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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, right, meets with General Joseph Votel Commander of the United States Central Command at Al Shati Palace

Sheikh Mohammed meets with top US general in the region

Discusses areas of military cooperation with Centcom's General Votel 
Prince Khaled bin Salman, the newly appointed Saudi ambassador to Washington, sits in the cockpit of a fighter jet at an undisclosed location on September 23, 2014, after taking part in a mission to strike ISIL targets in Syria. Saudi Press Agency / AFP

Prince Khaled bin Salman begins works as Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to Washington

Prince Khaled, commonly referred to as KBS, is hoping to reach out to a wide range of US opinion inside and outside of the U.S. capital
Turkish president Recip Tayyip Erdogan, accompanied by his wife Emine Erdogan, is welcomed by the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim in Doha, Qatar, July 24, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace via Reuters

Erdogan urges Qatar and quartet to negotiate and end the crisis

The Turkish president met with Qatar's emir on Monday at the end of a two-day trip to the Gulf to push for mediation to resolve the dispute 
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Saudi King Salman in Jeddah on July 23, 2017. Turkish Presidential Press Office / EPA

Erdogan meets King Salman in push for Qatar mediation

It came as the head of US Central Command, General Joseph Votel, met with the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim 
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has said the Qatari emir's first public comments on the GCC crisis were disappointing. Giuseppe Cacace / AFP

UAE says Qatari emir's speech falls short

Dialogue is welcome, but must be based on a re-evaluation of Qatar's positions, Gargash says
Can Dizdar, the Turkish ambassador to the UAE, in his office in Abu Dhabi. Delores Johnson / The National / November 28, 2016

'Going back to normality would serve the interests of everybody'

Can Dizdar, Turkey's ambassador to the UAE, discusses his country's stance in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt's dispute with Qatar

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US secretary of state Rex Tillerson, right, answers a question from the media with the Omani foreign minister Yusuf bin Alawi-bin Abdullah at the Department of State in Washington, DC on July 21, 2017. Paul J Richards / AFP

Omani foreign minister meets Tillerson as Washington seeks channel to Tehran

US secretary of state also hints at role for Muscat in resolving Qatar crisis
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Anwar Gargash, seen here speaking at Chatham House in London on July 17, 2017, has welcomed Qatar's move to amend its terrorism law. Neil Hall / Reuters

UAE hopes pressure bears fruit after Qatar changes terror laws

Quartet expects actions after changes to the definition of terrorist crimes and activity as well as the financing of terrorism
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi says he is “confident that Gulf countries have the wisdom to resolve divergence

Qatar foreign minister in China after visit by UAE official

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was scheduled to meet Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi later in the day