A significant development has been taking shape: the emergence of an Arab economic bloc with ambitions extending far beyond traditional resource-based cooperation.
Gaza and Lebanon dominated the 34th Arab League Summit as some top brass skipped attendance.
US President Donald Trump has stated that the United States is "very close" to securing a nuclear deal with Iran, claiming Tehran had "sort of" agreed to the terms
Trump described the deal as "the largest order of jets in the history of Boeing" during his second stop on a tour of Gulf states after striking a string of deals with Saudi Arabia.
The Trump administration is preparing to accept a super luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet from the Qatari royal family, with the aircraft to serve as the new Air Force One before being transferred to the Trump presidential library foundation.
A new round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States will take place on May 11 in Muscat, Oman on May 9 confirming previous IntelliNews reports.
Middle East stock markets continued to bleed losses at the start of trading on April 7, as the effects of US tariffs on numerous countries persist.
The recently announced US tariffs threaten to redefine economic trajectories across the Middle East and North Africa region, with varying impacts likely across oil exporters and importers.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left the witness stand after being called in to testify in the Qatargate scandal rocking Israel’s establishment.
The Arab League's Ahmed Aboul Gheit has hit out at Israeli strikes on Gaza on March 18 in a sign of collapsing relations between the two sides.