Persian Gulf Cooperation Council Without Qatari Emir

40th summit of GCC permanent members was held in Riyadh in its headquarter, al-Dari’yah palace, while leaders of Qatar, UAE and Oman were absent.

In this summit in addition to King Salman and Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, Mohammed bin Rashid, Ruler of Dubai, Bin Tariq Bin Timu, vice FM of Oman, Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar’s PM, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Emir of Bahrain and Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir of Kuwait were present.

War in Yemen, Iran and protests in Lebanon and Iraq were among the issues discussed.