After a three-and-a-half-year long blockade on Qatar, families across borders within the Gulf region are finally able to reunite—a cautious but promising sign that greater regional cooperation among the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are to resume. Photo: Flags of the GCC countries on the West Bay in Doha, Qatar, by vobios / Flickr.

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