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Oil, human rights, security: Here's what's in store for U.S.-Gulf relations in 2023

Visiting Saudi Arabia last summer, President Biden tried to reassure Arab leaders of U.S. commitment to the region's security. But Gulf nations aren't necessarily rushing to side with Washington.

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Sadrist Movement: Iran Fears Iraq’s Rapprochement with Gulf

The Iraqi government has continued to ignore Iran’s protests of Iraqi officials using the term “Arabian Gulf” as Basra hosts the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup football tournament. Iran has protested the name, summoning the Iraqi ambassador in Tehran to demand that it be changed to “Persian” Gulf. The term “Arabian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Energy Minister: Kingdom Intends to Utilize its National Uranium Resources

Saudi Arabia plans to use domestically-sourced uranium to build up its nuclear power industry, Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Wednesday. He added that recent exploration had shown a diverse portfolio of uranium in the Gulf Arab state, the world's top oil exporter. Saudi Arabia has a nascent…

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Iraq’s ‘Arabian Gulf Cup’ tournament name sparks anger in Iran

Tehran complains to FIFA over Iraq’s use of the name for a waterway that separates Iran and several Arab states.

Al Jazeera

Saudi Arabia's Ma'aden Forms JV to Invest in Mining Assets Abroad

Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden), the Gulf's largest miner, said on Wednesday it agreed to form a joint venture with the Kingdom's sovereign wealth fund to invest in mining assets globally. Ma'aden will own 51% in the venture while the Public Investment Fund (PIF) will own 49%, the company said…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Helipad fight: 2023 will be crucial, protestors say

As private helipads (and applications for them) proliferate around Auckland and two Hauraki Gulf islands, the big question is why city officials seem so reluctant to do anything to stop them.

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Iraq Ignores Iran's Objection to Using 'Arabian Gulf' Name

Iraq ignored the Iranian protest against using the "Arabian Gulf" name and did not comment on Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Naser Kanaani's complaint, saying that authorities should take necessary measures. Earlier, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani opened the Gulf Cup 25, referring to it as the "Arabian Gulf Cup" to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Kuwait Crown Prince Hails Hajraf’s Role as GCC Secretary-General as Tenure Ends

Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah held talks on Sunday with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr.

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Gulf Celebrates 25th Edition of Arabian Gulf Cup in Basra

Thousands of football fans from around the Gulf attended the opening ceremony of the 25th edition of the Arabian Gulf Cup in Basra on Friday. The last time Iraq hosted this tournament was in 1979 when it won the title. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani formally kicked off…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany's Hensoldt plans defence deals with Gulf states - Spiegel

German defence supplier Hensoldt has applied to the government for clearance for a number of politically sensitive projects with Gulf states, the Spiegel news magazine reported on Friday.

Reuters

Call for Cambodian gas talks

Momentum is growing for the resumption of long-delayed talks between Thailand and Cambodia on joint petroleum exploration in the Gulf of Thailand, after the two countries showed interest in pushing ahead with the project.

Bangkok Post

Soccer fans hopeful ahead of Gulf Cup in Iraqi city of Basra

Iraq is hosting its first international soccer tournament in more than four decades and for many Iraqis, the tournament that is about to kick off in the southern city of Basra offers a rare moment of joy and optimism

The Independent UK

Analysis-New Arab allies face dilemma as Israel shifts hard-right

Israel's sharp tilt to what is likely to be the most hard right government in its history puts its new Arab allies in the awkward position of having to deal with ultra-nationalists while trying to do more than just pay lip service to the Palestinian cause.

Reuters

Cairo Adopts Balanced Approach to Iran’s Signs of Rapprochement

Well-informed Egyptian sources emphasized Egypt’s adherence to balancing its national interests with its commitments to Gulf security, following Iranian diplomatic statements about Tehran’s rapprochement efforts with Cairo. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Egypt was committed to balance its vision of regional relations and national interests with its core adherence…

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Saudi Businessman Purchases 12 Camels Worth $32 Million

A Saudi businessman signed a 120 million riyal ($32 million) deal in Riyadh to purchase 12 camels, marking one of the biggest camels' purchase deals in the Gulf. The event coincided with Cristiano Ronaldo joining of Saudi Al-Nassr team. The deal was signed in Dahana Desert, which is hosting the…

The Independent UK

Where are the Gulf Arab tourists? Israel's hopes fall short

Israel's agreement with the United Arab Emirates to open diplomatic ties in 2020 brought an electrifying sense of achievement to a country long ostracized in the Middle East

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Expresses Solidarity with Egypt after Terror Attack

Gulf and Arab countries strongly condemned on Sunday the terrorist attack that targeted a security checkpoint in Egypt’s Ismailiyah.

Newsroom.co.nz

Gulf residents accuse DOC of slow-walking new reserve

DOC says it’s a complex process in need of robustness and accuracy, but supporters of a proposed marine reserve are ‘deeply frustrated’ at bureaucratic hold-ups.

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Iran warned off spy plane near Iranian war games in the Gulf - report

Iran's military launched a drone to warn off a reconnaissance plane trying to approach Iranian war games on the Gulf coast, the semi-official Fars news agency said on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Holds Joint Military Drills in the Gulf

Iran held joint naval, air, and ground exercises in the Gulf on Friday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, state media reported. The drills involve submarines and drones "practicing information-gathering operations against attacking forces, as well as reconnaissance operations,” Admiral Habibollah Sayyari told the official IRNA news agency. The…

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Iran holds joint military drills in the Gulf- state media

Iran held joint naval, air, and ground exercises in the Gulf on Friday near the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway, state media reported.

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Global Economy Caught Between Wars and Geopolitical Conflicts

There is a saying, "When the US economy sneezes, the emerging markets get a cold." The global economy now may be more complex: it is more resilient in terms of where new economic growth emerges, but more vulnerable in terms of risk emanating from the United States, but also in…

Fortune

'Qatargate' scandal left Europe's politicians reeling—but corruption experts in Washington have a warning for the U.S.

Defining what’s legal or not in the U.S. has become intensely complicated, as lavish spending on “soft power” and PR have hugely increased, especially by oil-rich Gulf states.

The Conversation

China's increasing economic ties with the Gulf states are reducing the west's sway in the Middle East

At the end of November 2022, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that the “golden era” between Great Britain and China was over. China may not have been too bothered by this news however, and has been busy making influential friends elsewhere.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oman Sees 2023 Budget Deficit at 3% of GDP

Oman is forecasting a 1.3 billion rials ($3.39 billion) deficit in its 2023 budget, or 3% of the gross domestic product, following an expected surplus this year after higher oil prices boosted revenues. State media reported the Gulf state expects revenues of 11.7 billion rials ($30.2 billion), up 10% over…

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