Diplomacy

Egypt pressing Al-Azhar 'to back UAE' against Iran, sources say

The Sunni world’s top Islamic body shifted its line after a presidential warning that Egyptian jobs in the Gulf were at stake

Trump says Beijing opposes Iranian toll in Hormuz, as Chinese vessels exit waterway

Netanyahu's boast of secret visit to UAE sparks awkward denial from Abu Dhabi

Canada weighs buying Turkish drones it sanctioned in 2019

Germany's 'constructive dialogue' is a sham, a cloak used to shield its support of a genocidal regime

Jurgen Mackert

India mends ties with Turkey after year of tension over Pakistan

International law

Spain's leader Sanchez awards UN's Francesca Albanese Order of Civil Merit

From Kabul to Tehran: How US diplomacy turned transactional

Turkey casts itself as 'adult in the room' amid global reordering, Hakan Fidan tells Oxford audience

Israel's new settlement plan is a 'blatant challenge' to US, says Palestinian Authority

The persecution of Julian Assange

CIA chief met with Saudi crown prince on secret trip, says report

US-Saudi Arabia relations

Biden to blame for US energy crisis, says former Saudi intelligence chief

Egyptian opposition channel to leave Turkey amid Cairo-Ankara rapprochement

China's defence minister visits Oman as Beijing eyes foothold in Arabian Sea

Israel fires shells into Lebanon in response to rocket fire

Biden to visit Israel in coming months after Bennett invitation

Turkish airspace closed to planes carrying troops from Russia to Syria

UK government used Dome of the Rock image to promote Israel free trade deal

Turkey's Erdogan tells Herzog he is 'very upset' by Israeli actions at al-Aqsa Mosque

150 calls in 48 hours: International mediators press Hamas to avoid war with Israel