Mideast Ties
Members of the GCC must learn to be self-reliant when it comes to matters of defence and embrace open societies.
Published 23 Dec, 2020 08:58am
Morocco this week became the fourth Arab nation since August to announce a US-brokered deal to normalise relations with Israel.
Updated 14 Dec, 2020 10:49am
The elephant in the room is Saudi Arabia.
Published 12 Dec, 2020 08:40am
Morocco is the fourth country since August to strike a deal aimed at normalising relations with Israel.
Published 10 Dec, 2020 09:27pm
External powers have determined the Arabs’ fate.
Updated 09 Dec, 2020 10:00am
Prince Turki al-Faisal warns any normalisation deals need to help Palestinians obtain their own independent state.
Published 06 Dec, 2020 03:49pm
Under EU guidelines, settlement products should be clearly labelled as such when exported to member countries.
Published 05 Dec, 2020 03:29pm
Saudi official agency says permission was granted on UAE's request; Benjamin Netanyahu welcomes development.
Published 01 Dec, 2020 04:45pm
It is obvious that narratives are changing within the Muslim bloc.
Updated 30 Nov, 2020 11:44am
Pakistan has nothing to gain and everything to lose from siding with either Riyadh or Tehran.
Updated 28 Nov, 2020 05:07pm
The Dubai carrier will fly the route twice daily.
Updated 27 Nov, 2020 09:53am
"I will leave to them to discuss the meetings that they may have had or may not have had," he says.
Updated 26 Nov, 2020 09:49am
It is clear that fervent moves are being made in the shadows to bring the Arabs and Israel closer to each other.
Updated 26 Nov, 2020 11:54am
The health ministry has dismissed any link to the PM's reported visit to the futuristic Red Sea city of Neom on Sunday.
Published 24 Nov, 2020 04:08pm
Tel Aviv gives $5m worth of wheat to ‘new friend’.
Updated 24 Nov, 2020 09:40am
Reports that Netanyahu held secret talks in Saudi Arabia come after years of low-key diplomacy between the two Mideast powers.
Updated 23 Nov, 2020 08:17pm
Israeli state media earlier reported Netanyahu and his spy chief flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with MBS.
Updated 23 Nov, 2020 09:27pm
Bahrain says the historic deals the Gulf and the UAE had struck would foster a dawn of “peace for the entire Middle East”.
Updated 19 Nov, 2020 09:58am
The joint statement said the leaders agreed to begin economic and trade relations, with an initial focus on agriculture.
Updated 23 Oct, 2020 10:07pm
Trump's decision to remove Sudan from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism paved the way for Khartoum's deal with Israel.
Published 23 Oct, 2020 08:40pm
The one-day return trip has heightened speculation Israel could soon strike a peace deal with the Arab-led African country.
Updated 23 Oct, 2020 09:52am
Israeli diplomat says visa exemptions are “not on the cards” with Bahrain.
Published 22 Oct, 2020 11:06pm
The deal was signed after the first-ever official delegation from the UAE landed in Israel for a day of talks.
Published 20 Oct, 2020 04:00pm
Etihad says it plans regular passenger flights between the countries, is launching a dedicated Hebrew website.
Published 19 Oct, 2020 01:40pm
The Israeli delegation was accompanied by US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
Updated 19 Oct, 2020 08:39am
“Netanyahu is moving ahead at full steam toward solidifying the de facto annexation of the West Bank,” says NGO.
Published 14 Oct, 2020 10:37pm
The two countries have no diplomatic relations and this week's talks are a rare official interaction.
Published 14 Oct, 2020 12:42pm
Israeli government unanimously approves the country's recently signed normalisation agreement with the United Arab Emirates.
Published 12 Oct, 2020 03:45pm
Tel Aviv has painstakingly built up its ties with Azerbaijan.
Published 12 Oct, 2020 08:20am
Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers reaffirm commitment to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.
Updated 12 Oct, 2020 09:29am
