The gathering of top diplomats from Israel, the U.A.E., Bahrain and Morocco, as well as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, is a sign of how quickly Middle Eastern alliances are shifting.
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Israeli leader, Naftali Bennett, Meets Bahrain Counterpart, Signaling Regional Shift
But the trip by Naftali Bennett, the first visit to Bahrain by an Israeli prime minister, also highlighted how the new relationship remains far from a society-wide compact.
Israel’s Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, to Make Historic Visit to Bahrain
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett landed in Bahrain on Monday in the first visit by an Israeli premier to the gulf state, which is seen as a proxy for Saudi Arabia.
U.S. Tries to Convince Arab Allies It Isn’t Quitting Middle East
The defense secretary faced tough questions about how countries were supposed to deal with a U.S. national security policy that upends itself with each president.
Gulf States Withdraw Ambassadors to Lebanon Over Criticism of Yemen War
With a few stray comments from a minor minister, Lebanon once again found itself caught in the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran, underscoring just how vulnerable it is to the whims of its more powerful neighbors.
They Relied on Chinese Vaccines. Now They’re Battling Outbreaks.
More than 90 countries are using Covid shots from China. Experts say recent infections in those places should serve as a cautionary tale in the global effort to fight the disease.
Israel’s Arab neighbors predict little change in relations.
Though Benjamin Netanyahu helped land normalization deals with important regional neighbors, those countries don’t see him as indispensable.
Violence in Israel Shakes Trump’s Boast of ‘New Middle East’
Trump officials said the Abraham Accords between Israel and four Arab states would transform the region, but new Israeli-Palestinian clashes lay bare the limits of that change.
A Decade After the Arab Spring, Autocrats Still Rule the Mideast
The popular uprisings of 2011 mostly failed, but they gave the region a taste for democracy that continues to whet an appetite for change.
Saudi Arabia Will Reopen Borders With Qatar, Easing a Regional Rift
An American official said the agreement was a prelude to a broader agreement to end a boycott of Qatar by its Gulf neighbors that has lasted for more than three years.