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The foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other Arab states agreed last month in Jeddah that the Arab world must play a leading role in efforts to...

Kuwait said Saturday that it had launched an "emergency operation" to evacuate its citizens from Sudan amid fighting between the North African nation's army and a paramilitary group, Anadolu reports....

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied media reports claiming Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al Jaber Al Sabah will visit the Syrian capital, Damascus, tomorrow. The ministry...

A week after his Syrian counterpart, Faisal Mekdad, visited the Kingdom, Bin Farhan travelled to Syria.

Morocco did not participate in the Jeddah Summit, in which the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Iraq, Egypt and Jordan discussed Syria's return to the Arab...

Banks in the Middle East and Central Asia have very limited exposure to last month's banking turmoil in the United States and Europe, but financial pressures are adding to...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and foreign ministers of Arab states have concluded that a political solution is the only way to end the conflict and crisis in Syria,...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Qatar on Saturday called for dialogue in Sudan amid clashes between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Anadolu reports....

China's rise has been the talk of the global village, with its impressive economic performance, ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and frenzied diplomacy, ranging from the Ukraine conflict...

Jordan said, ahead of a meeting on Friday to discuss Syria's readmission to the Arab League, it was pushing a joint Arab peace plan that could end the devastating...

Jared Kushner is reportedly amassing huge fortunes through investment from Gulf countries while being given protection by the US secret service at the expense of American taxpayers. Kushner, who...

Qatar and Bahrain decided to restore their diplomatic relations in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter and the provisions of the Vienna Treaty on Diplomatic Relations...

The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has sent invitations to member States to attend a meeting next Friday in the Saudi capital, Jeddah, to discuss the...

A proposed Israeli-funded internet cable project aims to connect Gulf states with the occupation state after "gaining traction" in Saudi Arabia, according to a report yesterday by Middle East...

The Sultanate of Oman and Trinidad and Tobago have taken a significant step towards strengthening their relations by signing a joint statement on the establishment of diplomatic relations, reported...

Twenty years have passed since the US-led invasion of Iraq, with its harsh consequences, severe developmental setbacks and its alienation from its Arab neighbours which conspired against it, as...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on Sunday called on the US to assume its responsibility towards responding to Israeli measures and statements against the Palestinians, Anadolu reports. Last week,...

Saudi Arabia has announced it will grant citizenship to certain to selected foreign nationals, following the passing of a law, allowing Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman...

An Israeli security company signed a deal yesterday with United Arab Emirates (UAE)'s telecom operator Etisalat to protect its business from cyberattacks. According to the Times of Israel, Cyberint...

The United Arab Emirates signed defence deals worth 8.14 billion dirhams ($2.22 billion) on the second day of a major industry expo in Abu Dhabi, with the bulk of...

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said consensus was building in the Arab world that isolating Syria was not working and that dialogue with Damascus was needed "at some point" to...

Kuwait and Iraq will hold a round of legal and technical talks on Sunday as they look to bring an end to a maritime border dispute, which if resolved...

Saudi Arabia said Saturday that its good relations with Russia would benefit all, Anadolu reports. Speaking at a panel of the Munich Security Conference 2023 on the geostrategic role...

The Qatari-Bahraini Follow-up Committee yesterday held its first meeting at the headquarters of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh to discuss ending outstanding issues between the two countries....

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi today launches a three-day visit to China, in what is the first state visit by an Iranian leader to the country in almost two decades....

Direct flights between Bahrain and Qatar are to resume "soon" amid warming relations between the two Gulf states, according to Bahraini Minister of Transportation Mohammed Al-Kaabi. Al-Kaabi made the...

Organisations in Saudi Arabia and the UAE were hit by the most ransomware attacks among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries between mid-2021 and mid-2022, according to a report published...

The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has expressed the organisation's solidarity with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in all measures that preserve its security and stability...

Iranian authorities seized a ship carrying "smuggled fuel" in the Gulf and detained the 12 people on board. The Tasnim news agency today quoted a statement by Mojtaba Ghahramani,...

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states are predicted to make a total of $15 billion annually by the year 2030 as they introduce policies to implement new "metaverse" technology...

Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador to Tehran late Saturday to protest a statement related to three disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, reports Anadolu Agency. Foreign Ministry...

In a step that raises the level of relations between the two countries, Saudi Arabia and China signed strategic agreements during the Chinese president's visit to Riyadh. The most...