Descendents of the founding father of Saudi Arabia's Wahhabi brand of Islam have sought to distance themselves from Qatar's ruling family, according to a statement published on Sunday.

The Associated Press said that the Gulf witnessed a number of political unrests after US president Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh.

American political analyst Simon Henderson said in an article that the Diraz events on May 23, 2017, could have dangerous consequences for both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Kuwait's foreign minister met Qatar's ruler on Friday for talks that appeared aimed at trying to ease renewed tensions between Qatar and fellow Gulf Arabs over its policy toward Iran and regional Islamist groups.

Al-Hayat Saudi Newspaper said that the Ministry of Culture and Media in the Kingdom blocked many Qatari media website for displaying incitement against Bahrain.

A Saudi Court of Appeal upheld the death penalty for 14 activists, who took part in protests in Qatif in 2011.

Bahrain followed suit after Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt and blocked the Qatari media outlets amid the mounting Gulf crisis with Qatar.

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday defended the actions of Bahraini authorities who opened fire on a protest by supporters of a top Shiite cleric, killing five people.

Qatar got into a war of words with some Gulf Arab allies on Wednesday after it said hackers had posted fake remarks by its emir against U.S. foreign policy, but their state-run media reported the comments anyway.

Saudi Arabia said that it supports what it called “the measures that Bahrain takes to protect its security, stability and safety, such as the latest measures taken by the Bahraini security apparatuses in the village of Diraz to protect public security and order.”

Hezbollah blamed the Al Saud regime for the attack launched on Sheikh Isa Qassim and peaceful locals protesting outside his home in Diraz, deeming Saudi Arabia the real decision maker behind what is taking place in Bahrain.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hoped on Monday (May 22, 2017) that one day, he would be able to visit Saudi Arabia.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for sealing an arms deal and other investments worth hundreds of billions of dollars with Saudi Arabia, Tehran's arch-rival in the Middle East.

Saudi energy minister Khalid al-Falih will meet with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad on Monday as the top oil producer seeks to convince others to extend output cuts for a further nine months ahead of an OPEC meeting on Thursday.

A senior Hezbollah official recently blacklisted by Washington and Riyadh called the U.S. administration "mentally impeded and crazy" on Sunday as President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia, in the group's latest verbal attack on the United States.

Saudi Arabia is taking new steps to counter the messages of Islamic State and other Islamist militant groups online, a senior Saudi official said on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump began a visit to the kingdom.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Muslim leaders to take a stand against violence committed in the name of religion, describing the struggle against extremism as a "battle between good and evil".

US President Donald Trump arrived to Saudi Arabia on Saturday (May 20, 2017) to hold talks with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as well as Arab and Islamic leaders on his first overseas visit.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday morning (May 21, 2017) that relations between the United States and Bahrain will improve. This stance during his meeting with Bahrain King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa during his visit to Saudi Arabia.

Zaid Benjamin, Radio Sawa Washington Correspondent, published a schedule for the US Donald Trump's meetings during his visit to Saudi Arabia that started this morning.