Saudi Arabia and several other Arab nations reportedly blocked a move to cut diplomatic and economic ties with Israel during a joint summit of Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia, other Arab nations block proposal to cut all ties with Israel: Report

US sanctions imposed on the government of President Bashar al-Assad, known as the Ceasar Act, is complicating the return of Syria to the Arab fold, the UAE's Foreign Minister Abdullah Bin Zayed said on Tuesday.

UAE minister: US sanctions complicate Syria's return to Arab fold 

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he was seeking "non-aggression" agreements with Gulf Arab nations that do not formally recognise the country as a prelude to possible future peace deals.

Israeli minister seeks 'non-aggression' pacts with Arab nations

Two developments, the pending return of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to the Arab fold and protests in Sudan, Jordan and Tunisia, send contradictory messages of where the Middle East and North Africa are headed.

Efforts to return Syria’s Bashar al-Assad to Arab fold amount to hollow victory for autocrats

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Saudi Arabia, other Arab nations block proposal to cut all ties with Israel: Report

UAE minister: US sanctions complicate Syria's return to Arab fold

Israeli minister seeks 'non-aggression' pacts with Arab nations

Efforts to return Syria’s Bashar al-Assad to Arab fold amount to hollow victory for autocrats