The Latest Breaking News from Gulf Arab

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are in the process of restoring diplomatic ties and reopening embassies, two officials said, more than two years after Arab states ended a boycott of Doha that had shattered the Western-allied Gulf Arab bloc.

Kuwait's Constitutional Court on Sunday ruled that last September's parliamentary election, in which the opposition made gains, was void and that the previous assembly must be reinstated.

Bahrain holds parliament elections on Saturday in an environment that rights groups describe as "political repression" after the U.S.-allied Gulf Arab state has dissolved main opposition groups and cracked down on dissent.

Gulf Arab oil exporters are expected, on average, to put away about 33 percent of their oil revenues over 2022-26, which will lead to an overall improvement in the financial balance, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF said in its latest report that higher oil and gas…