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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting breaks up within hours

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) meeting breaks up within hours

A planned two-day meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ended just hours after it began, amid reports of a…
Bus bomb kills eight in Syria’s Homs city: state media

Bus bomb kills eight in Syria’s Homs city: state media

A bomb blast killed eight people and injured 16 others on a bus in Syria’s Homs on Tuesday, state media…
UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya

UN pushing sharp increase in migrant returns from Libya

The United Nations migration agency is stepping up the rate at which it flies migrants home from Libya, aiming to…
Trump forges ahead on Jerusalem-as-capital despite warnings

Trump forges ahead on Jerusalem-as-capital despite warnings

President Donald Trump will recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital on Wednesday despite intense Arab, Muslim and European opposition to a…
Iran asks Muslims to disrupt Israeli ties in region: TV

Iran asks Muslims to disrupt Israeli ties in region: TV

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Muslims on Tuesday to disrupt what he called a plot by unnamed countries in the…
Arab countries urge US not to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital

Arab countries urge US not to recognize Jerusalem as Israeli capital

  Arab countries expressed their concern over a potential move by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,…
Lebanese PM Hariri revokes resignation after consensus deal

Lebanese PM Hariri revokes resignation after consensus deal

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has formally rescinded his resignation following a consensus deal reached with rival political parties. The…
Saudi has completed main wave of arrests in anti-graft purge, minister says

Saudi has completed main wave of arrests in anti-graft purge, minister says

Saudi Arabia has completed the main wave of arrests in its sweeping crackdown on corruption and is preparing to channel…
Uncertainty hangs over crisis-hit Gulf summit

Uncertainty hangs over crisis-hit Gulf summit

The crisis-hit Gulf Cooperation Council began its annual summit on Tuesday amid uncertainty over whether the leaders of Saudi Arabia…
Qatar FM hopes GCC summit will help resolve ongoing diplomatic crisis

Qatar FM hopes GCC summit will help resolve ongoing diplomatic crisis

Foreign ministers for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries held a meeting on Monday in preparation for the 38th session of…
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