The eastern city of Dammam is due to host the Arab League summit on April 15.
Twitter users acrossĀ Saudi ArabiaĀ have welcomed a decision to hoistĀ QatariĀ flags in public in advance of the Arab League summit, saying they hoped it could serve as a starting point for a return toĀ “brotherlyĀ relations” between the two neighbours.
Dozens of Qatari flags were raisedĀ on lamp postsĀ in the eastern city of Dammam on Thursday, which is due to host the summit on April 15.
Doha has not yet decided on its representation level at the summit.
Last summer, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and BahrainĀ collectively severed tiesĀ with Qatar, creating one of the biggest crises in inter-Arab relations in recent history.
The four nations accuse Doha of supporting “terrorism”, a claim vehemently denied byĀ Qatar.
SheikhĀ Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the emir of Qatar, has repeatedly said he is ready for talks with the quartet, but has refused to give up his country’s sovereignty.
Thousands of social media users took toĀ TwitterĀ to support the developments in Dammam, with the Arabic hashtagĀ #SaudiandQatarAreOneĀ being the number-one trending topic in the eastern province city.
Here’s how some users responded:
Twitter user Boozamal wrote:
Translation:Ā #SaudiandQatarAreOne. No doubt about it. And the evidence is that we are happy to see the flag of Qatar waving in Saudi.
#Ų§ŁŲ³Ų¹ŁŲÆŁŁ_ŁŲ·Ų±_Ų“Ų¹ŲØ_ŁŲ§ŲŲÆ
ŁŁ Ų§ŁŁŁ Ų“Ł .. ŁŲ§ŁŲÆŁŁŁ ŁŲ±ŲŲŖŁŲ§ ŲØŲ“ŁŁŲ© Ų¹ŁŁ ŁŲ·Ų± ŁŲ±ŁŲ±Ł ŲØŲ§ŁŲ³Ų¹ŁŲÆŁŁ ????pic.twitter.com/rBOGSRiN9dā ŲØŁŲ²Ų§Ł Ł (@3badyZ)Ā April 12, 2018
Saudi Twitter user @ii6vu wrote:
Translation:Ā #SaudiandQatarAreOne. Our friends, wise people of Qatar, we are your brothers as a nation and leadership.
#Ų§ŁŲ³Ų¹ŁŲÆŁŲ©_ŁŲ·Ų±_Ų“Ų¹ŲØ_ŁŲ§ŲŲÆ
ŁŲ§Ų±ŲØŲ¹ŁŲ§ ŁŲ§ Ų§ŁŁ ŁŲ·Ų± ŁŲ§ŁŲ¹ŁŲ§Ų±ŁŁ
ŲŁŲ§ ŁŁŁ Ų§Ų®ŁŲ§Ł Ų“Ų¹ŲØ ŁŁŁŲ§ŲÆŁ ????ā¤pic.twitter.com/fnPFsyamXlā (@ii6vu)Ā April 12, 2018
Twitter user Muhammad al-Hussaini wrote:
Translation:Ā #SaudiandQatarAreOne. May Allah reunite us.
#Ų§ŁŲ³Ų¹ŁŲÆŁŁ_ŁŲ·Ų±_Ų“Ų¹ŲØ_ŁŲ§ŲŲÆĀ ŁŲ¹Ł Ų§ŁŁŁ ŁŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ“Ł ŁĀ pic.twitter.com/sjtXlJ6Y5n
ā Ł ŲŁ ŲÆ Ų§ŁŲŲµŁŁŁ (@055mh1)Ā April 12, 2018
Twitter user Basasaam, from Qasim in Buraydah, wrote:
Translation:Ā This hashtag is for the people, those who have dirty policies can stand asideĀ #SaudiandQatarAreOne.
Ų§ŁŲŖŲ§Ł ŁŲ°Ų§ ŁŁŲ“Ų¹ŲØ
Ų§ŲµŲŲ§ŲØ Ų§ŁŲ³ŁŲ§Ų³Ł Ų§ŁŁŲ°Ų±Ł Ų¹ŁŁ Ų¬ŁŲØ !!Ā #Ų§ŁŲ³Ų¹ŁŲÆŁŁ_ŁŲ·Ų±_Ų“Ų¹ŲØ_ŁŲ§ŲŲÆā āŲØŁŲ³Ų³ŁŲ¢Ł Ł (@bsomii6)Ā April 12, 2018
Mazaji Heel wrote:
Translation:Ā #SaudiandQatarAreOne –Ā This is the best hashtag of 2018.
#Ų§ŁŲ³Ų¹ŁŲÆŁŁ_ŁŲ·Ų±_Ų“Ų¹ŲØ_ŁŲ§ŲŲÆ
Ų§ŁŲ¶Ł ŁŲ§Ų“ŲŖŲ§Ł ŁŲ¹Ų§Ł 2018 ā¤ļøā ??Ł Ų²Ų§Ų¬Ł ŲŁŁ..?? (@mzmz_ali)Ā April 12, 2018
Meanwhile, Egyptian journalist Samy Kamal Eddeen wrote:
Translation:Ā We wish from God that Qatar and Saudi Arabia will return to a state of love, harmony and unity which will put an end to bickering and hatred.
ŁŲŖŁ ŁŁ Ł Ł Ų§ŁŁŁ Ų¹ŁŲÆŲ©Ā #ŁŲ·Ų±Ā Ł#Ų§ŁŲ³Ų¹ŁŲÆŁŲ©Ā Ų„ŁŁ Ų§ŁŁ ŲŲØŲ© ŁŲ§ŁŲŖŲ¢ŁŁ ŁŲ§ŁŁŲŲÆŲ© ŁŲ§ŁŲŖŲ®ŁŲµ Ł Ł Ų§ŁŲŖŲ“Ų§ŲŁ ŁŲ§ŁŲØŲŗŲ¶Ų§Ų” ŁĀ #Ų§ŁŲ°ŲØŲ§ŲØ_Ų§ŁŲ„ŁŁŁŲŖŲ±ŁŁŁ
#Ų§ŁŲ³Ų¹ŁŲÆŁŁ_ŁŲ·Ų±_Ų“Ų¹ŲØ_ŁŲ§ŲŲÆā Ų³Ų§Ł Ł ŁŁ Ų§Ł Ų§ŁŲÆŁŁ (@samykamaleldeen)Ā April 12, 2018
Social media users in Qatar also welcomed the news, with Abdulaziz Ale Ishaq writing:
Translation:Ā The people of the Gulf are one … And the people of theĀ GulfĀ will not be separated by anyone.
ŁŁ Ų“Ų¹ŲØ Ų§ŁŲ®ŁŁŲ¬ ŁŲ§ŲŲÆ …
ŁŁŁ Ų£ŁŁ Ų§ŁŲ®ŁŁŲ¬ ŁŁ ŁŁŲ±ŁŁŁ Ų“ŁŲ” ŁŁŲ§ Ų£ŲŲÆ ..
#Ų§ŁŲ³Ų¹ŁŲÆŁŲ©_ŁŲ·Ų±_Ų“Ų¹ŲØ_ŁŲ§ŲŲÆā Ų¹ŲØŲÆŲ§ŁŲ¹Ų²ŁŲ² Ų¢Ł Ų„Ų³ŲŲ§Ł (@AbdulazizSay)Ā April 12, 2018
Meanwhile, Amal Abdulmalik wrote:
Translation:Ā I hope this hashtag is the beginning of the end of electronic attacks and bots against Qatar, its emir, and people. We pray to God to protect us from apparent and hidden evils.
Ų§ŲŖŁ ŁŁ Ų£Ł ŁŁŁŁ ŁŲ°Ų§ Ų§ŁŁŲ§Ų“ ŲŖŲ§Ųŗ ŲØŲÆŲ§ŁŲ© ŁŁŁŲ§ŁŲ©Ā #Ų§ŁŲ°ŲØŲ§ŲØ_Ų§ŁŲ„ŁŁŲŖŲ±ŁŁŁĀ ŁŲŖŲŖŁŲ§Ų“Ł Ų§ŁŁŲ§Ų“Ų§ŲŗŲ§ŲŖ Ų§ŁŲŖŁ Ų·Ų§ŁŁ Ų§ ŲŖŲ·Ų§ŁŁ Ł ŲŗŲ±ŲÆŁŁŲ§ Ų¹ŁŁĀ #ŁŲ·Ų±Ā ŁŲ£Ł ŁŲ±ŁŲ§ ŁŲ“Ų¹ŲØŁŲ§ ŁŲØŁŲ§ŲŖŁŲ§Ų Ų§ŁŁŁŁ Ų£ŁŁŁŁŲ§ Ų“Ų± Ų§ŁŁŲŖŁ Ł Ų§ ŲøŁŲ± Ł ŁŁŲ§ ŁŁ Ų§ ŲØŲ·Ł??Ā #Ų§ŁŲ³Ų¹ŁŲÆŁŁ_ŁŲ·Ų±_Ų“Ų¹ŲØ_ŁŲ§ŲŲÆ
ā Ų£Ł Ł Ų¹ŲØŲÆŲ§ŁŁ ŁŁ (@AmalAbdulmalik)Ā April 12, 2018
Slogans in support of Qatar have been among the top topics discussed on Twitter in Arabic, which is a hugely popular medium of expression in the Arab world.
SOURCE:Ā AL JAZEERA NEWS