Normalization with Saudi Arabia cannot rely on the same assumptions. It must go beyond tactical considerations and become a strategic, deeply rooted partnership – founded on genuine trust, a shared vision, and a deep understanding of mutual needs.

Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken has a book deal, billed by his publisher as a ''rare glimpse'' into the ''challenging and often controversial'' responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war in Gaza and other crises that broke out during his four years at the helm of the State Department under President Joe Biden.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that he has received strong indications that Saudi Arabia is willing to normalise relations with Israel, particularly now that a ceasefire ...

Blinken and Biden face mounting contradictions as their narrative of Israeli success in Gaza clashes with the continued strength of Hamas.

The person tasked with trying to restore the old order was Secretary of State Antony Blinken ... conversation comes to normalization with Saudi Arabia, that’s the point at which he sits up ...

"So on the ceasefire, yes, I am confident, and I fully expect that implementation will begin, as we said on Sunday," Blinken said. "

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is confident a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas would move forward on Sunday despite a "last-minute crisis."

Antony Blinken has a book deal, billed by his publisher as a “rare glimpse” into the “challenging and often controversial” responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the war in Gaza and other crises that broke out during his four years as secretary of state.

The chances for durable peace may depend on Trump’s whims.

In his writings before the war, Alshannat admired Western democracy, condemned suicide bombings and yearned for Arabs and Jews to live in peace and harmony. With the ceasefire, he is now trying to recover the bodies of relatives and bury them.

But President Trump is the new sheriff in town and during the transition, he declaimed that there would be hell to pay if the hostages were not released before his inauguration. So Hamas finally agreed to accept a hostages-for-ceasefire deal and now they are doing their best to make it work in their favor.

Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the building, which had been encircled by paramilitary fighters since the war erupted