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

Algeria accuses the UAE of interference in elections

International law

Thanks to Trump, European leaders are rediscovering international law

Hossam Shaker

Could Carney's Davos speech mark a turning point towards a post-American order?

Marco Carnelos

Egypt and Saudi Arabia focus on Eritrea as UAE bolsters ties to Ethiopia

Epstein files reveal Turkey's final ultimatum to Assad before Syrian war

US in talks with Turkey to boost naval shipbuilding amid China rivalry

'Frantic lobbying:' Does Trump have a favourite in the UAE-Saudi rift

US-Iran Tensions

US weighs 'precision strikes' on Iranian officials as military build-up surges, sources say

Exclusive: Weapons flow to RSF via Libya continue despite pressure on Haftar

Trump and Israel demolished the US-led global order. At Davos the West woke up

Joe Gill

Middle Eastern leaders including Netanyahu and Sisi line up to join Trump 'Board of Peace'

'Blowback': Iran's foreign minister says EU gets what it deserves as Trump threatens trade deal