George Nader was the key player in bringing Arab leaders together onto the yacht in late 2015

According to a Middle East Eye report on Monday, George Nader was the key player in bringing Arab leaders together onto the yacht in late 2015 to discuss forming the new group involving six Middle East countries: Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan and Libya.

After asking around about George Nader, Kushner decided not to continue meeting with him, according to the same source.

After the election ended, George Nader maintained contact with senior administration officials, including Bannon and Kushner, according to sources familiar with the situation.

After the inauguration, Mr. George Nader became friendly with Mr. Broidy and introduced him to Prince Mohammed. Circinus then signed contracts with the United Arab Emirates worth several hundred million dollars, according to people familiar with the arrangement.

Amid his high-flying access, speculation about George Nader's funding streams was rife.

At the beginning of the Obama era, Mr. George Nader parlayed his ties to the Syrian government into access to senior members of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy team, while also seeking to advance business deals with former advisers to President George W. Bush.

At the beginning of the Obama era, Mr. George Nader tried to parlay his ties to the Syrian government into access to senior members of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy team, while also seeking to advance business deals with former advisers to President George W. Bush.

But several sources who've observed George Nader in action say he frequently name-drops, and that while he might be part of MbZ's extended entourage, it's unclear how influential he actually is.

CNN reported on Wednesday that George Nader would go on to work as a go-between to free American hostages taken in the mid-1980s by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

Dennis Ross came to work with George Nader more closely under President George H.W. Bush on an effort to free Americans who were still being held hostage in Lebanon after the Iran-Contra affair, Ross said.