Sunni arab states

Suicide car bomb leaves three dead in Iran

Mohammad Hadi Marashi, deputy governor for security affairs, told state TV that two police officers were killed in the attack. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

General view of damages after a bomb inside a car exploded outside a police station in Chabahar, Iran December 6, 2018
Local Baluch fishermen push a boat to the shore at a fishing port in Tiss village in the suburb of the port city of Chabahar 1,452 km (902 miles) southeast of Tehran, near Strait of Hormuz January 16, 2012.

Saudi Arabia frees nine Iranian fishermen detained two years ago

GIRLS STAND next to a poster depicting Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (right) and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2017.

Voices from the Arab World: When foreign powers perpetuate local wars

TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani in Sochi.

Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem reflects Sunni Arab-Israeli understanding


The Israel-Sunni alliance

Although discreet ties have developed, they are unlikely to be formalized without progress on the Palestinian track.

Saudi Prince Bandar bin Sultan, a former head of Saudi intelligence

Former Western defense chiefs warn Hezbollah war ‘a matter of time’

Hezbollah would prioritize bringing the next war onto Israeli soil – potentially holding ground deep inside the country for a period.

ONE OF the groups supplied by Iran is Hezbollah.

Lines in the Sand: Qatar's increasing isolation in the Arab world

An alliance of pro-US Sunni Arab states is emerging.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan as he sits down to a meeting with of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders during their summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Middle Israel: The sheikhdom that roared

Qatar is a metaphor for the waste of riches that could have changed the Arab future.

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends the 25th Arab Summit in Kuwait City

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A Syrian man from Idlib is carried by Turkish medics wearing chemical protective suits to a hospital in the border town of Reyhanli in Hatay province, Turkey

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo (center-right) talks to Saudi Arabia's King Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud (center-left) after planting a tree at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta last week, during a historic visit to Indonesia, the first visit by a Saudi head of state in 47 years

Cold War 2.0 or Don’t Fret Trump’s Nuclear Tweets Bigly

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Dore Gold: Ties with Sunni world growing quietly

But building these relationships needs to be done cautiously, he said, without necessarily making them public.

Dore Gold

Saudi Arabia or Iran - a choice must be made

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The Gulf Monarchies: Stuck Between Iraq and a Hard Place

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