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Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions
Middle East
December 9, 2018
Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) annual summit was set to open in Riyadh on Sunday, with regional…
If Iran can not export oil then no country will export oil from the Gulf: Iran president
Middle East
December 4, 2018
If Iran can not export oil then no country will export oil from the Gulf: Iran president
GENEVA (Reuters) – America should know that if Iran can not export oil then no country will export oil…
1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
Middle East
December 1, 2018
1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
AL-JAHRA, Kuwait (AP) — On the outskirts of Kuwait City, the love Kuwaitis have for former US President George…
Israeli minister says he’s invited to 2019 conference in Bahrain
Middle East
November 26, 2018
Israeli minister says he’s invited to 2019 conference in Bahrain
(Reuters) – An Israeli cabinet minister said on Monday he had been invited to attend a conference next year…
Bahrain heads to polls amid boycott calls
Middle East
November 24, 2018
Bahrain heads to polls amid boycott calls
Bahrainis headed to the polls Saturday amid calls to boycott the parliamentary election in which dissolved opposition groups have…
Egypt’s Sisi says army will defend Gulf Arabs in case of direct threat: newspaper
Egypt
November 6, 2018
Egypt’s Sisi says army will defend Gulf Arabs in case of direct threat: newspaper
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the army will come to the defense of Gulf Arabs if they face…
Qatar’s ruler hopes Gulf crisis will end for sake of region
Middle East
November 6, 2018
Qatar’s ruler hopes Gulf crisis will end for sake of region
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar’s ruler said on Tuesday that a political and economic boycott of his country by larger…
Israeli minister’s mosque tour highlights diplomatic push in the Gulf
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Israeli minister’s mosque tour highlights diplomatic push in the Gulf
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli cabinet minister’s visit to Abu Dhabi’s grand mosque gave more momentum on Monday to Israel’s…
Iran puts on ‘show of strength’ military exercise in Gulf
Middle East
September 21, 2018
Iran puts on ‘show of strength’ military exercise in Gulf
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Iranian Revolutionary Guards and army carried out a joint aerial military drill in the Gulf…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says it held war games in Gulf
Middle East
August 5, 2018
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards says it held war games in Gulf
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed on Sunday it had held war games in the Gulf over the past several days,…