The fall of the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has opened a window for wealthy Gulf countries to expand their influence as the sway of Iran diminishes.

Exerting an outsized influence had its cost for Qatar, particularly in the form of diplomatic tussles and even a boycott by ...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire” soon after Iran ...

The geopolitical risk of a potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz disproportionately falls on Asian states. It’s high time ...

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News about Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

The Arab Gulf states, broadly speaking, remain deeply cynical about the Iranian regime. If the Islamic Republic could be replaced with something more pragmatic and less ideologically driven than ...

Saudi Arabia s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that citizens and residents of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries can perform ...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and others in the region have sought closer relations with Iran over recent years in ...

Saudi Arabia has reiterated its condemnation and rejection of claims made by Israeli occupation regarding a map that depicts parts of Arab countries within its alleged borders. The Saudi Ministry of ...

BRICS countries seek to build an alternative to what they see as the dominance of the Western viewpoint in major ... Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates ...