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After days of speculation over his whereabouts, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani resurfaced in the UAE amidst allegation and bitter condemnation that the 72-year-old fled with some $169 million and...

Saudi Arabia has announced an amendment to rules governing imports from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, in what is being seen as a bid to challenge the UAE's status...

British MPs are calling on the government to suspend a "secretive" multi-million-pound funding programme to Gulf countries over concerns that Saudi Arabia and Bahrain may have channelled taxpayers' money...

Whitehall is still reverberating from the Hancock affair. It was not the first, and it certainly will not be the last time that a politician gets caught out publicly....

The six countries forming the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will remain heavily dependent on hydrocarbon production for at least the next ten years, despite efforts to diversify their economies,...

The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) met yesterday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to follow up on the implementation of the decisions made at the Al-Ula...

Qatar's former Prime Minister, Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani, yesterday warned of the repercussions of the intense competition between the United States and China on the Gulf region's and...

Jordan's neighbours and allies reacted with statements of support after the Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah's half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein had been...

New "peace-making" winds are blowing on Arab-Turkish relations and helping to ease the tension in the search for common ground. Flattering messages are being exchanged between Ankara, Cairo, and...

The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef Bin Falah Al-Hajraf, yesterday called on the European Union to pressure Yemen's Houthi group to "stop their attacks" on the...

Delegations from the UAE and Qatar met in Kuwait on Monday for the first time since last month's Gulf reconciliation deal to end a rift of more than three...

Arguments presented by Dr Warren highlight the ongoing battle to control the narrative about the Arab Spring

On 30 January, Pakistan's Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa paid a two-day visit to Qatar where he met with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad...

A Conservative Party MP said on Thursday that Britain regards a commercial partnership with the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as one of its top priorities post-Brexit....

Qatar has always considered "Gulf reconciliation" as a strategic choice, stressing that the Gulf crisis does not benefit anyone, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said in an interview...

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Thursday that the agreements concluded at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in the Saudi city of Al-Ula will help create the...

Iranian-backed forces are exerting pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi to stop him linking Baghdad's electricity grid with that of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) grid, a local...

Qatari vehicles crossed into Saudi Arabia through a land border on Saturday for the first time since Arab states severed diplomatic and transport ties with Doha in mid-2017, Saudi...

The joy of reconciliation and resuming cooperation among the Gulf states was not limited to the peoples, but also extended to the countries of the region. The Turkish Ministry...

Citizens across the Gulf States have rejoiced at the reconciliation agreed this week, especially the Qataris and Saudis. The blockade imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain...

Spokesperson for Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Talaat Fahmy on Thursday welcomed the results of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit. The summit led to a reconciliation between Qatar and its...

Head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj has welcomed the outcomes of the Gulf summit held on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia, which he believes: "Succeeded...

The four Arab countries that had imposed a three-year siege on Qatar have waived their 13 preconditions as they announce reconciliation with it on Tuesday. Following the announcement of...

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) yesterday welcomed measures announced on Monday to finalise reconciliation among member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), group spokesman, Talaat Fahmi, said in a statement. Fahmi...

Former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al Thani said lessons need to be learnt from the Gulf crisis which was resolved earlier this week in order...

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Iraq and Lebanon on Thursday condemned the Wednesday's bombings in Yemen's Aden airport, Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement, GCC Secretary General Nayef Al-Hajraf  expressed his...

The head of the Hamas Political Bureau has welcomed reconciliation between the Gulf States, noting that such a move will eventually be in favour of the Palestinian cause. Ismail...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi will attend the Gulf Cooperation Council's 41st summit that will be held in Riyadh on 5 January, on an invitation from Saudi King Salman...

Gulf Arab foreign ministers will hold a virtual meeting hosted by Bahrain on Sunday ahead of an annual summit to discuss steps towards ending a diplomatic row that has...

Qatari Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani reiterated on Wednesday that there is an initial deal for reconciliation among Gulf States, Reuters reported. Al-Thani, who is also...

Migrant workers in the Gulf region have been found to be amongst the most oppressed, with abuses spiking during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the London-based Business & Human...

UAE academic Abdulkhaleq Abdulla, a former aide of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Zayed, has angered Saudi activists by tweeting about the potential reconciliation among Gulf States, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported. On...