Global leaders express concern as GCC dispute shows no let-up

Mixed messages from US officials have appeared to complicate the diplomacy

Qatar says nationals of countries that cut ties will not be expelled

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar in a coordinated move on Monday

Bahrain demands that Qatar distance itself from Iran

Bahrain’s foreign minister stresses that Qatar needs to “stop supporting terrorist organisations”

Kuwait emir arrives in Doha after Dubai visit to mediate GCC rift

Sheikh Sabah also visited Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to try to mend fences

Trump offers to help resolve Gulf crisis as UAE tightens squeeze on Qatar

The US President offered to help the parties resolve their differences, according to a White House statement

Saudi foreign minister – No outside mediation needed to resolve GCC row

Saudi, UAE and Bahrain have severed all ties with Qatar

More curbs on Qatar possible – UAE official

Qatar must make an iron-clad commitment to change its policies, says minister

Kuwaiti emir leaves Saudi after brief visit to mediate GCC rift

There was no word on the outcome of the talks

Mauritania breaks diplomatic ties with Qatar, Gabon voices condemnation

The Arab world’s biggest powers cut diplomatic relations with Qatar on Monday

Trump sides with Saudi, UAE, suggests support for isolation of Qatar

Trump made his first comment about the rift between Qatar and major Arab nations

Kuwait’s ruler to meet Saudi King over Qatar row

Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Sabah is acting as a mediator between Doha and other GCC states including Saudi, UAE and Bahrain

US seen trying to calm the waters between Qatar and Saudi Arabia

US officials were blindsided by Saudi Arabia’s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar

Saudi, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt sever ties with Qatar over ‘terrorism’

The coordinated move dramatically escalates a simmering dispute over Qatar’s support of the Muslim Brotherhood

Qatar says it faces ‘campaign of lies’ as Saudi, UAE cut ties

Qatar’s foreign ministry says it did not interfere in the affairs of other GCC states

Trial of Bahraini activist Nabeel Rajab postponed

Rajab was arrested last June on charges of spreading false news

Russia’s Putin meets Saudi prince, hails partnership on oil, Syria

It was the second meeting between the two men over the past year

South Africa’s President Zuma plans ‘second home in Dubai ‘ – reports

President Jacob Zuma has denied the reports

Iran’s Khamenei says Saudis face ‘downfall’, Rouhani calls for better ties with the GCC

Iran and the GCC states are backing opposing sides in the wars in Syria and Yemen, and the unrest in Bahrain

Bahrain says five died during raid on Shi’ite Muslim leader’s hometown

Officials said the five were among a group that attacked security forces conducting a raid on Tuesday in Diraz

Trump says concerns about Iran driving Israel, Arab states closer

Trump has vowed to do whatever necessary to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinians

GCC states, US to sign agreement against terror financing

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will sign the MoU in Riyadh

Trump says ties with Bahrain won’t be strained anymore

Trump’s White House decided this year to pursue a $5bn defence sale to Bahrain

Re-elected Iranian President Rouhani pledges to continue reforms

Rouhani won the election with more than 57 per cent of the vote

Under fire in Washington, Trump receives warm welcome in Saudi

Trump is to deliver a speech in Riyadh on Sunday and attend a meeting of GCC leaders

Iran elections: Millions queue up to vote

President Hassan Rouhani faces a strong challenge from hardliner Ebrahim Raisi

UAE, Saudi rulers congratulate Macron on winning French presidential election

Emmanuel Macron beat Marine Le Pen with 66.06 per cent of the votes

War in Yemen ‘not an option but a necessity’ – senior Saudi official

Saudi’s ambassador to Yemen says kingdom and its allies are seeking a political solution to Yemen’s crisis

Arab states discuss draft law to compensate terrorism victims

The law aims to compensate victims of suicide bombings and kidnappings and those missing, injured and aggrieved

Unemployment, Trump hit optimism of young Arabs – survey

The Arab Youth Survey revealed rising pessimism but also a significant variance in outlook across the MENA region