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Iran Latest News

Qatar likely to mediate between Iran, US, official says

January 26, 2021 MEO Staff

Qatar has reiterated its readiness to mediate between Iran and the United States days after newly elected President Joe Biden took office “Qatar is ready to mediate between Iran and the United States as the [ More … ]

Bahrain latest news

Bahrain FM arrives in Tel Aviv on first official visit

November 18, 2020 MEO Staff

A Bahrain government delegation led by its foreign minister has landed in Tel Aviv on its first official visit from the Gulf kingdom, which normalized relations with Israel in September. Abdullatif Al Zayani was welcomed [ More … ]

Gulf

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah dies at age 91

September 29, 2020 Ahmed Rashed

Known as a peacemaker, Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has died. Kuwait’s 91-year-old Emir Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah died on Tuesday in a hospital in the United States. “With great sadness and [ More … ]

Iran Latest News

Eying Iran, U.S. warns Gulf mariners to stay 100 meters away from its warships

May 20, 2020 MEO Staff

In an alert that appeared aimed squarely at Iran, the U.S. Navy issued a warning on Tuesday to mariners in the Gulf to stay 100 meters (yards) away from U.S. warships or risk being “interpreted [ More … ]

Iran Latest News

Iranian vessels come ‘dangerously’ close to US military ships

April 16, 2020 MEO Staff

The incident in the Gulf comes amid escalating tensions between the United States and Tehran. Eleven vessels from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy came close to United States Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Gulf, [ More … ]

Gulf

Gulf Countries tighten measures and Iran extends prison furloughs amid Spread of COVID-19

March 29, 2020 MEO Staff

Saudi Arabia halted entry and exit into Jeddah governorate on Sunday, expanding lockdown rules as it reported four new deaths from a coronavirus outbreak that continues to spread in the region despite drastic measures to [ More … ]

Qatar Latest News

Qatar Prospers in spite of blockade by Gulf neighbors: Report

February 20, 2020 MEO Staff

Qatar prospering under Blockade by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain. A sea, air and land blockade the four Arab states imposed on independent-minded Qatar more than two and half years ago appears to have [ More … ]

Iran Latest News

UK says tanker seizure shows Iran choosing ‘dangerous path’

July 21, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

As Iranian officials begin probe into the seized tanker, London tells UK ships to avoid Strait of Hormuz. US to launch plan for ‘free passage’ of ships in Iran’s waterway. The United Kingdom has told all British [ More … ]

Saudi Arabia News

US to deploy troops to Saudi Arabia as Gulf tensions soar

July 21, 2019 MEO Staff

Pentagon says deployment of US military personnel to Saudi to face ’emergent, credible threats’. The United States has authorized the deployment of military personnel and resources to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon has said, as tensions [ More … ]

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Russia Joins Gulf states in coaching Sudan’s military!

July 11, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

An Israeli research centre says Russia joined the supporters for the military council in Sudan Russia has emerged Saudi Arabia’s and United Arab Emirates’s silent partner in assisting the Sudanese military’ According to it, Russians [ More … ]

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Iran Latest News

Trump says Iran ‘made a very big mistake’ after the downing of US drone

June 20, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Iranian forces downed US drone, raising fears of major military confrontation between Tehran and Washington in the Gulf. US President Donald Trump has warned Iran it “made a very big mistake” in shooting down a [ More … ]

Column

Who is the main enemy of Arabs: Israel or Iran?

June 5, 2019 MEO Staff

Gulf rulers would have Arabs believe Iran – and not Israel – is their enemy. Palestinians are being asked to pay the price to preserve the thrones of the oil families. Who is the main [ More … ]

Analysis

Is there an Arab winter coming? – Analysis

November 6, 2018 MEO Staff

Gulf states are asserting themselves more than ever, and that’s a problem for the U.S. Three years ago, then Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter attributed Iran’s growing dominance to its being “in the game, on [ More … ]

Column

The Great Gulf War Plan: Column

September 28, 2018 MEO Staff

By: İbrahim Karagül An earthquake… The US has spiraled out of control. For whom will doomsday strike? The Great Gulf War plan…  U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech at the UN General Assembly signals a dire future [ More … ]

Column

The Gulf Crisis Marks Its One Year Anniversary, Both Sides Seem to Have Come to Terms With The New Reality

June 7, 2018 Ahmed Rashed

As the Gulf crisis marks its one year anniversary, settlement seems as distant as ever. Both sides seem to have come to terms with the new reality. While the crisis had certainly been brewing for [ More … ]

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