Amid a flurry of dealmaking and fanfare on President Donald Trump’s Middle East trip this week, one theme was clear: The Persian Gulf states have cemented their role as key players in the artificial ...

President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meet delegations at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Alex Brandon / AP President Donald Trump’s ...

(CNN) — Concern is rising in Gulf Arab states about the possibility of environmental contamination or reprisal attacks if Israel or the United States strikes Iran’s nuclear facilities just across the ...

The Middle East has thrown out the old rulebook. Gone are the days of rigid alliances and permanent enemies. In their place, the wealthy Gulf states — led by Saudi Arabia and Qatar — are taking a new ...

With the recent controversial holding of the Riyadh Comedy Festival, and the purchase of the major American videogame publisher Electronic Arts by the Saudi Public Investment Fund buying, one must ...

MINSK, 31 July (BelTA) – We must monetize the relations with major Persian Gulf states, for example, through mutually beneficial trade and investment projects, Belarusian President Aleksandr ...

Correspondent Jeremy Diamond reports on the latest in Israel and Gaza from Tel Aviv. Rim Turkmani, Director of the Syria Conflict Research Programme at LSE, discusses Syria’s attempts to regain favor ...

Israel’s airstrike on Hamas leaders in Qatar has piled fresh strain on its relations with Persian Gulf states, countries that just a few years ago were the cornerstone of its hopes to secure its ...