Regional growth to reach 5.3 per cent; Abu Dhabi forms $10bn fund with Egypt and Jordan; US president to visit Saudi Arabia; Iraq yet to form a government; Damascus airport hit by Israeli missile attack; Algeria cuts ties with Spain
Regional refugee numbers hit 10-year low; Turkish president visits Saudi Arabia; Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed elected UAE president; Government offers new oil contracts in Iraqi Kurdistan; US reviews Tunisia support package
Economic outlook drags down oil prices; UAE visa system overhauled; IMF provisionally agrees to $3bn funding package for Lebanon; Uncertainty as Iran nuclear talks stall; Kuwait government resigns amid parliamentary stalemate