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...

The first round of what US President Donald Trump called “the most biting sanctions ever imposed” against Tehran went into effect on August 7. “Anyone doing business with Iran...

As the world focuses on Vladimir Putin’s attempts to break up the EU and NATO, overlooking how he has already done the same with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

According to Haaretz, one option being discussed is a solar energy project to be built in northern Sinai to supply Gaza with electricity

Jordan is pinning hopes on oil-rich Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia committing to a multi-billion dollar aid package to help it weather an economic crisis that sparked rare...

Qatar said it was banning products originating from the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain, almost a year after those states imposed an embargo on Doha, accusing...

The International Criminal Court yesterday renewed its calls for the arrest of Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Al-Khaleej Online reported. Since 2011,...

Though the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is a comparatively recent construct, it bases much of its claim to legitimacy on being the “homeland” of Islam. Saudi monarchs have...