Saudi Arabia and Thailand settle 30-year dispute over $20m jewel theft

Two countries to appoint ambassadors for the first time since 1989

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha
(Image credit: Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia and Thailand have resumed diplomatic relations three decades after a row between the countries after the theft of jewels from a palace in the Gulf state.

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