Socotra figures in multiple threats to Israel following UAE, Bahraini pacts
Two radical forces are gunning for Israel’s interests in the Gulf region since they were formalized in pacts with the
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Trump: Another 5-6 states waiting to sign peace with Israel
President Donald Trump at a joint news conference with PM Binyamin Netanyahu in the White House on Tuesday, Sept. 15
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Qatar under Arab boycott for scheming with Iran
Qatar has come under a far-reaching boycott at the hands of the most powerful Arab governments for taking Iran’s side
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Getting Close to a Saudi-GCC Mechanism for Interaction with Israel
Rapid progress was registered this week in negotiations for the creation of the first formal framework for Saudi Arabia and
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King Abdullah Builds His Own Sunni Grouping to Counter Obama’s
The political instincts of Saudi King Abdullah, 90, who is dismissed by some American pundits as “past it” and “ailing,”
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Why Are Gulf Emirs So Ardently Wooing the Palestinians?
On the heels of the emir of Qatar, a high-ranking Bahraini delegation was scheduled to land in Hamas-ruled Gaza City
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Tehran Lets Bahrain Be, Goes after Saudi Arabia through Its Back Door – Yemen
The worsening Syrian civil war and purse-strings tightened by Western sanctions have produced unforeseen changes in Iran’s Gulf priorities: Tehran
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Saudi-Iranian Non-Aggression Pact Hangs on Crown Prince Visiting Tehran
The Saudi initiative for a non-aggression pact with Tehran, revealed exclusively by DEBKA-Net-Weekly 553 on Aug. 17 (The Saudis Tell
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Saudi King Abdullah Is Rebuffed by Oman and Qatar Rulers
Once again, the Saudi royal family was forced to shelve its long dream of a unified Arabian Gulf. For 31
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Iran to Annex Persian Gulf Islands, Key to Locking Strait of Hormuz
A law enacting Iran’s annexation of the Persian Gulf islands claimed by the United Arab Emirates is on its way
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