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

Saudi Nimr's execution: Condemnation and hypocrisy

Sharif Nashashibi

Why Iran and Saudi Arabia need to slam on the brakes

Kourosh Ziabari

Qatar recalls ambassador to Iran in wake of Saudi execution crisis

UK has sold $8bn of arms to Saudi Arabia in five years: Report

Erdogan calls Saudi executions an 'internal matter' as regional row spreads

Iran-Saudi crisis rocks OPEC

Saudi-Iran crisis escalates as Kuwait recalls ambassador

UN envoy heads to Gulf capitals as diplomatic fallout escalates

Saudi-Iran crisis spells a long Syrian war

David Hearst

Executed Saudi cleric's brother condemns attack on embassy in Iran as countries cut ties

US military leadership resisted Obama's bid for regime change in Syria, Libya

Gareth Porter

Saudi Arabia severs ties with Iran