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The US has shown its support to the United Arab Emirates regarding the territorial conflict in which it is engaged in with Iran. After a closed door meeting between the countries, at the White House, represented by the Crown Prince Read more
Bahrain has been chosen as the next host of the GCC-EU annual talks of foreign ministers at the just concluded one in Luxembourg. The meetings are geared towards strengthening and developing cooperation between the Middle East and the European countries Read more
Deaths from bombings are on rise in the country and the month of June has proven to be one of the deadliest since the departure of the American troops. Hatim al-Mansouri, the leader of a pro-government Awakening militia in Mada’in, Read more
Oman has joined forces with Yemen to trace Al-Qaeda members that have crossed into the country after the US backed Yemen military started inflicting heavy damage and casualties on them. The two countries are now sharing intelligence and are also Read more
Oman is seeking to purchase 55 AIM-9X block II Sidewinder missiles, 36 AIM-9X block II Sidewinder captive air training missiles and 6 AIM-9X block II tactical guidance units, says the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The $86 million arms deal Read more
Political crisis in Kuwait are far from being over after the whole cabinet decided to tender its resignation at an extraordinary executive gathering to the Amir of the Gulf state, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, through the Prime Minister. Two of Read more
The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court has declared the current parliament, elected in polls organized pursuant to an Emiri decree, unconstitutional. The court ruled that the emiri decree that called for the 2012 election was unconstitutional and ordered reinstating the previous assembly Read more
Preparations have already begun for the sixth edition of Gulf Industry Fair (GIF), the Northern Gulf’s premier business-to-business (B2B) industrial expo, from January 15 to 17 next year. The event will be held in Bahrain and it will be hosted Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz has been named crown prince and heir apparent, succeeding his hard-line brother prince Nayef who died in a hospital in Geneva at the age of 78. The late prince Nayef was interior Read more
Political tensions is mounting in Kuwait reaching unprecedented levels threatening the stability of the oil-rich Gulf state, one of the major allies of the US and the West in the region. Skirmishes between cabinet members (controlled by the Al-Sabah ruling Read more