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The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter Iran's expansion in the region, according to U.S. and Arab officials.

President Donald Trump's tough talk on Iran is winning him friends in the Arab world, but it also carries a significant risk of conflict with a U.S. rival that is now more powerful than at any point since the creation of the Islamic republic nearly 40 years ago.

Russian war planes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Islamic State today, insurgents said, helping Moscow's ally creclaim territory and dealing a fresh setback to the strategy of Washington and its allies.

US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that he plans to designate Tunisia as a major non-NATO ally of the United States, recognising the country's democratic progress after the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.

The head of the Arab League appealed Sunday to its member states to confront "militarily and politically" Islamic State insurgents, an apparent call to arms as the US launched new airstrikes against the group's fighters in Iraq.

Secretary of State John Kerry discussed Saturday the Islamic State threat with the head of the Arab League, ahead of the group's next round of discussions.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of Washington's closest allies in the Middle East, has called for a "unified effort" to root out radical militancy in regional hotspots including Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Afghanistan.

The top U.S. and Russian diplomats will hold a surprise meeting on Thursday with the United Nations' peace envoy for Syria, signaling fresh hopes of an international breakthrough to end the Arab country's 21-month civil war.

Former Algerian foreign affairs minister Lakhdar Brahimi is a strong candidate to replace Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria, diplomats have said. They said Brahimi was a strong possibility, while other contenders are ex-Spanish foreign affairs minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and Spain's Javier Solana, a former NATO chief and European Union foreign...

The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter Iran's expansion in the region, according to U.S. and Arab officials.

President Donald Trump's tough talk on Iran is winning him friends in the Arab world, but it also carries a significant risk of conflict with a U.S. rival that is now more powerful than at any point since the creation of the Islamic republic nearly 40 years ago.

Russian war planes pounded Syrian rebels unaffiliated with Islamic State today, insurgents said, helping Moscow's ally creclaim territory and dealing a fresh setback to the strategy of Washington and its allies.

US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that he plans to designate Tunisia as a major non-NATO ally of the United States, recognising the country's democratic progress after the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.

The head of the Arab League appealed Sunday to its member states to confront "militarily and politically" Islamic State insurgents, an apparent call to arms as the US launched new airstrikes against the group's fighters in Iraq.

Secretary of State John Kerry discussed Saturday the Islamic State threat with the head of the Arab League, ahead of the group's next round of discussions.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), one of Washington's closest allies in the Middle East, has called for a "unified effort" to root out radical militancy in regional hotspots including Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia and Afghanistan.

The top U.S. and Russian diplomats will hold a surprise meeting on Thursday with the United Nations' peace envoy for Syria, signaling fresh hopes of an international breakthrough to end the Arab country's 21-month civil war.

Former Algerian foreign affairs minister Lakhdar Brahimi is a strong candidate to replace Kofi Annan as peace envoy to Syria, diplomats have said. They said Brahimi was a strong possibility, while other contenders are ex-Spanish foreign affairs minister Miguel Angel Moratinos and Spain's Javier Solana, a former NATO chief and European Union foreign...