The UAE re-opened its embassy in Damascus last month
The US official is cutting short the rest of his Middle East trip to attend a family funeral
Pompeo is currently on a tour of the Middle East
The UAE re-opened its embassy in Damascus last Thursday
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Anwar Gargash, hinted at Syria’s potential readmission to the Arab League
Kuwait’s cabinet earlier accepted the resignation of Fadhel’s predecessor, Bakhit al-Rashidi, and three other ministers
Bahrain described Maliki’s statements as “blatant and unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of Bahrain”
The warring parties in Yemen’s nearly four-year war reached the deal at UN-sponsored peace talks in Sweden earlier this month
Anwar Gargash accuses Doha of interfering in the internal affairs of its neighbours
Australia announced its formal recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Saturday
The government said 506 candidates were running in the election, including the highest number of female candidates
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and non-GCC member Egypt have cut all ties with Qatar
British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt met with the Saudi King and Crown Prince in Riyadh
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar are both Democrats
The court sentenced Sheikh Ali Salman, opposition al-Wefaq group secretary general, to life in jail
The US will reintroduce far-reaching sanctions on Iran’s oil sales and banking sectors on Monday
Netanyahu’s visit came days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid a three-day visit to the Gulf country
Some candidates claimed to have received threats on social media asking them to withdraw their candidature
The appeals case against opposition leader Ali Salman and two others was heard at the court on October 15
‘We can no longer trust Western handshakes that soon become slaps’, says Dubai businessman Al Habtoor
UAE officials had also dismissed reports of a Houthi drone attack on the Dubai airport last month
The call comes days after the US President criticised OPEC for high oil prices
Germany and Saudi have agreed to end a prolonged diplomatic row
Gunmen killed 25 people at a military parade in southwestern Iran over the weekend
The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a boycott on Qatar in June 2017
The diplomatic spat began in November
The attack on a military parade in southwestern Iran killed 25 people
Iran has rejected US attempts to hold high-level talks since President Donald Trump exited the nuclear deal
This is the second peace deal reached since July between the two African countries
Lebanon-based Al-Manar TV aired an interview with a journalist who made allegations against the Kuwaiti ruler