Gulf States

Saudi normalization with Israel: Is it farther than ever? - opinion

Riyadh calculates that public alignment with Israel, especially after years of inflammatory imagery from Gaza, is no longer urgent.

 US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman shake hands during a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signing ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025.
Yemeni children play soccer at a displaced persons camp in Marib, Yemen, October 29, 2024.

Yemen’s fractured power struggle deepens its humanitarian, political crisis - opinion

 Damaged military vehicles, reportedly sent by the United Arab Emirates to support Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatist forces, following an air strike carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in the port of Mukalla, southern Yemen, on December 30, 2025.

Gulf alliance tested as Saudi Arabia pushes back against UAE role in Yemen - analysis

 Smoke rises from an explosion after a projectile hit a group of buildings at an undisclosed location, after US President Donald Trump launched military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Saturday over the group's attacks against Red Sea shipping, in this screengrab obtained from a ha

Red Sea conflict boosts Israel‑Gulf‑India defense innovation - opinion


First-ever kosher supermarket in Gulf opens in Dubai

The store is a seven-minute drive from the Burj Khalifa, the tallest skyscraper in the world.

Rabbi to the United Arab Emirates Levi Duchman at the country's very first kosher Jewish supermarket, RIMON

China and the Gulf: A big message for the US - analysis

This is particularly an issue in US-Saudi Arabia relations as some voices in the US have become increasingly critical of Riyadh, which has responded by conducting its own foreign policy.

 Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 4, 2016.

China's Xi arrives in Saudi on 'epoch-making' visit

The United States are increasingly concerned about China's growing influence with regional powers Saudi Arabia and Iran.

 Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China September 4, 2016.

Netanyahu's return throws future of Israel-Gulf ties into question - opinion

Netanyahu personally planned the Abraham Accords, but the four-party coalition’s new policy goals put Israel in an unenviable position.

 Benjamin Netanyahu, UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif al-Zayani pose before they participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords at the White House in 2020.

Impact investing: Eitan Neishlos to speak at the Jerusalem Post Morocco Conference

 Eitan Neishlos, president and founder of Neishlos Capital and its philanthropic arm, the Neishlos Foundation

Bahrain holds parliament polls as rights groups slam 'repressive' climate

Bahrain holds parliament elections on Saturday in an environment that rights groups describe as "political repression" after it has dissolved main opposition groups and cracked down on dissent.

Kingdom of Bahrain flag

Bahrain’s International Air Show returns as Israel participates for 1st time

At least 4 Israeli companies are exhibiting their products, a dividend of the Abraham Accords, in the Bahraini event held for the first time since 2018.

 A precision-guided, glide weapon produced by the Halcon company of the United Arab Emirates on display at the Bihrain International Air Show 2022.

‘Riyadh Season’ is evidence of great change in Saudi Arabia

The month-long, government-sponsored festival includes a so-called horror weekend that takes place the weekend before Halloween in a formerly conservative and religious state.

 General view of Riyadh city, after the Saudi government eased a curfew, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh

US launched warplanes after Iran threatened Saudi Arabia - report

The scrambling of the jets comes after Riyadh warned the US that Iran was planning an attack against both Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

 A US Air Force F-22 Raptor based out of Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepares to connect with a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling mission above an undisclosed location in the Gulf, in this undated handout picture released by US Air Force on August 1, 2019.

Iran’s officials fear disturbances in Caucasus and Gulf - analysis

Iran feels pressure intensifying as countries they once felt they could lean on are formalizing diplomatic ties with Israel, as well as ties teetering with their closest neighbors.

 Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi attends a news conference in Tehran, Iran August 29, 2022