Middle Eastern countries

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meets with US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Trump's Gulf tour reshapes Middle East diplomatic map

Trump's whirlwind four-day tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this week was more than just a diplomatic spectacle marked by lucrative investments

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a briefing at the State Department in Washington, US, January 26, 2022. Photo :Reuters

Hamas-Israel war

Arab leaders press Blinken for Gaza ceasefire after school blasts

FILE Photo: Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Damascus, Syria, Jan. 7, 2020. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought up deep divisions in the Middle East. While American influence has waned, Russia has made powerful friends, from Shiite militias in Iraq, to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group, to Houthi rebels in Yemen. Largely because of his Syria military intervention, they see Putin as a steady, reliable partner who unlike the Americans does not drop his allies. Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

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Ukraine war highlights internal divides in Mideast nations

A boy's face is seen through the Indian national flag during Independence day celebrations in Mumbai, India, August 15, 2018/ Reuters

South Asia

India unseats Brazil to become top food supplier to Arab nations after 15 years

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Aviation

Travel agents call for reducing airfares on Middle Eastern routes

FILE PHOTO: Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani is seen during talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar, September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari/File Photo

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Qatar's foreign minister wants Gulf Arab nations to talk with Iran: Bloomberg

A city view shows the French flag above the skyline of the French capital as the Eiffel Tower and roof tops are seen in Paris, France, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

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