Oman

Saudi-UAE Tensions

'Ideology, family and history': The UAE-Saudi Arabia feud explained

Saudi Arabia sees itself as a leader in the Arab and Muslim world, and the UAE sees itself as a global power constrained by old Gulf links
War on Iran
The myth of Gulf exceptionalism and US protection is over
Hind Al Ansari
War on Iran
Saudi Arabia and its allies must curb the growing Israeli-Emirati axis
David Hearst
War on Iran
War on Iran: Why Egypt cannot afford to take sides
Saif Alislam Eid
War on Iran
Trump's blockade of Hormuz is another own goal in the war on Iran
David Hearst
War on Iran
Could the Islamabad talks end 48 years of hostility between the US and Iran?
Seyed Hossein Mousavian
War on Iran
Trump's 'Apocalypse Now' is a busted flush. Iran has proved it and China knows it
David Hearst
War on Iran
What is in the 10-point plan to end US-Israeli war on Iran?
UK Politics
Starmer hopes to establish key diplomatic role for Britain as he heads to the Gulf
War on Iran
How US-Israeli war gave Iran all the cards in the Middle East
David Hearst
War on Iran
Has US war on Iran killed the 'Gulf moment'?
Christian Henderson
Egypt Turmoil
Why Saudi and other Gulf states need to rescue Egypt from itself
Dr Basheer Musa Nafi
Yemen War
Houthis mull withdrawal from Aden as secret talks continue: Reports
Diplomacy
US transfers six Guantanamo detainees to Oman
Yemen War
Is Yemen headed for a five-week ceasefire?
Yemen War
American freed in Yemen as Oman hosts 'secret' US talks
Yemen War
Intense fighting in southern Yemen as Houthis claim to down Saudi jet
Business
US lobby backed by arms industry could influence foreign policy
GCC
Obama offers Gulf allies 'ironclad' security pledge
Arab Spring
Winds of change in the Middle East
Wadah Khanfar
GCC
GCC leaders gather in Washington despite high-level cancellations
GCC
ANALYSIS: King Salman’s snub of Obama matches Netanyahu’s ear-bashing
Human Rights
At GCC summit, Obama must confront Saudi on human rights
Husain Abdulla