Qaradawi participates in Saudi embassy celebration

Saudi Arabia celebrated the 85th anniversary of the National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Qatar on Wednesday in the presence of Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Bin Khalifa Al-Thani; the Chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, and a number of diplomatic and media figures.

Saudi Ambassador to Qatar Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Aifan hosted the celebration.

The presence of Al-Qaradawi was notable, especially after the Arab Spring revolutions and the overthrow of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. Al-Qaradawi has also been sentenced in absentia to death by an Egyptian court.

Observers see Al-Qaradawi’s presence in Saudi National Day celebration in Doha as one of the manifestations of the Saudi policies during King Salman’s regime, in terms of not taking a hostile attitude towards the Muslim Brotherhood which, once again, confirms the discrepancy between Saudi and Egypt in dealing with this issue.