Egypt, Syria, Turkey repair ties

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu yesterday – marking the first visit by a top official to Damascus in a…

Possible thaw in Egypt-Turkey tensions

Leaders of both countries met briefly at the World Cup in Qatar. By Erin Viner The office of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan released a photograph taken on Sunday of…

Egypt, Turkey talk reconciliation

Cairo and Ankara have resumed diplomatic contacts, after years of tension since the Egyptian army toppled a Muslim Brotherhood president close to Turkey. While confirming the renewal of ties, Egyptian…

Qatar: Israel-Arab deals harm Palestinians

Qatar believes that Arab states who establish ties with Israel undermine efforts for Palestinian statehood, but acknowledged that it is their own sovereign right to do so. "I think it's…

Israel, Qatar work to help Gaza

Israel is reportedly negotiating a further infusion of monetary support from Qatar to Hamas, against which Israel has fought three wars. Mossad head Yossi Cohen and the Coordinator of Government…

US urges regional unity to thwart Iran

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook has warned that the ongoing rift between Qatar and its Gulf Arab neighbors has lasted too long. “The dispute has continued for too…