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Iran has been formally welcomed into the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) as a full member, almost two years after its application was approved by the existing members at a meeting in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe in September 2021.
The UAE has pledged a further $15m to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (Unrwa) to help residents of Jenin, following the Israeli military assault on the West Bank city’s refugee camp in early July.
The United States Department of Justice has accused dual US/Israeli citizen Gal Luft of trying to broker the sale of Iranian crude oil to China and the sale of Chinese-manufactured weapons to Gulf countries, in contravention of US law.
Albania's patience with the exiled Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) appears to be wearing thin, following a recent raid on a camp near Tirana.
Ras Al-Khaimah (RAK) Ruler Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al-Qasimi has continued a recent spate of international travel, leading the UAE delegation to the St Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia mid-June on behalf of President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nayhan (MBZ) – despite the fact that MBZ himself was also at the event.
Albanian authorities raided a camp used by the exiled Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq (MEK) and seized 150 computers. Several police officers and Iranian dissidents were reportedly injured during the raid.
Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said he received a favourable reception to the idea of forming a new dialogue forum with Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries, following a series of meetings with his counterparts around the region in June.
Gulf leaders have been prominent interlocutors with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the days since an abortive mutiny by the Wagner Group mercenary force led by Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Qatar's ambassador to the United States Sheikh Meshal Bin Hamad Al-Thani took part in a ceremony marking the opening of Muhammad Ali Park in Dearborn in the west of Detroit.
Qatar and the UAE reopened their embassies in each other's capitals on 19 June, saying it reflected their interest in strengthening bilateral relations. The decision also includes the reopening of Qatar’s consulate in Dubai.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MBZ) became one of the first international leaders to visit Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following his recent re-election.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi left Tehran for a tour of three friendly Latin American countries, starting with Venezuela and followed by Nicaragua and Cuba.
The UAE took over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council, promising to use its time in the chair to prioritise cooperation between the UN and the League of Arab States; human fraternity; and the links between climate change and security.
Abda Sharif was appointed the United Kingdom's ambassador to Yemen. She is due to take up the post in September, replacing Richard Oppenheim who has held the job since August 2021.
The foreign ministers of Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE were in Cape Town in early June, as part of an expanded meeting of the Brics group of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
