But the reception rooms have since been noticeably empty. Qatar – with its seemingly inexhaustible wealth and a comprehensive foreign, investment, and media strategy – has replaced Saudi Arabia as the decisive arbiter in almost every Middle Eastern conflict.
但这些宫殿的接待室如今门可罗雀。卡塔尔以其深不见底的财富和全面的外交、投资和媒体战略取代了沙特阿拉伯成为几乎每一场中东冲突的决定性仲裁者。