Originally Posted by
orbitmic
...Qatar and Saudi Arabia are still embroiled in a quasi cold war and there is always a chance of things getting a bit more tensed at a given point in time ...
Don't underestimate the animus created. On my last two trips to Dubai I was challenged about the Qatar entry stamps in my passport, and asked to explain the reason for the visits. I think this was an initiative of the two agents involved rather than any official policy, and there were no repercussions: but, still, it was unsettling.
Travelling indirectly between both sides of the blockade I would keep things as simple as possible.