Diplomacy

Mecca Agreement: A Muslim Nato or yet another Baghdad Pact?

The Saudi-Turkish-Pakistani pact reinforces the US-run regional order that analysts claim it defies - which explains why Trump was so quick to bless it

Israel and Venezuela restore diplomatic relations after years of severed ties

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia opposed Egypt's inclusion in Mecca agreement, sources say

Saudi-UAE Tensions

Saudi defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan sparks UAE backlash

Why Egypt held back from joining Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's defence pact

Israeli media eye Rebeca Grynspan's Jewish identity as she emerges as UN chief frontrunner

Turkey and Saudi Arabia's rocky relations: A brief history

What Pakistan's defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Turkey means for the Middle East

Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign defence pact

Steve Witkoff denies he is stepping back from Trump administration following Gaza deal

Steve Witkoff stepping back from Trump administration after Gaza deal, sources say

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Saudi and Emirati rulers’ Sharm el-Sheikh no-show reveals tensions with Egypt over Gaza

Why the current global disorder will continue

Marco Carnelos

Palestine state

Recognition amid genocide seeks to undermine Palestinian anti-colonial resistance

Emile Badarin

Trump links Turkey sanctions relief to cutting Russian oil trade

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Key Middle Eastern leaders shocked by Israeli rewrite of Gaza plan but still back it

Netanyahu says all Israelis reject Palestinian state, denounces Gaza genocide as 'blood libel'

Tony Blair's controversial relationship with the Middle East since leaving office

UN General Assembly 2025: On day three, Palestinian leader speaks with Gaza in spotlight

Palestinian Authority ready to enter Gaza and fulfil Trump's new plan, Abbas tells UN

UN General Assembly 2025: Palestine and Gaza dominate day one