Qatar-Kuwait pipeline plan doubtful

CAIRO Saudi Arabia is still opposing a proposed pipeline through its territory to supply Kuwait with Qatari gas, despite Doha's insistence that the differences have been resolved, a specialised fortnightly reported.

By (AFP)

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Published: Tue 11 Feb 2003, 3:58 AM

Last updated: Wed 1 Apr 2015, 8:23 PM

The London-based Gulf States Newsletter (GSN) said "some within the Saudi hierarchy want to continue to target Qatar ... to force it to rein in the outspoken Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel".

Last month, Nasser Jaidah, director of the new ventures department of the state-run Qatar Petroleum company, said Saudi Arabia had given approval for the pipeline to pass through its territorial waters.


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