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

Trump and Erdogan vow friendship despite anger at US arming Kurds

In the shadow of controversy, Trump heads east into a disastrous 'Sunni pivot'

Richard Silverstein

US aid to Egypt: Wrong but inevitable

Muhammad Mansour

Israel dismisses US concern over embassy move to Jerusalem

US arming of Kurds is a relic of Obama era, says Erdogan

'Fresh page' for US-Turkey relations? Slim chance

David Barchard

Trump tells Russia's top diplomat to rein in Syria's Assad

ANALYSIS: The YPG, a grenade in the room at Trump-Erdogan talks

He's arming the YPG. Now Trump should tell Erdogan to restart PKK peace talks

Jonathan Steele

Israel calls Erdogan 'serial human rights violator' for 'apartheid' remarks

Trump announces trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Vatican

Prince bin Salman called 'liar' after blaming Brotherhood for Saudi-Egypt tension