UAE-Israel deal had been brewing since 2006
Touted by US President Donald Trump as a major Mideast breakthrough, the betterment UAE-Israel ties was in fact the culmination of more than a...
Saudi Arabia calls for Hezbollah to be held accountable after Hariri verdict
Saudi Arabia called Tuesday for Hezbollah to be "punished" after a UN-backed tribunal found a member of the Shiite movement guilty over the 2005...
Mossad chief welcomed by UAE for “security discussions”
Israel's Mossad spy agency chief Yossi Cohen visited the UAE for security talks, Emirati state media reported Tuesday, only days after the countries agreed...
Amid strained relations, Pakistan’s army chief arrives in Saudi Arabia
Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the Pakistan embassy in Riyadh said, amid a diplomatic spat that has...
After deal, UAE and Israel establish phone service between them
The UAE and Israeli foreign ministers held their first publicly-acknowledged call on Sunday after the UAE Israel agreement; the Gulf state opened telephone lines...
UAE protects Israel deal as “shake-up” of deadlocked Mideast diplomacy
The UAE on Friday offered a muscular defence of its bombshell move to establish ties with Israel, saying it was designed to "shake up"...
Palestinians cry betrayal as Israel-UAE deal shakes up the Middle East
World leaders voiced hope Friday that a historic deal between the UAE and Israel could kickstart moribund Middle East peace talks, even as the...
UAE and Saudi Arabia want to acquire nuclear weapons, and the US is livid
Nuclear proliferation is bigger than global warming, the US president said in an interview this week amid reports that two leading Gulf States, the...
Ghosts of Kashoggis past? Saudi Prince MbS embroiled in fresh assassination charge
A former senior Saudi intelligence official said in a US lawsuit Thursday that the country's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tried to have him...
“Dramatically downsized” Hajj begins under shadow of pandemic
Mask-clad Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday began the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during...
This is how Saudi Arabia will host “downsized” Hajj
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday begins hosting the annual Hajj pilgrimage, dramatically downscaled due to the coronavirus pandemic that has barred millions of international pilgrims...
Pakistani carpenter becomes a ‘model’ in Saudi Arabia after viral post
A Pakistani carpenter becomes a model in Saudi Arabia. Muhammad Waqas, a 24-year-old Pakistani carpenter working in Saudi Arabia became a model after a...