Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed an order to seize more than $800,000 on cryptocurrency on its way to Hamas, but a spokesperson for the movement said that the Israeli announcement was exaggerated. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed an order to seize 2.6 million shekels ($830,000) in cryptocurrency on …

GCC Secretary General Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf said the five days of meetings will “contribute to enhancing GCC-Chinese relations.” Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman began a visit to China on Monday for five days of meetings aimed at deepening relations between Beijing and the Gulf region, the …

Following normalization with the UAE in November, Erdogan plans to pursue reconciliation with Saudi Arabia next month, pressed by financial woes at home, as both sides appear ready to leave the Khashoggi affair behind. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is gearing up for a fence-mending visit to Saudi Arabia next …