The Latest Breaking News from Gulf

The World Bank says poverty nearly tripled in Lebanon over the past decade

The US president, Donald Trump, claimed he was able to secure deals totalling more than US$2 trillion (£1.5 trillion) for the US on his tour of the Gulf states in May. Trump said “there has never been anything like” the amount of jobs and money these agreements will bring to…

Southeast Asian regional bloc holds its first-ever three-way summit with China and six Gulf countries.

The GCC’s pivot to the East is a “pragmatic move,” says Joanne Lin, senior fellow at the ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute.

Southeast Asian leaders are looking to insulate their trade-dependent economies from geopolitical uncertainty, in particular US tariffs, as they hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Gulf state dignitaries in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are the only Gulf countries that prohibit the sale of alcohol

Ahead of a May tour of the Middle East, US President Donald Trump revived a long-running dispute over the name of the body of water between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula – should it be called the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Gulf or just the Gulf?

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted the Boeing 747 that the Gulf emirate of Qatar offered to President Donald Trump for use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

Saudi Arabia has emerged as a key Middle Eastern player in the last few years and is now attracting billions worth of investments from both the US and Europe.