On a regional visit to Gulf countries, the US president signals progress on nuclear talks with Tehran.
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US President Donald Trump has landed in Qatar on the second stop of his three nation Middle East trip.
Trump administration wants Israel ‘to come to its senses’ and strike a ceasefire deal on Gaza, Israeli media reports.
The closed-door summit in Riyadh will take place on Friday, Saudi Arabia has said.
Visit comes as Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister, meets GCC officials in Damascus.
Heir Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, 83, replaces Sheikh Nawaf who had ruled for three years.
Leaders of six Gulf countries and Turkey meet in Qatar, with Israel’s war on Gaza at the top of the agenda.
Communique coinciding with Antony Blinken’s visit to Saudi Arabia backs two-state solution based on 1967 borders.
Experts say many Arab governments see last month’s earthquake disaster as reason to deepen engagement with al-Assad.
Washington won’t want to share its sphere of influence. But new Gulf leaders and Xi Jinping have other ideas.
Israeli president’s visits to Bahrain and UAE can be interpreted as a desire to consolidate diplomatic gains .
Egyptian President el-Sisi is set for a Tuesday visit to Doha, Qatar, his first since 2017’s regional crisis.
Essential Middle East examines whether there’s an arms race in the MENA region and why.
We examine what US President Biden and his Russian counterpart Putin hope to achieve in their visit to the region.
