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AD Ports Completes Acquisition of Majority Stake in Transmar, Transcargo International

Abu Dhabi Ports Group said on Wednesday it completed the acquisition of a 70 percent equity stake in Egypt’s Transmar International Shipping Company (Transmar) and Transcargo International (TCI), with a total value of the deal amounting to $140 million. The acquisition of the two Egypt-based maritime companies is the first…

Asharq Al-Awsat

King of Jordan Visits France to Boost Strategic Partnership

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the visit of the Jordanian monarch to Paris in his speech last month during the annual French Ambassadors' Conference and referred to the second Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership. The Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership was held in the Iraqi capital during the…

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Iran Says Crew of Seized Greek Oil Tanker Replaced

The crew of one of two Greek oil tankers seized by Iranian armed forces in May have been replaced by their company, Iran’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. The Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the ships in the Gulf days after Greece said it would deliver Iranian oil it had taken from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Spotting whales close to the city

Despite the Meteorological Department's warning last week that Thailand, the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand would be hit by severe rains, my travel companions and I decided to continue a long-awaited Bryde's whale-watching trip to Samut Sakhon.

Bangkok Post

Moon wobble may have played a role in mangrove dieback, study suggests

Changes in mangrove cover across Australia are driven by tidal shifts caused by the wobble of the Moon, a study suggests.

ABC News

Human rights groups sound alarm over Tory foreign minister’s links to repressive Gulf states

Leo Docherty has accepted over £30,000 in hospitality from countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE since 2017

The Independent UK

Lenderking Intensifies Efforts to Expand Truce in Yemen

US Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking has intensified his meetings with Gulf, Saudi and Yemeni officials, with the aim to support the efforts of UN Envoy Hans Grundberg to consolidate the truce and launch a comprehensive political process. In this context, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Nayef…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Moroccan King to Attend Arab League Summit in Algeria

Morocco's King Mohammed VI will participate in the Arab League Summit to be held in Algeria early next November, senior diplomatic sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday. The sources said that the Moroccan authorities spoke with several Gulf countries to inform them of the King’s participation in the Arab Algiers…

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Yemen rifts stall reforms needed to access Gulf aid, sources say

Rifts within Yemen's new presidential council are delaying approval of reforms needed to unlock $3 billion in financial aid from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates that would help ease a severe foreign exchange crunch, four sources said.

Reuters

Iran to Release Crew of Two Seized Greek Tankers

Iran has agreed to release the crews of two Greek tankers it seized in May in the Gulf in response to the confiscation of oil by the United States from an Iranian-flagged tanker in Greece, the Greek union of commercial ships' seafarers said. The case has strained relations between Athens…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran to release crew of two seized Greek tankers -Greek seafarers union

Iran has agreed to release the crews of two Greek tankers it seized in May in response to the confiscation of oil by the United States from an Iranian-flagged tanker in Greece, a Greek seafarers union said.

Reuters

India has powerful case to be permanent member of U.N. Security Council: EAM Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is in Saudi Arabia on his first visit to the Gulf Kingdom

The Hindu

India, Gulf Cooperation Council sign MoU to facilitate consultations

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived on Saturday on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss ways to further strengthen relations between the two countries

The Hindu

Iran Guards Seize ‘Foreign’ Ship in Gulf for Smuggling Diesel

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling 757,000 liters of diesel out of the country, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. The unnamed vessel's seven crew members, who are foreign nationals, have been handed over to legal authorities, IRNA reported…

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Iran Guards seize foreign ship in Gulf for smuggling diesel

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling 757,000 litres of diesel out of the country, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

GCC Secretary General Condoles UK on Death of Queen Elizabeth

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr.

Al Jazeera

What are King Charles III’s views on the Middle East?

British royal family constitutionally obliged to stay out of political issues, but Charles is known for close Gulf ties.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sisi Hails Gulf Support for Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi praised the Gulf support for his country, especially during the periods that followed the upheavals in January 2011 and June 2013. Sisi’s comment came during the inauguration of projects in the Suez Canal Authority on Thursday. In his speech, the Egyptian president said that Saudi…

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GERD: New Gulf Support for Egypt, Sudan

The Gulf States expressed support to Egypt and Sudan in their dispute with Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam on the Nile River. The GCC Ministerial Council rejected “any action or measure that affects their water rights,” stressing “support for all endeavors that would contribute to resolving the file in a…

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Iran Sends Written Warning to Countries Hosting US Army

Iran's Chief of Staff, Mohammad Bagheri, said that Tehran has sent a written warning to the countries hosting the US army in the region. Bagheri condemned Israel's joining the US Central Command (CENTCOM), accusing Washington of seeking to "fill the vacuum" of its forces in the region. He said that…

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Joint Action Plan to Promote Cooperation between Gulf, Central Asian Countries

A meeting on Wednesday between the foreign ministers of the Gulf and Central Asian countries underlined the need to accelerate joint cooperation and support the implementation of the approved joint action plan, in order to face escalating global challenges and meet the aspirations of the peoples of the two regions.…

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Kuwait’s Long-Time Parliament Speaker Bows Out of Sept. Elections

Kuwait's parliament speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim said he would not run in legislative polls this month, a day before the deadline for submission ends. Kuwait will hold early elections on Sept. 29 after the crown prince appointed a new prime minister and dissolved parliament in a bid to resolve the feud…

Al Jazeera

Gulf nations demand Netflix remove ‘offensive’ content

A GCC committee said the unspecified content ‘violates Islamic and societal values and principles’.

Bangkok Post

Netflix told by Gulf states to drop videos violating Islam

Six Gulf Arab states have told streaming service company Netflix Inc to stop broadcasting material that they said violates the region’s Islamic values and threatened legal action if it did not act.

The Guardian - AU

Six Gulf states warn Netflix over content violating ‘Islamic values’

Gulf states did not identify the type of content, though Saudi Arabia state-media condemned shows with gay characters

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