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Yemen

Daunting task. UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths (C) listens to an assistant as he stands with the Houthi-appointed governor of Hodeidah Muhammad Aiyyash Quhaim, January 29. (Reuters)

Hodeidah truce breached, coalition vows to step up pressure

Saudi Arabia

Arab foreign ministers speak after attending informal talks on the latest regional developments, at the King Hussein Convention Centre at the Dead Sea, Jordan January 31, 2019. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia, allies wrap up talks in Jordan

GCC

Evolving challenges. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L) meets with Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said in Muscat. (AP)

US administration pushes for GCC unity in face of Iran

Mohammed Alkhereiji

Saudi Arabia

A container is loaded onto a ship in Gwadar port. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia eyes major investments in Pakistan’s Gwadar

Pakistan

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz (R) meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Riyadh, last October. (SPA)

Strong Arab Gulf support for Pakistan frustrates Iran’s plans, boosts Khan

Mohammed Alkhereiji

US

US envoy ends efforts to mediate Arab quartet's row with Qatar

US

A Saudi soldier stands guard in Riyadh with the Saudi and US flags in the background. (AP)

Trump’s turnarounds have implications for Gulf countries

Yemen

Houthi fighters ride on the back of a truck as they withdraw from the Red Sea city of Hodeidah, December 29. (Reuters)

Seeing no light at the end of Yemen’s tunnel

Khairallah Khairallah

Gulf

Leaders from the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council meet in Riyadh, December. (SPA)

2018 was year of highs and lows for Gulf countries