Published date: 6 January 2021 17:22 UTC | Last update: 2 months 1 week ago
Mohammed bin Salman could use the detente with Qatar to achieve two objectives: to announce his own recognition of Israel, and to persuade his father to abdicate the throne
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaking during the opening session of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council summit on 5 January 2021 (AFP/Saudi Royal Palace)
It took Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman three years and six months to come to the same conclusion that some of us reached days into the blockade of Qatar: that it was doomed to failure.
The project to silence the voice of an independent neighbour was doomed the moment that then-US defence secretary James Mattis and then-secretary of state Rex Tillerson, a former oilman with extensive links to Qatar, learned of plans to invade the peninsula and stopped them.
Sudan signs Abraham Accords, paving way for Israel ties
Sudanese PM says justice minister signed document Wednesday with visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, move comes two months after Trump announced Khartoum would start to normalize relations with Jerusalem
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Published: 01.06.21 , 16:11
Sudan on Wednesday said it signed the Abraham Accords with the U.S., paving the way for the African country to normalize ties with Israel.
The recent U.S.-negotiated deals between Arab countries and Israel have been a major foreign policy achievement by President Donald Trump s administration. The deals were named the Abraham Accords after the biblical patriarch revered by Muslims and Jews.
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Published date: 2 January 2021 10:05 UTC | Last update: 2 months 3 weeks ago
Rapidly rising Covid-19 infections are setting off alarm bells in Egypt, leading to a new raft of government restrictions and renewing fears the country s healthcare system could be pushed to the brink of collapse.
Covid-19 infections and deaths have reached new heights in the Arab world s most populous state, amid warnings from health officials that the true figure of fatalities may be far higher than reported.
The urgency of the unfolding crisis has prompted Egyptian authorities to cancel New Year celebrations and ban wedding gatherings and funeral ceremonies.
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