US Treasury chief warns against 9/11 law during Saudi visit
Allowing attack victims to sue Riyadh for compensation could have ‘serious implications’ for shared US-Gulf interests, says Jacob Lew
View ArticleBritain will help Gulf ‘push back’ against Iran aggression – PM
Theresa May ‘clear-eyed’ about threat Tehran poses to Mideast; urges greater security cooperation with Sunni monarchies
View ArticleHope, and fear, as US Gulf allies look to Trump
Oil-rich states optimistic president-elect will adopt a more hawkish stance on Iran, but prefer he not rip up nuclear deal
View ArticleQatar’s former emir dies aged 84
Khalifa bin Hamad Al-Thani, grandfather of current ruler of tiny gulf emirate, ruled from 1972 to 1995
View ArticleSaudi king touts Trump’s Islamic summit as ‘new partnership’
Following frosty relations under Obama, desert kingdom hopes to shore up US support against regional rival Iran
View ArticleTillerson urges Gulf states to address differences, stay united
In wake of decision by numerous Arab countries to cut ties with Qatar, US secretary of state says move won't impact fight against terror
View ArticleQatar denounces ‘unjustified’ cut of Gulf ties
Doha says decision by 4 Arab states to sever relations is part of 'incitement campaign'; Yemen also ends diplomatic link
View ArticleIran official blames Trump visit for Qatar rift
Influential lawmaker says recent US-Saudi arms deal will further stoke regional conflicts; Maldives also cuts ties with Doha
View ArticleTrump takes credit for Arab states’ move to isolate Qatar
US president says his Middle East visit 'already paying off,' with rulers heeding his call to adopt 'hard line' on terror funding
View ArticleUS ‘mystified’ by Gulf states’ refusal to justify Qatar boycott
Tillerson made at least 20 calls to Riyadh and Doha over two 'frustrating' days in failed bid to resolve crisis
View ArticleA crisis without end? Gulf states settle in for the long haul
As Qatar refuses demands, neighboring countries may seek to pull Doha's Gulf Cooperation Council membership, limit trade
View ArticleTillerson looks to defuse Qatar crisis on Gulf tour
Secretary of state embarks on first attempt at shuttle diplomacy amid growing tensions between Middle East nations
View ArticleTillerson in Qatar as leaks spark fresh Gulf tension
Efforts to resolve crisis hindered by publication of confidential agreements on combating terror funding
View ArticleUAE, Saudi Arabia forming new group, separate from GCC
New 'joint cooperation committee' could undermine the established Gulf Cooperation Council as it deals with Qatar crisis
View ArticleTwo-day Gulf summit ends in minutes as Qatar snubbed
Future of six-nation GCC in question amid tensions with Doha, announcement by UAE to duplicate alliance with Saudis
View ArticleQatar crisis widens fissures among US allies
As Washington seeks to exert maximum diplomatic pressure on Iran, blocs of Gulf states isolating the Islamic Republic look increasingly divided
View ArticleIsolated by neighbors, Qatar looks to join NATO
Gulf nation says it is already a main regional player in defense, and could play a role as an outpost of the Western alliance in the Middle East
View ArticleEgypt rejects Israeli nation-state law as ‘racial segregation’
Cairo joins Saudi Arabia and Syria in criticizing controversial new legislation, saying measure will undermine Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts
View ArticleUS pushes forward with plans for anti-Iran Arab alliance
Pompeo stresses the role an 'Arab NATO' could play in countering Tehran's 'malign activity,' but Qatar insists Gulf crisis must be solved first
View ArticleIn dramatic sign of warming ties, Netanyahu makes secret visit to Oman
The first Israeli leader to visit Muscat since 1996, prime minister discusses peace process with Sultan Qaboos bin Said
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