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Riyadh-Tehran talks close with naval hotline text as Hajj channel opens and Muscat looms

Saudi and Iranian diplomats wrapped two days of bilateral talks in Riyadh on Sunday evening with agreed text for a naval communications hotline, a Hajj humanitarian channel and a deferral of border protocols to a late-May session in Muscat.

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Iranian envoy arrives in Riyadh as Gulf and Tehran open bilateral track on maritime and border measures

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi landed in Riyadh on Saturday for two days of talks on maritime and border confidence-building measures, the first publicly announced bilateral visit by an Iranian official to the kingdom since the April 15 ceasefire.

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Riyadh and Tehran open bilateral maritime channel as Marseille shifts into implementation

Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed Friday to open a direct bilateral channel on maritime security in the Persian Gulf, the first standing Riyadh-Tehran working group since the April ceasefire and a discreet sequel to the Marseille pledging conference.

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UAE and Saudi Arabia Strike Sovereign AI Compute Pacts with U.S. Hyperscalers as Gulf Eyes Post-War Tech Build

The UAE and Saudi Arabia signed a combined $42 billion in sovereign AI compute agreements with three U.S. hyperscalers Monday, channeling post-war Gulf ambition into a build that bypasses state-level moratorium fights in California and New York.

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Doha chairs' statement locks in monitoring calendar as Iran accepts IAEA camera restoration

Mediators in Doha closed the first round of framework talks with a chairs' statement Monday that committed Iran to reinstall IAEA cameras at two declared sites within 30 days and set a verification calendar running through August.

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Gulf states press Tehran on monitoring regime as Doha framework talks resume

Saudi and Emirati negotiators pushed Iran on Saturday to accept a tougher inspections regime as the second round of Doha framework talks opened, with mediators hoping to convert the April ceasefire into a durable security architecture.

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Gulf states press for permanent security framework as ceasefire monitors expand Hormuz patrols

Saudi Arabia and the UAE urged Washington and Tehran on Monday to convert the six-day-old ceasefire into a permanent regional security pact, as UN monitors expanded their patrols across the Strait of Hormuz.

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Gulf states convene Doha meeting to shape post-war security architecture

Foreign ministers from six Gulf states gathered in Doha on Monday to draft a post-war security framework, with mediators from Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey joining to extend the fragile Iran-Israel ceasefire into a durable arrangement.

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East African Capitals Brace for Gulf Remittance Shock as Stranded Workers Trickle Home

Treasury officials in Nairobi, Addis Ababa and Kampala began modeling a sustained drop in Gulf remittances Saturday as the first repatriation flights brought stranded workers home, threatening current account positions already stretched by the six-week war.

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