The Latest Breaking News from Gulf

A court in the Comoros on Monday handed down a life sentence for high treason to ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi, who was convicted of selling passports to stateless people living in the Gulf.

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Dr. Nayef al-Hajraf stressed the Gulf’s keenness on bolstering cooperation with China in all fields to serve common interests. Al-Hajraf met with China’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chen Weiqing in Riyadh on Sunday. They discussed issues of common interest and the latest developments related to…

There is no more elegant pivot than moaning about the World Cup in Qatar to begging a Gulf state to come and buy your club

Qatari authorities are ignoring international law by failing to inform embassies when their citizens are arrested, detained or are pending trial for a death sentence.

Media ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries stressed on Thursday their condemnation and rejection of all systematic and spiteful media campaigns against Gulf countries. Meeting via videoconference, they also slammed attempts aimed at undermining Gulf successes and contributions on regional and international levels. They underlined the need for…

The 2022 tournament kicked off on 20 November in Gulf state, where homosexuality is illegal and anyone found participating in same-sex sexual activity can be punished with up to seven years in prison.

Critics say former Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio lacks experience and has poor record in Gulf relations

Arab teams’ performances have changed the mood among Doha’s recent foes who had refused to share in its excitement

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen chose the Manama Dialogue platform to reveal an acknowledgement that the Europeans took a long time to “understand a very simple fact that while we work to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, we must also focus on other forms of weapons proliferation,…