The Trump administration seems to be preparing to circumvent Congress to allow the export to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates of billions of dollars of munitions that are now on hold, according to [ More … ]
Much of the news these weeks could be about Iran — past, present and future. Forty years ago, the Islamic revolution was at its height. last week, there was a U.S.-organized ministerial meeting in Warsaw to discuss [ More … ]
BY: BURHANETTIN DURAN* The Saudi royal family has a new future king. Having been endorsed by 31 out of the 34 members of the Allegiance Council, a royal decree made Muhammed bin Salman crown prince. King [ More … ]
Dialogue should continue to solve row between Qatar and Arab states peacefully, says Turkish foreign minister Ankara wants a peaceful solution to the diplomatic rift between five Arab states and Qatar, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut [ More … ]
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will sign a strategic partnership agreement with the Sudan announced the Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir from Bahrain on Wednesday. Al-Bashir arrived in the Bahrain’s capital Manana where he was welcomed [ More … ]
By: Sinem Cengiz* Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be on a four-day Gulf tour, during which he will visit important countries of the region. Political and economic relations, as well as regional issues — [ More … ]
As the first UK prime minister and female politician to attend the six-nation Gulf Co-operation Council, the British Prime Minister Theresa May will travel to Bahrain this week for a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation [ More … ]
After the Egyptian regime had voted in favor of a Russian-backed draft resolution in the UN Security Council on Syria, al-Sisi renewed his support to the Al-Assad regime which could increase tension in Egypt’s relations with Saudi [ More … ]
– Nine Arab Countries Withdraw from Arab-African Summit over Polisario’s Participation, Egypt Continues – A new chapter of the tensions between Egypt and Morroco The Polisario Separatist Movement’s participation disrupts the Arab-African Summit in Equatorial [ More … ]
Kuwait warns citizens traveling to the U.S. to check their phones and laptops to ensure they do not contain any material that could be linked to extremist groups, according to Washington Post The official Kuwait [ More … ]
The media center at Al-Azhar Institution has released a statement explaining Sheikh Ahmed AL-Tayeb’s stance with regard to defining what is meant by “Ahl-al-Sunnah” (Components of Sunnah -those who adopt the real traditions of Prophet [ More … ]
On Tuesday August 16, Daesh (the self-proclaimed IS) targeted the Qatif police station in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia killing a police guard. This attack is a continuation of Daesh’s operations in the Gulf [ More … ]
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for meetings with the kingdom’s senior royals and other Gulf officials for talks focusing on Yemen’s stalled peace process, reported Military Times. Kerry [ More … ]
The UAE has agreed to pour Egypt’s central bank with a $1bn deposit for a duration of six years in a new show of support for Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, reported the BBC. Emirates News Agency [ More … ]
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