Israel Securities Authority will work with the Central Bank of Bahrain to provide regulatory guidance and support to fintech entrepreneurs and startups in both countries

US secretary of state is visiting kingdom in bid to strengthen ties with Riyadh as it pushes for rapprochement with America's adversaries

Ministers from Gulf Cooperation Council countries plus Egypt, Iraq and Jordan in Jeddah to discuss bringing Assad back into fold, angering rebels; Qatar denies détente on table

Diplomats to discuss divisive issue of possible end to Syria's 2011 suspension from Arab League over regime's actions during civil war

US hails rapprochement between Gulf Cooperation Council members, after Manama was last holdout of four Arab nations who imposed boycott and blockade on Doha in 2017

Gulf Cooperation Council ministers blast comments, in fresh sign Israel's ties with Arab world are heading south; UAE condemns law repealing West Bank disengagement

Gulf states trying to recalibrate their foreign policy as the US turns its attention elsewhere in the world; for Xi, the visit is a chance to restore global profile

Saudi-led GCC doesn't specify offending material but warns 'necessary legal measures will be taken' if content not taken down

US president promises not to create a vacuum in region for Russia, China and Iran to fill

After promising to make Riyadh's rulers into pariahs and slash fossil fuels, POTUS to ask for more oil, re-engage in region; Israel's leaders make similar about-face on natural gas