Network says Ramallah changing tack, seeking to be involved in potential normalization process this time as opposed to boycotting it as it did in the past

Blinken reportedly tells minister real concessions to Palestinians will be necessary; Riyadh said weighing Chinese bid for nuclear plant in effort to pressure Washington

China-brokered deal brought about renewal of ties between Middle East powers after they were severed in 2016 over Riyadh's execution of Shiite cleric

Agreement between two regional foes seen as major diplomatic triumph for Beijing as Gulf Arab states perceive United States winding down its involvement in Middle East

Guardian cites report by Saudi, Chinese geologists, identifying sufficient amounts of the element to supply Gulf kingdom's nascent nuclear program -- and to export