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Qatari Sheikh Abdullah Bin Ali Al Thani has emerged as a diplomatic star in the Qatari <\/strong>crisis<\/strong>, according to Bloomberg<\/a>. The sheikh has held private meetings with Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that resulted in the opening of borders to Qatari pilgrims \u2014 and has been hailed by the Saudi side as the sober voice in the palace in Doha. For those looking for political intrigue: Analysts see a palace coup as unlikely, but if one were to come to pass, Abdullah bin Ali would probably be in the same time zone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Qatari Sheikh Abdullah Bin Ali Al Thani has emerged as a diplomatic star in the Qatari crisis, according to Bloomberg. 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