The Latest Breaking News from Gulf

A Houthi official said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia cannot be a mediator in the Yemen war, remarking on a Reuters report of a Gulf Arab initiative to hold consultations among Yemeni parties in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is considering inviting Yemen war parties, including the Iran-backed Houthi militias, for talks in Riyadh this month as part of an initiative aimed at backing UN-led peace efforts, two Gulf officials told Reuters. Formal invitations would be sent within days for the talks on military,…

The Saudi-based Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is considering inviting the Houthi movement and other Yemeni parties for consultations in Riyadh this month as part of an initiative aimed at backing U.N.-led peace efforts, two Gulf officials told Reuters.

Analysis: PM will try and succeed where Biden failed but is unlikely to get a sympathetic hearing

Britain is to raise human rights issues with Saudi Arabia’s authorities after the Gulf state executed 81 people in one day, Boris Johnson’s official spokesman said on Monday.

The Health Secretary said the UK could challenge the Gulf state over human rights abuses and still have an economic relationship.

Campaigners say not enough is being done to prevent loss of life and the causes of death are not being properly investigated

A Gulf-US meeting reached a common vision to deter Iranian threats in the region, especially air, missile, and naval threats.

Supporters on a trip to the Gulf state had to walk a '45 minutes to 1hr' from the Metro system to some of the newly-built stadiums. When the World Cup takes place, temperatures in Qatar hit 22/25°C

The Gulf nations have capacity to pump more oil to ease supply fears but relations with the US have chilled during Biden administration

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