Gulf countries gear up diplomacy to stave off US-Iran escalation
Gulf nations don’t want the chaos that a US attack on Iran or the collapse of the Islamic Republic would generate.
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The GCC, China, ASEAN countries pledged to promote trade and work to ‘unleash the full potential of our partnership’.
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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 arrives in Qatar
US President Donald Trump has landed in Qatar on the second stop of his three nation Middle East trip.
Published On 14 May 2025
US official says Washington may advance Saudi deal without Israel: Reports
Trump administration wants Israel ‘to come to its senses’ and strike a ceasefire deal on Gaza, Israeli media reports.
Arab leaders to meet to counter Trump’s Gaza plan
The closed-door summit in Riyadh will take place on Friday, Saudi Arabia has said.
Syria FM says will visit Saudi Arabia in first official trip abroad
Visit comes as Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Syria’s newly appointed foreign minister, meets GCC officials in Damascus.
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf dies at 86, Sheikh Meshaal named successor
Heir Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, 83, replaces Sheikh Nawaf who had ruled for three years.
Qatar emir condemns ‘genocide’ in Gaza, urges ceasefire at GCC summit
Leaders of six Gulf countries and Turkey meet in Qatar, with Israel’s war on Gaza at the top of the agenda.
‘Enduring commitment’: Key takeaways from US-GCC joint statement
Communique coinciding with Antony Blinken’s visit to Saudi Arabia backs two-state solution based on 1967 borders.
Analysis: Efforts to end Assad isolation gather speed after quake
Experts say many Arab governments see last month’s earthquake disaster as reason to deepen engagement with al-Assad.
