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

Haley says Gulf crisis an opportunity for US to sway both Qatar and Saudi

Israeli minister calls for full Saudi ties and official Riyadh visit

Iran-backed Shia leader among Iraqi delegation to Saudi Arabia

Iraq and Saudi Arabia announce 'quantum leap' in relations

Trump sends Kushner to discuss Israeli-Palestinian talks

'Stand up to dictators': Rights group urges new UK foreign office team

Blacklisting Muslim Brotherhood would complicate US diplomacy, Tillerson says

Russia says it told US not to strike pro-government Syrian forces again

So far, Iran has endured Trump's hostility. That patience will run out

Ellie Geranmayeh

'Silence speaks volumes': US diplomat tongue-tied over question on Saudi democracy

Macron tells Putin Syrian chemical weapons are a 'red line'

Why Turkey needs Europe more than Europe needs Turkey

Simon A Waldman