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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 471

Gulf Cooperation Council - GCC

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (3R) performing the Eid Al-Fitr prayer at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca on April 10, 2024. (Photo by SAUDI PRESS AGENCY / AFP) /
April 16, 2024, 2:12 pm
‘Bad for business’: Between Israel and Iran, Gulf states scramble to avert wider war
Gulf nations playing a key mediating role, but also fear that Iran could choose to strike them if it can’t effectively hit Israel
By Talek HARRIS, Robbie COREY-BOULET and Callum PATON
Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani (right) and Ron Klein, deputy director of International Affairs at the Israel Securities Authority, sign a fintech cooperation agreement, Sept. 4, 2023. (Courtesy)
September 5, 2023, 4:56 pm
Israel and Bahrain regulators ink fintech cooperation deal
Israel Securities Authority will work with the Central Bank of Bahrain to provide regulatory guidance and support to fintech entrepreneurs and startups in both countries
By Sharon Wrobel
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan (R) escorts US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) as they arrive for a meeting with GCC Ministers at the GCC Secretariat in Riyadh on June 7, 2023. (Photo by AHMED YOSRI / POOL / AFP)
June 7, 2023, 9:12 pm
In Saudi Arabia, Blinken says US committed to Gulf allies, expanding Abraham Accords
US secretary of state is visiting kingdom in bid to strengthen ties with Riyadh as it pushes for rapprochement with America’s adversaries
By AFP and Jacob Magid
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji, right, meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, upon his arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (SANA via AP)
April 14, 2023, 7:37 pm
Arab nations meet to mull ending Syria’s long isolation as region shifts
Ministers from Gulf Cooperation Council countries plus Egypt, Iraq and Jordan in Jeddah to discuss bringing Assad back into fold, angering rebels; Qatar denies détente on table
By AFP
Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji, right, meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, upon his arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 12, 2023. (SANA via AP)
April 13, 2023, 3:38 pm
Saudis set to host Arab nation talks on Syria as Mideast diplomacy shifts
Diplomats to discuss divisive issue of possible end to Syria’s 2011 suspension from Arab League over regime’s actions during civil war
By Haitham el-Tabei
This combination of file photos shows Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (L) and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci and Hussein Malla, File)
April 13, 2023, 3:22 am
Bahrain, Qatar announce restoration of diplomatic ties
US hails rapprochement between Gulf Cooperation Council members, after Manama was last holdout of four Arab nations that imposed boycott and blockade on Doha in 2017
By AP and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends breakfast with the foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council nations during the 77th United Nations General Assembly in New York, September 23, 2022. (David Dee Delgado/Pool Photo via AP)
March 26, 2023, 6:45 pm
Gulf states ask US to respond to Smotrich’s comments on Palestinians
Gulf Cooperation Council ministers blast comments, in fresh sign Israel’s ties with Arab world are heading south; UAE condemns law repealing West Bank disengagement
By Lazar Berman
In this image taken from footage by Saudi State TV, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, listens to the Chinese national anthem next to Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 8, 2022. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)
December 8, 2022, 2:59 pm
Chinese leader Xi Jinping meets Saudi royals on Mideast trip
Gulf states trying to recalibrate their foreign policy as the US turns its attention elsewhere in the world; for Xi, the visit is a chance to restore global profile
By Jon Gambrell
This Netflix logo appears on a tablet in North Andover, Massachusetts, January 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
September 6, 2022, 9:39 pm
Gulf states call on Netflix to remove content that ‘contradicts’ Islam
Saudi-led GCC doesn’t specify offending material but warns ‘necessary legal measures will be taken’ if content not taken down
By AFP
US President Joe Biden, center left, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center, arrive for the family photo during the GCC+3 (Gulf Cooperation Council) meeting at a hotel in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah, Saturday, July 16, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)
July 16, 2022, 3:57 pm
Heading home, Biden vows US ‘won’t walk away’ from Mideast, doesn’t mention Israel
Departing Saudi Arabia, US president promises not to create a vacuum in region for Russia, China and Iran to fill; Arab leaders urge resolution of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Jacob Magid and AP
US Vice President Joe Biden, right, offers his condolences to Prince Salman bin Abdel-Aziz upon the death of his brother Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, at Prince Sultan palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
July 11, 2022, 3:02 am
Forced to abandon idealistic path, a pragmatic Biden set to meet MBS in Saudi Arabia
After promising to make Riyadh’s rulers into pariahs and slash fossil fuels, POTUS to ask for more oil, re-engage in region; Israel’s leaders make similar about-face on natural gas
By Lazar Berman
Palestinians hold posters displaying veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen as she covered a raid in Jenin on May 11, 2022. (HAZEM BADER / AFP)
July 7, 2022, 10:54 am
Abu Akleh killing ‘casting shadow’ over Biden’s upcoming trip, Israeli official says
Senior official takes issue with US-drawn ‘symmetry’ between ‘thorough’ Israeli probe and PA’s lackluster one; says progress on boosting Israeli-Saudi ties would be ‘game-changer’
By Jacob Magid
File: Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami (R) walks past a Khordad-3 air defense system during a visit of an exhibition at the Islamic Revolution and Holy Defense museum in the capital Tehran on September 21, 2019. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
June 10, 2022, 1:43 am
US lawmakers aim to integrate defense systems of Israel, 9 Arab states against Iran
Bipartisan bills in House and Senate would see Israel work with countries including Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar — though it’s unclear that they’re on board
By Jacob Magid
Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani, right, speaks with United Arab Emirates' top national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Dec. 6, 2021. (Vahid Salemi/AP)
December 29, 2021, 8:25 am
As US focus wanes, Mideast turns inward to resolve regional tensions
Recent diplomatic maneuvering signals growing realization that America’s interest is moving elsewhere and now is the time for negotiations that were unthinkable just a year ago
By Jon Gambrell
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 14, 2021. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP)
December 15, 2021, 7:46 am
Saudis seek ‘serious’ approach to Iran nuclear program, suggest joining negotiations
Crown prince calls for ‘effective’ progress; foreign minister says that as a nation facing Iranian threat, kingdom should be at talks in Vienna to save 2015 deal
By Haitham el-Tabei
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