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.

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.

The Saudi foreign minister's enormously ambitious task is to de-escalate tensions between Pakistan and India ... playing a diplomatic role. Previously, the United States has taken centre stage ...

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.

Saudi Crown Prince backs Pakistan-India ceasefire, applauds U.S. peace efforts, and calls for lasting regional stability at GCC Summit in Riyadh.

Credit - Firdous Nazir—NurPhoto/Getty Images The crisis embroiling India and Pakistan ... Gulf States, in particular Saudi Arabia, who are today playing a key though unfamiliar peace-making role.