The Paris demonstrations by the Gilets Jaunes — yellow vests — movement have grabbed public attention around the world, and have spread to several other European capitals. It has...

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...

Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enani revealed that he is investigating a major theft at the Egyptian Museum. “I am investigating a major antiquities issue. I will not be...

The United States wants to continue support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen’s war and will remain engaged in efforts to combat Iranian influence and extremist militancy in the...

United Arab Emirates federation president Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has decided that women should make up half of its semi-elected advisory body when it is renewed next year,...

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 Arab interior minister’s council has issued an arrest warrant for Gaza’s former security chief,  Rashid Abu-Shbak, a close ally of dismissed Fatah leader, Mohammed Dahlan. The Palestinian prosecution...

The dismissed leader of the Palestinian Fatah movement and adviser to the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Mohammed Dahlan, said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman would remain...

The first visit by a pope to the Arabian peninsula will take place in February when Francis travels to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the Vatican said...

The UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has once again accused Qatar of supporting extremism and interfering in issues that affect regional stability days before the...

British academic Matthew Hedges has claimed that the UAE offered leniency if he agreed to spy on the UK on behalf of the Emiratis. Speaking to the media about...

Dubai’s ruler has resisted efforts by Kuwait to release nearly $500 million in frozen funds at the heart of a money-laundering probe straining relations between the two Gulf allies,...

Is Yemen one step closer to peace?

Egyptian social media users have expressed their outrage at the government’s announcement that the UAE-owned Dubai Ports World will acquire a 49 per cent stake in the Suez Canal...

We do not need to be very smart to realise that the main reason behind the Saudi Crown Prince’s visits aboard, since the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi, is...

Iran backs UN-sponsored peace talks in Yemen, state media reported earlier today, with Tehran stating that it was ready to help find a political solution to the conflict. “Iran...

November was an extraordinary month for normalisation between Arab states and Israel. You would think that Israel had settled its disputes with its neighbours — perhaps accepting and implementing...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Algeria on Sunday from Mauritania, resuming a tour of Arab countries after attending the G20 summit in Argentina, Reuters reports. Prime Minister...

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdel-Latif Zayyani is to visit Qatar to hand over the invitation of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdel-Aziz to Qatari Emir...

The Netherlands announced today that it will cease arms exports to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt in protest against the use of the weapons in Yemen....

The Egyptian government yesterday announced an agreement between the country’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) and Dubai Ports (DP) World, under which the latter will acquire 49 per cent of...

A Pakistani man has been handed the death penalty after confessing to killing his Emirati boss who he claims withheld his salary in exchange for sex. The Abu Dhabi...

Saudi Arabia will lend Tunisia $500 million at a favourable interest rate and will finance two projects worth $140 mln, two sources told Reuters on Wednesday, a day after...

From Khartoum, where the Arab summit in late August 1967 announced its Three No’s: no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, and no negotiations with it, a leader...

As pressure grows for a ceasefire in Yemen it seems likely that there will be some form of de-escalation soon, if not a full-fledged ceasefire. Indeed, a modest de-escalation...

The UAE invests $100 million into the Israel-Europe gas pipeline project

British academic Matthew Hedges arrived back in the UK yesterday with reports claiming he is now looking to sue his Emirati captors who accused him of spying and detained...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman has arrived in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Tuesday afternoon. While officials have not disclosed its details and program, the visit comes amid...

The chairman of EgyptAir, Ahmed Adel, announced on Monday “heavy losses” following the country’s participation in the Gulf blockade, which has been imposed on Qatar for the second year...

Relations between Britain and the UAE came under scrutiny after a judge in the Emirates sentenced a British academic to life imprisonment last week. Matthew Hedges, a PhD student...

FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, believes that football has the power to "build bridges"