Saudi Arabia to reopen borders with Qatar in bid to end bitter Gulf dispute
Rapprochement comes three years after Gulf states cut diplomatic and transport ties with Doha
Israel and United Arab Emirates strike historic peace accord
Move seen as victory for Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu and will infuriate Palestinians
Egypt declares three days of mourning over Mubarak death
Former president (91) was jailed following 2011 popular uprising but freed in 2017
Middle East braces for backlash after killing of Qassem Soleimani
Iraqi militia leaders on high alert, as US recalls citizens from Baghdad
Iran meeting may indicate UAE’s intention to distance itself from Saudis
Analysis: UAE has maintained relations with Iran despite Saudi hostility to Tehran
‘State actor’ was behind attacks on oil tankers, UAE tells UN
Preliminary investigation into sabotage of tankers finds evidence of ‘sophisticated’ operation
Crisis group urges US and Iran to ‘tone down rhetoric’ to avoid war
US security advisor John Bolton seen as chief culprit in escalating US-Iran tensions
Saudi-led coalition orders halt to offensive on key Yemen port
Hopes rise for breakthrough in conflict as UAE calls for early UN peace talks
Trump sanctions face global opposition, responds Iran’s Ayatollah
US has failed to reassert domination over Iran since Islamic Revolution, claims Khamenei
Arab governments rally over disappearance of Saudi journalist
Saudi Arabia denies leaks that Khashoggi was killed at the consulate
Trump and Rouhani exchange threats and insults on UN stage
Iran’s president suggests his US counterpart suffers ‘weakness of intellect’
Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen may be war crimes, says UN
More than 10,000 people killed in war and 8.4 million on brink of famine
Mourners in Yemen bury children killed by Saudi air strike
Riyadh defends attack as ‘legitimate military action’ amid calls for independent inquiry
UN in advanced talks to take over Yemen port under Saudi-led siege
Hodeidah port is the main distribution point for commercial and humanitarian supplies into Yemen
Saudi-led air strikes support Yemen’s Saleh as he shifts against Houthis
Former president signalled he was abandoning support for Iran-aligned Houthis
Lebanese PM Saad Hariri suspends resignation
Hariri to engage in ‘dialogue’, potentially easing crisis after surprise resignation
United Arab Emirates denies hacking of Qatari news agency
Foreign minister denies story citing US officials saying UAE orchestrated hack
Qatar hands over response to rival Gulf states’ demands
Donald Trump calls Gulf Arab leaders to voice his concern about the dispute
Deadline for Qatar to meet Arab states’ demands looms
Gulf nation accused of funding terrorism faces further sanctions if it fails to act
Five of Iran parliament attackers ‘had fought for Isis’
Revolutionary Guard indirectly blames Saudi Arabia for attacks that killed at least 16
Russian hackers to blame for Qatar crisis, FBI inquiry finds
Gulf state isolated by neighbours after ‘hacking operation aimed at discrediting emir’
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