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Few days after the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2414 extending the MINURSO mandate for six months and welcoming Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, the North African Kingdom severed its diplomatic ties with Iran for its military support to Read more
Egypt plans to join a Gulf power link with the signing of agreements next April with Saudi Arabia to finance the $1.6 bln project. Quoted by Bloomberg, Egypt’s Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said his country will finance $600 million adding Read more
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting in Kuwait city Tuesday was cut short and ended the same day it opened after most influential members chose to snub the meeting because of the presence of Qatar ruler who is facing boycott Read more
Qatari foreign minister has confirmed that the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani is expected to attend the annual summit of Gulf Arab heads of state in Kuwait on December 5 and 6, despite an ongoing dispute between Read more
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has been invit-ed by Emir Sabah Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah of Kuwait to at-tend the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, taking place in Kuwait on December 5-6 with Saudi Arabia expected Read more
The picture showing King Mohammed VI, who is currently on an official visit to Doha, holding a pro-Qatar sash is fabricated and has never been taken. The King’s advisor Yassir Znagui has adamantly rejected that the picture was genuine, saying Read more
Bahrain has asked Gulf allies for financial assistance as it seeks to replenish its foreign-exchange reserves and avert a currency devaluation that could reverberate across the region, Bloomberg reported. Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Kuwait were approached for aid, the Read more
Gulf countries have reaffirmed their support to Morocco’s territorial integrity during the debate on the Sahara issue at the 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly in New York. Addressing the Committee, Saudi Arabia’s representative to the UN, Manal Redouane, Read more
Saudi foreign minister Abdel Jubeir Tuesday said Saudi Arabia is ready to maintain blockade on Qatar for as long as the tiny gas-rich country does not stop supporting terrorism, claiming that Qatar is prolonging the Gulf Cooperation Council stalemate by Read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was reportedly behind the incendiary statements attributed to Qatar’s ruler, which ignited the diplomatic row between tiny gas-rich gulf country and its neighbors, Washington Post reports citing unidentified US intelligence officials. Qatar came in the Read more