June 21, 2017
5:38 pm

Minister Ayoub Kara attends a Likud party meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, May 29, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israeli minister welcomes Saudi Arabia’s new royal heir

Ayoub Kara says naming of Mohammed Bin Salman as crown prince foretells better Mideast economic cooperation

By Times of Israel staff and AP

June 21, 2017
8:59 am

This photo taken on January 14, 2014, through the window of an airplane, shows the Red Sea's Tiran (foreground) and the Sanafir (background) islands in the Strait of Tiran between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia. (Stringer/AFP)

Egyptian court voids previous rulings on island transfer to Saudis

Move likely gives Sissi go ahead to hand over Gulf of Aqaba islands, which can be used to control access to Eilat

By AFP

June 21, 2017
7:44 am

Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman listens in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, during a meeting between Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and President Barack Obama. President Barack Obama welcomed Saudi Arabian leaders to the White House for discussions on his overtures to Iran. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Saudi king appoints son successor in major royal shakeup

Salman removes powerful counterterrorism czar Mohammed bin Nayef from position as crown prince, boosting defense minister’s rise to power amid warming US ties

By AP

June 20, 2017
4:24 pm

In this April 5, 2017 photo, released by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi King Salman, right, and then Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman wave as they leave the hall after talks with the British prime minister, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Seeking Saudi friends, Israel must still bridge gulf with Palestinians

Reports of Riyadh’s willingness to establish economic ties with Jerusalem are likely premature, but current US peace push could yield first harbingers of normalization

By Raphael Ahren

June 19, 2017
10:06 pm

Iranian protesters hold placards and shout slogans during a demonstration in Tehran on January 8, 2016, against the execution of prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi authorities. Nimr was executed on January 2, 2016, along with 46 other prisoners that Riyadh said were "terrorists." (AFP PHOTO)

Saudi Arabia says it captured 3 Iranians attempting attack

Riyadh authorities say trio nabbed on explosives-laden boat heading to oil rig; Tehran denies the claims

By AFP

June 19, 2017
6:05 pm

Emirati state minister for foreign affairs Anwar Gargash in an interview with AFP at his office in Dubai on June 7, 2017. (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP)

UAE minister says Qatar’s isolation could last ‘years’

Over the next few days, Qatar’s Gulf rivals will be submitting a list of demands, likely to include the expulsion of radical individuals

By AFP

June 18, 2017
12:55 am

This file photo taken on May 21, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump (R) shaking hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, during a bilateral meeting at a hotel in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)

Trump backed away from Qatar after swearing-in, disclosure shows

Trump Organization dissolved subsidiaries designed to pursue business deals in Gulf nation, which president has accused of funding terror

By Jon Gambrell

June 15, 2017
2:09 am

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a bilateral meeting, Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Riyadh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senate votes to support Trump’s arms sale to Saudi Arabia

Clearing way for deal to be finalized, US lawmakers nix bipartisan bid to reject agreement with Riyadh

By Richard Lardner

June 14, 2017
7:01 pm

The Red Sea islands of Tiran, in the foreground, and Sanafir, in the background, sit at the Strait of Tiran between Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and Saudi Arabia (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images, via JTA)

Egypt parliament okays island transfer to Saudi Arabia

Constitutional court still expected to review legality of deal for Tiran and Sanafir, which has angered many in the country

By AFP

June 14, 2017
5:58 am

US State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert speaks to reporters during a press conference in Washington, D.C. on June 6, 2017 (screen capture)

US says ‘worst behind us’ in Qatar crisis

State Department claims situation ‘trending in a positive direction’ as officials scramble to de-escalate confrontation between Doha, Sunni states

By AFP

June 13, 2017
9:26 am

Amid boycott of Qatar, Israel mulls expelling al-Jazeera

After similar Saudi and Jordanian moves, Netanyahu said preparing to shutter network’s Israeli bureau, but legal hurdles abound

By Times of Israel staff

June 12, 2017
8:24 pm

A Qatar Airways advertising billboard with pictures of Barcelona's players is pictured at Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on June 6, 2017. (Luis Gene/AFP)

Qatar says World Cup plans continuing ‘as normal’

Organizers of 2022 tourney insist they’re not worried, despite diplomatic crisis cutting off Doha from neighboring Gulf countries

By AFP

June 12, 2017
7:09 pm

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman arrives to the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 11, 2017. (Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90)

Backing Gulf, Liberman equates al-Jazeera with ‘Nazi propaganda’

Defense minister tells Knesset meeting on Gaza that the Doha-based news service offers tacit support for Iran

By Judah Ari Gross

June 10, 2017
6:59 pm

Passengers wait to check-in at the Qatar Airways Hamad International Airport in Doha on June 7, 2017. (AFP/Stringer)

Amnesty bemoans cost of Gulf crisis on human rights

Watchdog warns schism between Qatar and other Arab states could lead to ‘suffering, heartbreak and fear’ for thousands

By AFP

June 10, 2017
3:51 pm

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov looks on during a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart in Nicosia on May 18, 2017. (AFP Photo/Iakovos Hatzistavrou)

Russia calls for dialogue in Qatar crisis

Sergey Lavrov says Moscow ‘ready to try to do everything in its power’ to help stabilize region, urges unity against terror

By AFP

Topic: Saudi Arabia

Israeli minister welcomes Saudi Arabia’s new royal heir

Ayoub Kara says naming of Mohammed Bin Salman as crown prince foretells better Mideast economic cooperation

Egyptian court voids previous rulings on island transfer to Saudis

Move likely gives Sissi go ahead to hand over Gulf of Aqaba islands, which can be used to control access to Eilat

Saudi king appoints son successor in major royal shakeup

Salman removes powerful counterterrorism czar Mohammed bin Nayef from position as crown prince, boosting defense minister’s rise to power amid warming US ties

Seeking Saudi friends, Israel must still bridge gulf with Palestinians

Reports of Riyadh’s willingness to establish economic ties with Jerusalem are likely premature, but current US peace push could yield first harbingers of normalization

Saudi Arabia says it captured 3 Iranians attempting attack

Riyadh authorities say trio nabbed on explosives-laden boat heading to oil rig; Tehran denies the claims

UAE minister says Qatar’s isolation could last ‘years’

Over the next few days, Qatar’s Gulf rivals will be submitting a list of demands, likely to include the expulsion of radical individuals

Trump backed away from Qatar after swearing-in, disclosure shows

Trump Organization dissolved subsidiaries designed to pursue business deals in Gulf nation, which president has accused of funding terror

Senate votes to support Trump’s arms sale to Saudi Arabia

Clearing way for deal to be finalized, US lawmakers nix bipartisan bid to reject agreement with Riyadh

Egypt parliament okays island transfer to Saudi Arabia

Constitutional court still expected to review legality of deal for Tiran and Sanafir, which has angered many in the country

US says ‘worst behind us’ in Qatar crisis

State Department claims situation ‘trending in a positive direction’ as officials scramble to de-escalate confrontation between Doha, Sunni states

Amid boycott of Qatar, Israel mulls expelling al-Jazeera

After similar Saudi and Jordanian moves, Netanyahu said preparing to shutter network’s Israeli bureau, but legal hurdles abound

Qatar says World Cup plans continuing ‘as normal’

Organizers of 2022 tourney insist they’re not worried, despite diplomatic crisis cutting off Doha from neighboring Gulf countries

Backing Gulf, Liberman equates al-Jazeera with ‘Nazi propaganda’

Defense minister tells Knesset meeting on Gaza that the Doha-based news service offers tacit support for Iran

Amnesty bemoans cost of Gulf crisis on human rights

Watchdog warns schism between Qatar and other Arab states could lead to ‘suffering, heartbreak and fear’ for thousands

Russia calls for dialogue in Qatar crisis

Sergey Lavrov says Moscow ‘ready to try to do everything in its power’ to help stabilize region, urges unity against terror

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