Kerry will head to Qatar to discuss Iran nuke deal
Secretary of state to meet with Gulf leaders to try to allay fears surrounding controversial agreement
View ArticleKerry assures allies Iran deal makes Mideast ‘safer’
Visiting Cairo, secretary says US and Egypt know Iran destabilizes region, so it is vital to ensure its nuclear program ‘remains peaceful’
View ArticleKerry in Qatar to ease Arab concerns about Iran
Tehran’s ‘destabilizing activities’ led to deal that will ensure its nuclear program is ‘wholly peaceful,’ says top US diplomat
View ArticleKerry to meet with Gulf leaders in bid to allay nuke deal jitters
US diplomat arrives in Qatar to rally support for nuclear pact among Sunni states concerned about Iran’s destabilizing regional aspirations
View ArticleFor desperate Syrian refugees, the Arab Gulf is not an option
Syrians treated as ‘third-class citizens’ by rich Gulf states, says expat in Germany who is seeking refuge for his family
View ArticleGulf states urge world to do more to help refugees
Arab monarchies defend record on Syrian refugees; in Riyadh meeting, also slam Israeli ‘aggressions’ against al-Aqsa
View ArticleIran urges Gulf Arabs to accept post-nuclear deal thaw
‘Gulf Cooperation Council members who hindered talks are now angry over the success of diplomacy,’ says top Iranian official
View ArticleGulf states said in talks to buy Iron Dome
Purchase of Israeli-developed missile defense system aimed at thwarting possible Iranian threats
View ArticleLebanese minister resigns over Hezbollah hegemony
Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi says terror group damages Beirut’s relations with Arab countries amid escalating Sunni-Shiite tensions
View ArticleIran: Gulf states made ‘mistake’ calling Hezbollah terrorists
Tehran’s deputy FM warns designation could undermine stability in region
View ArticleTunisia Nobel laureate condemns blacklisting of Hezbollah
Tunisian labor union says condemnation part of an offensive that seeks to ‘divide the Arab world’
View ArticleLebanon’s Hezbollah slams Gulf for ‘terror’ designation
Party lawmaker promises monarchies will face ‘consequences’ for ‘hostile’ decision to blacklist it
View ArticleBiden says US will ‘wipe out’ evil of IS jihadists
Starting Mideast tour in UAE, vice president says only political solution will end Syrian conflict, defends Iran nuke deal
View ArticleArab League declares Hezbollah a terrorist organization
Decision near unanimous, save for ‘reservations’ from Lebanon and Iraq; comes days after similar move by Gulf states
View ArticleArab party’s Jewish MK rethinks censure of Gulf states for blacklisting...
Dov Khenin says Joint List does not support Lebanese terror group, was trying to show Arab hypocrisy on Islamic State
View ArticleKuwait to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged Hezbollah links
EU reportedly looking into blacklisting Shiite group as Gulf states press sanctions
View ArticleObama heads to Saudi Arabia for fence-mending trip
President’s overture comes after Saudis express dismay at his Iran outreach, support for some Arab Spring revolts
View ArticleGulf oil exporters warned to gird for $500 billion in losses
IMF says Saudi Arabia and other countries lost $390b last year and should expect growth to further stagnate as energy prices plunge
View ArticleIsrael fumes at French FM for meeting with Hezbollah officials
Jean-Marc Ayrault urged to follow example of Arab states, which consider the Lebanese militia a terror organization
View ArticleSaudi Arabia has ways to hit back at US 9/11 lawsuit effort
Officials in DC, Riyadh warn of damage to business ties, security cooperation over law waiving sovereign immunity for terrorism
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