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China’s Politburo Standing Committee member Cai Qi, Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, China’s President Xi Jinping, United Arab Emirates’ President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi

UAE looks to China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative for future endeavors

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-US Strategic Partnership to discuss the humanitarian crises faced in Gaza, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 29, 2024.

Blinken urges Hamas to accept 'extraordinarily generous' Israeli peace proposal, releasing hostages

By REUTERS , JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates meets with Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey, during an official reception, at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, July 19, 2023.

Turkey and Gulf states to launch talks for free trade pact

A Qatar Airways flight.

Qatar to host foreign ministers from Gulf on Sunday

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Leaders and representatives of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) attend a meeting during their annual summit in Kuwait City, Kuwait, December 5, 2017.

Gulf states and US seek MidEast stability, Iran 'de-escalation'

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Fans arriving in Qatar - Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar - November 19, 2022

Qatar's tourism industry thrives post-World Cup: 347% increase in arrivals expected

By HUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE

Russian President Vladimir Putin sits next to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (not pictured) in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

Iran, Russia spar over ‘non-negotiable’ Gulf islands

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF , REUTERS

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi attend a joint press conference in Moscow, on July 10, 2023.

Russia and Gulf countries seek to increase cooperation - analysis

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Saudi Arabia hosts a meeting of foreign ministers from Iraq, Jordan, Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to discuss Syria's return to the Arab League in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, April 14, 2023.

Indian businesses invest billions in GCC

By HUDHAIFA EBRAHIM/THE MEDIA LINE

Head of the Religious Zionist Party MK Bezalel Smotrich gives a press statement at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on May 26, 2021.

Gulf leaders to US: Take responsibility for Israel's Bezalel Smotrich

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

GULF COOPERATION Council foreign ministers meet in Riyadh, last year. President Joe Biden is to attend a GCC meeting, augmented by the leaders of Egypt, Jordan and Iraq.

Blinken meets E3 Foreign Ministers: “concern about Iran’s nuclear escalation”

By OMRI NAHMIAS