Saudi Arabia, Iran, and others are playing a key albeit unfamiliar role in trying to cool regional tensions, filling a vacuum vacated by the U.S.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister visits India and Pakistan, as regional powers stake out their diplomatic positions

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister met Friday with envoys from Gulf allies, seeking to defuse tensions with India following last week’s deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir region, his office said.

Arab countries welcomed the announcement Saturday of a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, which came after four days of deadly fighting that nearly escalated into a full-scale war.