Oil-rich Gulf countries, which for decades have attracted millions of foreign workers thanks to their reputation as tax-free havens, aim to introduce value-added tax in 2018 to plug budget gaps. On...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the Trump administration on Tuesday that if the United States disengages from the international community it will be replaced - saying that...
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday praised the "success" of Iraqi forces in the battle against the Islamic State group in Mosul. "Today Daesh is fleeing Iraq and this is an...
Saudi Arabia and Iraq have made a "qualitative leap" in relations, they said Tuesday after a visit by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi that followed years of strained ties. It was Abadi's first visit...
Turkey is intensifying its diplomatic efforts to mediate the crisis between Qatar and several Arab countries, but experts say the results could be limited due to its one-sided pro-Doha stance....
Turkey's foreign minister visited Saudi Arabia on Friday for talks aimed at resolving the Gulf diplomatic crisis, as Qatar accused its neighbours of imposing a devastating "siege" on the emirate....
Turkey's foreign minister visited Saudi Arabia on Friday for talks aimed at resolving the Gulf diplomatic crisis, as Qatar accused its neighbours of imposing a devastating "siege" on the emirate....
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held talks in Saudi Arabia on Friday with King Salman, continuing efforts to resolve the Gulf's biggest diplomatic crisis in years. "the meeting was...
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu held talks in Saudi Arabia on Friday with King Salman, continuing efforts to resolve the Gulf's biggest diplomatic crisis in years. "the meeting was...
The search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified Wednesday as Turkey's foreign minister landed in Qatar while the UN voiced fears over growing humanitarian concerns in the region....
The search for a diplomatic solution to the Gulf crisis intensified Wednesday as Turkey's foreign minister landed in Qatar while the UN voiced fears over growing humanitarian concerns in the region....
President Donald Trump is facing a lawsuit over claims he has accepted payments and benefits from foreign governments through his business empire. Officials in Maryland and Washington DC are using...
Officials in Maryland and the US capital Washington will sue President Donald Trump for accepting payments and benefits from foreign governments through his business empire, news reports said Sunday...
When Gadhafi was president, Libya was one of the preferred and favourite place for Ghanaians, not only because it was easy to get a job but also because Libya was a gateway to Southern Europe. Things...
African Union chairman Alpha Conde on Sunday put himself forward as a mediator in the crisis between Qatar and other Gulf countries, urging dialogue after several African nations also recalled their...
Kuwaiti FM says Qatar is willing to hold dialogue with Arab states that have cut diplomatic ties with Doha. Kuwait on Sunday said that Qatar is willing to hold a dialogue with Gulf Arab countries...
A Kuwaiti court on Sunday sentenced a professed member of the Islamic State group to life in prison for an attack on US troops in the emirate last year. Egyptian Ibrahim Suleiman in October rammed...
Qatar moved Sunday to avoid an escalation of its feud with Gulf neighbours by telling their citizens they are welcome to stay, while boasting of "business as usual" for vital gas exports. Iran also...
The diplomatic crisis surrounding the Gulf escalated further Friday after Saudi Arabia and its allies placed a number of Qataris and Doha-based organisations on a "terror list". As many as 18...
Kuwait's parliament Thursday passed the budget for the 2017/18 fiscal year, projecting a deficit for the third year in a row due to a slump in oil prices. The deficit is projected to be $21.6 billion...
