Tamim’s regime attempt to cozy up to Kuwait has backfired, Ooredoo sought to exploit national day celebrations and produced a promotional song that angered Kuwaitis.

The commercial misrepresented the Gulf and portrayed Kuwait as a dancing society which violates the Kuwaiti traditional and religious codes. 

Tweebs called for punishing the Qatari company and considered the Qatari commercial offensive and in poor taste. They also demanded the commercial not be viewed and Qatar apologize for Kuwait. 

Kuwaitis launched campaigns to boycott the company and cancel contracts with it. On February 4th, Qatar and Kuwait resumed talks over ways of solving the Qatari Gulf crisis, according to Yenisafak.

The Kuwaiti emir, Crown Prince Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, and National Assembly Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim all reportedly received Al Thani at Kuwait’s international airport.

The Qatari emir's last visit to Kuwait was in May 2018, when he also held talks with his Kuwaiti counterpart.

Since the crisis in inter-Arab relations erupted in the summer of 2017, Kuwait has attempted to mediate what has been described as the "worst political crisis” in the Gulf's history.

These efforts, however, have so far failed to yield any breakthroughs.

Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khalid al-Jarallah said in a Monday statement that his country would nevertheless continue its efforts to mediate the crisis.

"There are no new developments to report, but Kuwait is prepared to pursue any idea with a view to restoring the unity of the Gulf," he said.