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

Obama slams Republican letter to Iran on nuclear talks

The cognitive dissonance at the heart of American diplomacy

Husain Abdulla

Saudi Arabia accused of blocking human rights criticism

The long history of Israel gaming the 'Iranian threat'

Gareth Porter

EU sees 'good deal' at hand in Iran nuclear talks

Turkey-Saudi relations turn 'a new page', says top Turkish advisor

Turkey's president in Riyadh amid 'change' in Saudi policy

Kerry arrives in Saudi for key Gulf talks

Hamas says Egypt no longer fit to 'sponsor Palestinian cause'

US says 'tough challenges' remain in Iran nuclear talks

US-Israel relationship headed for bumpy road after speech, say analysts

Netanyahu brushes off Obama criticism of Iran speech