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Following a year of intense diplomatic efforts to normalise relations and turn over a new leaf, relations between Turkey and Saudi Arabia seem to have warmed following the two-day visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Riyadh on …
Iran inaugurated a new factory for producing Ababil-2 military drones in the Central Asian country of Tajikistan
The Saudi-Lebanese crisis came to a head in the fall of 2021, after a Lebanese official was revealed to have harshly criticized Saudi Arabia’s campaign in Yemen
Saudi Arabia has called on the UN Security Council to hold a special meeting on the Houthis attacks against the kingdom. The message to the Security Council emphasizes that the attacks on the country are carried out by the Houthis with …
Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, said he sees Israel as a "potential ally" with shared interests, not an enemy
Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) cozying up to each other at a time when Abu Dhabi is taking its normalization with Israel to a new level has sent political pundits in the region into a tizzy
As sanctions against Russia continue to increase, Moscow will likely focus on states in the Islamic world and the Middle East for support — but even this window may be closing
Today the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen says it struck a Houthi rebel camp in the capital Sanaa, since they launched more than 400 ballistic missiles towards Saudi Arabia, …
The US Senate rejected a resolution on Tuesday that would have prohibited the proposed sale of advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, missile launchers and other weapons and support to Saudi Arabia
While Iran and Saudi Arabia do not share many common political values and have been indirectly competing for more power and influence in the region through actions in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen, recent developments suggest room for rapprochement
Iranian and Saudi officials have reportedly been holding talks in Baghdad this month to discuss outstanding issues between the two countries, including recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against Saudi infrastructure. Iraq’s prime minister was instrumental in arranging the meeting, according to a report in the Financial Times. As the news spread, the Saudis denied having held talks with Iran, as did outlets known to be close to Tehran. But Iran’s foreign ministry, while refusing to confirm or deny the reports, said that Iran welcomed talks with Saudi Arabia, Middle East Eye writes
Oil slips on surge in COVID-19 infections
On the receiving end - Saudi Arabia, on the selling end - the US
Nearly five years into the fierce war in Yemen, signs of an end to the fighting have emerged
Islamabad intends to become a significant player in the regional and global arena
Yemen's Houthi movement has said it carried out an attack near the border with the southwestern Saudi region of Najran and captured several army officers, but there was no immediate confirmation from the authorities …
The US should learn to protect its interests in the region through diplomacy, then through endless conflicts
Saudi Arabia to wait for investigation before responding to attacks
Amid economic crisis Iran may be aiming at truce In Yemen
Yemen’s Houthis launched drone attacks on the Saudi airports of Abha and Najran and the King Khalid airbase, the group’s Al-Masirah TV said, citing a Houthi military spokesman. Brigadier General Yahya …
