Rebel Houthis have welcomed talks if the venue is neutral and have given priority to lifting Saudi blockade on Houthi-held ports and airports

Mohammed bin Salman meets other Arab leaders ahead of Riyadh summit next week

Qatar and Egypt pay $1bn to repair facilities, streets and homes destroyed in May conflict

Saudi king voices support for efforts to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons

Ousted Afghan president Ashraf Ghani and family are in United Arab Emirates

The Emirati broke with the Saudis by establishing relations with Israel, while Riyadh has challenged the Emirates as a commercial hub

Human rights body says US only penalising prince’s associates sends ‘terrible message’

Qatari emir refused to capitulate to Saudi, Emirati demands and ostracism campaign

The roots of the catastrophic violence in the country date back to failures in 2011

The shelving of Aramco’s $100bn IPO heaps pressure on crown prince Mohammed

Tax-free salaries are a huge draw, and there’s plenty of work from teaching to construction

London’s weapons deals worth £4.6bn since the war on Yemen launched three years ago

Three duelling, headstrong royals at the centre of a dispute that threatens to escalate

Pontiff says, however, he still believes controversial bishop is innocent of cover-up