Saudi Arabia apologizes for not receiving the Qatari foreign minister

Arab diplomatic sources in Riyadh said that Saudi Arabia apologized for not receiving the Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Khaleifa al-Thani, while the Qatari minister of state for foreign affairs Ahmad Bin Abdullah al- Mahmoud is currently visiting the Kingdom with the aim to "cool down the atmospheres."

The sources said that this attempt comes in particular after the programs of the Qatari al-Jazeera TV station "defaming" the countries of the Gulf Cooperation council ( GCC) and Saudi Arabia in particular.

The Qatari official arrived in Jeddah yesterday, earlier in the day in a visit to Saudi Arabia which will last for one day which was not declared beforehand, during which he will be meeting with several Saudi officials.

The sources which asked to be anonymous remarked that Saudi Arabia apologized for "not receiving the Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jaber Bin Jasem Bin Jaber al-Thani."