Egypt’s el-Sisi arrives in Doha on first trip since GCC crisis

A handout picture released by the Qatar Emiri Diwan shows Sheikh Tamim greeting Egypt's President el-Sisi in the capital Doha [Qatar Emiri Diwan/AFP]

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has arrived in Doha on his first visit to the Gulf nation since the 2017 GCC diplomatic crisis.

El-Sisi met Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the airport on Tuesday on the first day of the two-day visit as the two countries aim to boost ties.