The GCC and collective security
Recent uncertainty seems to have prompted Gulf Cooperation Council members to consider new options for their defence.
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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.
China, the US and a new scramble for the Gulf
Washington won’t want to share its sphere of influence. But new Gulf leaders and Xi Jinping have other ideas.
Analysis: Herzog’s Gulf trip aims to consolidate Abraham Accords
Israeli president’s visits to Bahrain and UAE can be interpreted as a desire to consolidate diplomatic gains .
What will be on el-Sisi’s agenda as he visits Qatar?
Egyptian President el-Sisi is set for a Tuesday visit to Doha, Qatar, his first since 2017’s regional crisis.
