Kuwait
US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources
Middle East
February 18, 2019
US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States is lobbying Gulf states to hold off restoring ties with Syria, including the UAE…
Thailand halts plan to expel Saudi teen barricaded in her hotel room
Middle East
January 7, 2019
Thailand halts plan to expel Saudi teen barricaded in her hotel room
BANGKOK/DUBAI (Reuters) – Thailand halted plans on Monday to expel an 18-year-old Saudi woman fleeing her family after she…
Thailand says Saudi woman in asylum case to be sent back
Middle East
January 7, 2019
Thailand says Saudi woman in asylum case to be sent back
A Saudi woman being held at Bangkok airport is to be sent back, Thai authorities said Monday, after she…
Oil price plunge threatens Iraq recovery
Middle East
January 1, 2019
Oil price plunge threatens Iraq recovery
BAGHDAD (AP) — The latest plunge in oil prices has dealt a heavy blow to Iraq’s stagnating economy, threatening the…
Qatar rift overshadows Gulf Arab summit as emir stays away
Middle East
December 10, 2018
Qatar rift overshadows Gulf Arab summit as emir stays away
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Gulf Arab summit called for regional unity as Bahrain and Qatar traded barbs over the…
Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions
Middle East
December 9, 2018
Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions
RIYADH (Reuters) – The Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) annual summit was set to open in Riyadh on Sunday, with regional…
Qatari foreign policy has not changed: Egypt’s FM
Egypt
December 6, 2018
Qatari foreign policy has not changed: Egypt’s FM
Egypt has not seen a change in the Qatari foreign policy that might lead to solving the diplomatic crisis between…
1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
Middle East
December 1, 2018
1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy
AL-JAHRA, Kuwait (AP) — On the outskirts of Kuwait City, the love Kuwaitis have for former US President George…
Iran earthquake injures more than 700
Middle East
November 26, 2018
Iran earthquake injures more than 700
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said no effort should be spared to help victims of a 6.3 magnitude…
Body of Egyptian killed in Kuwait crash arrives in Cairo: official
Egypt
November 22, 2018
Body of Egyptian killed in Kuwait crash arrives in Cairo: official
The body of killed Egyptian expatriate in Kuwait Hazem Hamza arrived in Egypt on Wednesday at dawn, Deputy Foreign Minister…