United Arab Emirates
Ramadan Earns Prime Spot On Gulf Fashion Calendar
From Dolce & Gabbana to Michael Kors, major brands are catering to lucrative Gulf markets during the Muslim holy month...
Qatar Ideal First Diplomatic Crisis For Oilman Tillerson
The Qatar crisis presents Rex Tillerson with his first challenge as Washington's top diplomat and an opportunity for...
Ireland and Afghanistan Join Test Elite
Ireland and Afghanistan were awarded Test match status on Thursday, taking the number of countries playing at the...
Gaza Restarts Power Station As Egypt Fuel Eases Crisis
The Gaza Strip's sole power station has been fired up again, the energy authority in the Palestinian enclave said...
Qatar Airways Seeks 10% Stake In American Airlines
Qatar Airways has notified American Airlines it wants to buy about a 10 percent stake in the US carrier, which...
Iran Sends 1,100 Tonnes of Food To Qatar Daily
Iran is shipping more than 1,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables to Qatar every day after Gulf countries led by Saudi...
UAE Runs ‘informal Prisons’ In Yemen
The United Arab Emirates runs at least two "informal detention facilities" in Yemen and has reportedly transferred...
Turkey Sends First Cargo Ship With Aid For Qatar
Turkey on Thursday sent its first ship loaded with aid for its embattled regional ally Qatar which has been hit by...
India To Run Extra Eid Flights To Qatar Due To Embargo
India has asked two domestic carriers to run extra flights to Doha ahead of the Eid holiday to help citizens stranded...
Afghanistan, Ireland Face Cricket Test D-Day
Afghanistan and Ireland are poised to become the 11th and 12th members of Test match cricket's close-knit club on...
Trump Congratulates New Saudi Crown Prince, Raises Qatar Row
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday congratulated Saudi Arabia's newly appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,...
Three Things To Watch As Saudi Names New Heir To Throne
Mohammed bin Salman, named Saudi crown prince on Wednesday, becomes first in line to the throne as the historically...
Gulf States Prepare For VAT In Time of Crisis
Oil-rich Gulf countries, which for decades have attracted millions of foreign workers thanks to their reputation as...
Qatar Accuses ‘neighbours’ of Hacking That Led To Row
Qatar on Tuesday accused "neighbouring countries" that have cut ties with Doha of being responsible for the alleged...
US ‘mystified’ By Saudi Failure To Justify Qatar Embargo
The United States is "mystified" that Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies have failed to present details justifying their...
12,000 Camels, Sheep Forced Back To Qatar Amid Crisis
Due to the current Gulf crisis, Qatari farmers living in Saudi Arabia have been forced to trek back to their homeland...
Saudi, Iraq Hail ‘leap’ In Ties After Abadi Visit
Saudi Arabia and Iraq have made a "qualitative leap" in relations, they said Tuesday after a visit by Prime Minister...
UN Urges Djibouti and Eritrea To End Border Dispute
The UN Security Council has urged Djibouti and Eritrea to resolve their border dispute peacefully after tensions flared...
Palestinians Greatly Troubled By Gulf Crisis, Fear Consequences
Following the declaration of Gulf and Arab states to boycott Qatar, which broke out two weeks ago, and the decision to...