Iran yesterday declared its willingness to sign a non-aggression agreement with regional countries, Anadolu reported. Iranian news agency IRNA said the announcement came during a meeting between Iranian Ambassador...

The US creation called the Middle East Strategic Alliance (MESA) — dubbed widely as “Arab NATO” — has made no progress in the two years since it was announced....

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared yesterday that “promoting Israel’s rapprochement with the Arab world is his top priority”, reported the Times of Israel, “adding that it was realistic...

There are 188,888 millionaires in Kuwait, Money Control website reported yesterday. A publication by Capgemini entitled “The World Wealth Report 2019” ranked Kuwait as the country with the second...

It has been two years since the four countries, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, imposed their siege on Qatar. Two years later, the besieged came out stronger...

Saudi Arabia hosted three summits side-by-side this week. Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud hosted the 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Friday.  Saudi Arabia exploited...

The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has called on members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to put an end to conflicts hampering their own interests....

The Bahraini Ministry of Finance announced that it will receive $2.3 billion as part of a Gulf aid package announced in October 2018. In October, Bahrain received pledges from...

Former Jordanian MP Hind Al-Fayiz said that a number of Gulf States “put pressure on Jordan and blockaded it in order for it to accept the ‘deal of the...

Policies pursued by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries to reduce the number of expatriates and replace them with local citizens over the past few years are increasing pressure...

Qatar will no longer permit First Abu Dhabi Bank, the largest bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to provide services for new customers in Doha, its regulator said,...

Thirteen demands or conditions were put on the table by the countries imposing the siege on Qatar in order to restore relations to how they were in the past....

Saudi-Moroccan relations are witnessing an unprecedented period of tension. Morocco has decided to pull its Ambassador from Riyadh. The Ambassador, Mustafa Al-Mansouri, has explained to 360 that the reason for his...

Is the Warsaw Conference aiding Netanyahu's re-election bid?

The UK has been discussing post-Brexit trade deals with key Gulf states ahead of its impending deadline to leave the European Union (EU). The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s Minister...

Israel’s foreign ministry announced on Tuesday that it had launched a “virtual embassy” to boost dialogue with the Gulf countries. “We are pleased to announce the re-launch of ‘Israel...

Qatar’s victory in the Asian Football Confederation tournament was not just about winning a football match; it was a victory for free will and Qatar’s independence and sovereignty, which...

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has called on UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths to play a “more active” role in persuading Houthi rebels to withdraw from...

Iran’s non-oil exports to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have increased by 38 per cent in the first eight months of this year to over $6.5 billion, local media...

Qatar said on Saturday it remained committed to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) but the bloc needed to enforce its own rules better, signalling a reformed alliance could help...

Saudi Lieutenant General Eid Bin Awad Al-Shalawi was appointed Commander of the GCC Unified Military Command (UMC) during the 39th GCC meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh. Gulf Cooperation...

Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz yesterday criticised the Islamic Republic of Iran for what he said was the republic’s “interference in the internal affairs of neighbouring countries”. “The Iranian...

Bahrain’s foreign minister criticised Qatar’s emir on Sunday for not attending an annual Gulf Arab summit in Saudi Arabia, a decision that shows there is little hope for an...

The President of Qatar’s National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) has said the European Union (EU) must do more to end the humanitarian tragedy caused by the ongoing blockade of...

The next Gulf Cooperation Council summit, to be held in Riyadh next month, may be an opportunity to end the rift within the group, Kuwait’s deputy foreign minister was...

Gulf nationals have renewed their calls to the governments of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to “halt all forms of normalisation with Israel and activate the necessary boycott laws.” Gulf activists have continued their recently...

The deterioration in Gulf ties is hindering efforts to resolve regional problems, Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani said today. “The deteriorating Gulf relations are weakening our ability...

Ever since Qatar won the bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2010, the world’s attention – especially western media attention – turned against Qatar for its treatment...

If I was the Washington Post’s Ishaan Tharoor I would be a trifle annoyed. I enjoy his “Today’s World View” column on a daily basis. He is a very...

The Supreme Military Committee of Chiefs of Staff of the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC met on Monday in Kuwait to discuss the activation of a unified military command and...

A leading defence analyst company expects Gulf states to increase their defence spending to some $100 billion by 2019. According to a new report published by Jane’s by IHS...

The Gulf crisis, which began with the siege and the boycott of Qatar by several Gulf and Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, did...