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

Russia-Ukraine war

Turkey edges closer to leading Black Sea mission under Ukraine security guarantees

Israeli and Syrian officials hold 'positive' talks over security agreement

Erdogan: Gaza stabilisation force lacks legitimacy without Turkey

Venezuela crisis

Halliburton, hedge funds and Chevron: Big winners from Trump's vow to 'rule' Venezuela

Erdogan conveys moderate criticism of Maduro abduction in Trump phone call

Egypt says it has 'identical' positions with Saudi Arabia on Yemen and Sudan

Algerian president denies secret Tunisia military agreement

Cyprus agitated as Netanyahu drags it into Israel–Turkey tensions

Israel-Turkey rivalry moves to the Horn of Africa

Protests erupt in breakaway region of Somaliland after Israeli recognition

How Trump, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and others reacted to Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Israel becomes first country to officially recognise Somaliland