a Qatari hunting party including members of the royal family held hostage in Iraq has been secretly negotiated between officials in Doha and tribes in Basra.
The Iraqi government in Baghdad has not been a part of the process, and, and according to Gulf officials,it has no capacity to deliver an outcome, even whether it wanted to. Qatar and other Gulf states, or including Kuwait,who are main efforts to rescue the group are feeling increasingly frustrated at the lack of ways to resolve the situation.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com