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

The hollow crown: UK needs more than empty rhetoric on the world stage

Richard Norton-Taylor

Putin and Trump have ‘positive’ call, want to cooperate in Syria: Kremlin

Jordan's Abdullah to press US to step up war on Islamic State

Donald Trump, Theresa May discuss Brexit, Russia and torture

May hails 'special relationship' before Trump meeting

US politician says she met Assad on secret Syria trip

Obama quietly sends $221m in aid to Palestinians before leaving office

French foreign minister in Saudi Arabia to reaffirm 'partnership'

Obama warns against undoing the Iran nuclear deal

Paris summit warns against 'unilateral steps' on Middle East conflict

UN chief ready to meet US senators looking to cut funds over settlement resolution

Erdogan: Turkish troops will not be withdrawn from Cyprus