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

Russian warships depart Syrian port for drills in Black Sea

Greece protests to Turkey over DJ performance at Sumela monastery

African Union suspends decision to grant Israel observer status

Israeli flights to Dubai could stop over security disagreements

Erdogan says West not helping solve Ukraine crisis as Russian warships dock in Syria

Qatar's foreign minister rules out normalisation with Israel

Biden to designate Qatar major non-Nato ally, as US seeks help on energy security

Israeli President Isaac Herzog begins first-ever visit to UAE

Lebanon will not 'hand over' Hezbollah arms at Gulf meeting, says foreign minister

Turkish Black Sea rights 'not undermined' by US and Nato proposals to Russia

Saudi Arabia and Thailand restore diplomatic ties, decades after $20m gem theft

Iran, China and Russia hold joint naval drills in show of unity