Heir Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, 83, replaces Sheikh Nawaf who had ruled for three years.

Heir Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, 83, replaces Sheikh Nawaf who had ruled for three years.
Leaders of six Gulf countries and Turkey meet in Qatar, with Israel’s war on Gaza at the top of the agenda.
Communique coinciding with Antony Blinken’s visit to Saudi Arabia backs two-state solution based on 1967 borders.
Experts say many Arab governments see last month’s earthquake disaster as reason to deepen engagement with al-Assad.
Washington won’t want to share its sphere of influence. But new Gulf leaders and Xi Jinping have other ideas.
Israeli president’s visits to Bahrain and UAE can be interpreted as a desire to consolidate diplomatic gains .
Egyptian President el-Sisi is set for a Tuesday visit to Doha, Qatar, his first since 2017’s regional crisis.
Essential Middle East examines whether there’s an arms race in the MENA region and why.
We examine what US President Biden and his Russian counterpart Putin hope to achieve in their visit to the region.
Insulting remarks against the Prophet by India’s ruling party officials cause a diplomatic backlash in the Muslim world.
UAE foreign ministry says the BJP officials’ comments were ‘contrary to moral and humanitarian values and principles’.
Recent ecologically disastrous conditions in the Gulf are latest sign of climate danger to the MENA region.
A group of brave Sardinians in Italy fights to close a dangerous German arms factory before it blows up.
Diplomats of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahran are on a five-day visit to China along with the head of the GCC.