Why is Venezuela's Maduro visiting Saudi Arabia? The Venezuelan president's visit to the kingdom is the first since 2015, on his way back from Turkey where he attended Recep Tayyip Erdogan's inauguration. Gulf
Blinken heads to Saudi Arabia with Israel ties on agenda Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s much-anticipated visit to the kingdom comes after years of strain over the price of oil and human rights. Saudi Arabia
Turkey inches toward ratifying Sweden's NATO bid As Turkish and Swedish officials prepare to come together in a new round of talks to overcome Ankara’s objectives for Sweden’s membership, analysts are cautiously optimistic that Sweden may attend the upcoming alliance’s Vilnius summit as a member. Turkey
Israel’s Netanyahu calls Elon Musk, Sam Altman, pledges national AI strategy OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is currently visiting Israel where he met with President Isaac Herzog but only held a phone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel
IAEA chief rebuffs Israeli criticism, says Iran meets 'fraction' of commitments IAEA chief Rafael Grossi noted that Iran made positive steps in enabling the inspection of its nuclear sites but is still a long way from fulfilling the March 4 agreement commitments. Iran
Egypt's largest fortunes unscathed by latest tax changes The Egyptian parliament approved a raft of fiscal reforms proposed by the government, including the income tax, but their reach and impact remain uncertain. Egypt
Iran set to reopen embassy in Saudi Arabia after 7 years of closure The move is the latest sign of rapprochement between the two countries since reaching a China-brokered deal to resume ties. Saudi Arabia
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