Saudi Arabia

Houthis eye 'full control' of Bab el-Mandeb, as Saudi-backed forces reel from offensive

The Houthis’ interests converge with Iran’s strategic aims

The UAE, like the US and Israel, is normalising a permanent state of war in the Middle East

David Hearst

To sustain global influence, Gulf economies recalibrate foreign investments as war drains revenues

Inside Saudi Arabia

Saudi-backed LIV Golf preparing for bankruptcy filing

Mecca Agreement gives Turkey new leverage and risk in equal measure

Return of US diplomats to Middle East seen as reducing risk of return to war

Inside Saudi Arabia

UAE president's letter to elderly Saudi king seen as jab at Crown Prince

Bangladesh could join Mecca pact, official suggests

Mecca Agreement: A Muslim Nato or yet another Baghdad Pact?

Joseph Massad

Mecca agreement: Why Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan teamed up

Saudi Arabia tightens rules on financial transfers to UAE

Inside Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia deletes 'the Muslims will never give up Jerusalem' from its textbooks

Is Yemen's endless war serving a US-Israeli agenda?

Shady Ibrahim

Israel's genocide in Gaza

Why the Mecca Agreement has given the UAE-Israel alliance the jitters

David Hearst

Iran war pushes Middle Eastern airlines towards $4.3bn loss in 2026

Saudi-UAE Tensions

Former UAE presidential aide's post mocking Pakistan exposes unease over Mecca pact

How a pragmatic axis could reshape the Middle East

Marco Carnelos

'Mayfair means money': A walk through the Gulf elite's favourite part of London

Inside Saudi Arabia

'Agility vs depth': How the Mecca pact stacks up against the UAE-Israel alliance

How the Mecca Agreement aims to manage US separation from Middle East

Turkey backs Saudi-led maritime defence coalition in Red Sea