Ed MilibandMiliband heads to Turkey for talks on Hormuz and Saudi ArabiaThe foreign secretary is expected to call out the destabilising tactics of the Iranian regime, while calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflictBy JC Reporter1 min read
IsraelIsraeli jets deployed to Iranian border amid fear of Houthi strikesThe US has also urged its diplomatic staff to evacuate Saudi Arabia as regional conflicts continue to simmerBy Hayley Cregor2 min read
Saudi ArabiaNetanyahu condemns Houthi attack on Saudi airport in rare statementThe cruise missile strike killed 12 people and injured more than 300, according to Saudi authorities1 min read
By Stephen PollardWhat the terror scare on the Dubai–Tel Aviv flight showed about the power of the Abraham AccordsThe emergency landing underscored the evolving security cooperation between Israel, the UAE and Saudi Arabia – a reminder that the peace agreements have reshaped the region far beyond diplomacy and trade3 min read
By Roger MacmillanThe Flydubai attack reveals the threat from within that airlines must confrontAfter 9/11, the industry learned to secure the cockpit against a threat from the cabin. It must now recognise that the person inside matters just as much and build a safety system that relies neither on luck nor on the bravery of a wounded captain and passengers3 min read
IDFIDF chief’s ‘secret meeting with Arab and US military leaders’ to discuss IranRelationships are developing between Israel and Arab countries amid shared concerns over Iran and regional securityBy Melanie Swan1 min read
By Marc J SieversI had just returned from Saudi Arabia as a US diplomat when al-Qaeda struck. We must remember who did itI’m shocked that politicians and commentators in today’s America are willing to dismiss the threat of Islamism or even seek the support of radical influencers such as Hasan Piker who claimed that ‘America deserved 9/11’6 min read
Saudi Arabia excises antisemitism from school textbooksNew teaching materials openly condemn Islamist extremist groups and play down previous hostility to Jews and ChristiansBy Etgar Lefkovits1 min read||August 18, 2026 14:18
US and Saudi strike Iran-backed militia in Iraq after failed ‘surprise attack’The IRGC blamed the attack on the ‘aggression of the American child-killing army’By JC Reporter1 min read||July 29, 2026 11:16
Trump says Saudi nuclear deal conditional on normalisation with IsraelThe Kingdom will be required to sign the Abraham Accords before being granted access to US tech and expertise for its energy programmeBy Dalia Zimmerman1 min read||July 23, 2026 17:21
Herzog: ‘I dream of peace with Saudi’The Israeli president also said that his ‘heart aches’ for Palestinian civilians caught up in the Gaza WarBy JC Reporter2 min read||July 17, 2026 10:53
By Ashley PerryThe Iran deal hasn’t ended Arab cooperation with Jerusalem – but it has forced it undergroundThe Abraham Accords were not merely peace agreements but the foundations of a new regional bloc built around confidence in US leadership and Israeli power. Today, those perceptions are less certain4 min read||June 24, 2026 13:14
Saudi Crown Prince pushing for US to continue Iran WarWashington has announced further troop deployments to the region, despite President Trump’s claims that peace talks have been ‘productive’By Jacob Jaffa1 min read||March 25, 2026 11:24
Israel in talks with Gulf states after Iran strikes civilian areasThe UAE has already announced it is closing its embassy in Tehran, while Saudi Arabia said it was open to ‘responding to the aggression’ to the Islamic Republic’s attacksBy Jamie Shapiro1 min read||March 2, 2026 14:26
Saudi Arabia’s ‘last Jew’ dies aged 82David Shuker was born in the Saudi city of Najran but moved to Israel to flee persecution in the mid 1900sBy Jamie Shapiro2 min read||February 27, 2026 11:05
By Jonathan SacerdotiPrince William courts Saudi Arabia while Israel remains untouchableIt would be a striking gesture were the heir – or the King – to visit the Jewish state soon, signalling solidarity with a democracy facing multi-front threats, including from Iran. It would also acknowledge that those threats are aimed at Britain, too4 min read||February 12, 2026 16:49