CAIRO — Egyptian and Qatari intelligence officials met in Cairo to discuss a possible reconciliation as part of Saudi efforts to broker an end to the 18-month standoff over Doha's support of the Muslim Brotherhood, security sources said. They said Qatar's intelligence chief, Ahmed Nasser Bin Jassim Al-Thani, discussed plans for a meeting between the Egyptian and Qatari heads of state in Riyadh next month. On Saturday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met a special envoy of Qatar's emir. The meeting was followed by an announcement on Monday that Qatari-owned Al-Jazeera television had suspended broadcast of its Egypt-focused channel. The suspension and diplomatic flurry has raised expectations that Egypt might free three Al Jazeera journalists jailed on charges of spreading lies to support a “terrorist organization.” The sources said Qatar's intelligence chief also met senior Egyptian foreign ministry officials. — Reuters
