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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gulf nations demand Netflix remove ‘offensive’ content

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

Al Jazeera

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.

Bangkok Post

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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

The Guardian - AU

Gulf Arab nations ask Netflix to remove 'offensive' videos

Gulf Arab countries have asked Netflix to remove “offensive content” on the streaming service, apparently targeting programs that show gays and lesbians

The Independent UK

UCL 2022/23 group stage | PSG hosts Juventus as Champions League kicks off

Paris Saint-Germain’s Qatari owners are expecting a lot from their club in the Champions League in the run up to the FIFA World Cup hosted by the Gulf country

The Hindu

Oman Exports First Ammonia Shipment

Oman started exporting the first shipment of ammonia, allowing the Gulf state to be part of the global ammonia market. On Sunday, the Global Integrated Energy Group (OQ) announced the start of production at the ammonia plant in the Dhofar Governorate, with a production capacity of 1,000 metric tons per…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Israel and Saudi Arabia: No longer enemies but not quite friends

RIYADH: Israel’s longest-serving prime minister pops up on Saudi state-run television from Tel Aviv. An Israeli-American declares himself the “chief rabbi of Saudi Arabia” after arriving on a tourist visa. A prominent Saudi family invests in two Israeli companies and doesn’t bother to hide it.

The Times of India

US Navy says Iran seized and released American sea drone in Gulf

Drone capture and release comes amid mounting tensions between two countries in the Persian Gulf

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia Eases Tourist E-Visa Requirements for GCC Residents

Saudi Arabia will allow Gulf residents to easily apply for its e-Visa and residents of the UK, US and EU to get a visa on arrival as the Kingdom bids to attract 100 million visitors annually. The announcement was made on Thursday, and follows a decree signed by the Kingdom’s…

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Riyadh Demands Beirut Turn over Suspect Who Threatened its Embassy

Saudi Ambassador to Beirut Waleed Bukhari demanded on Tuesday Lebanese authorities to arrest and turn over to Riyadh a suspect who had made threats to the Saudi embassy earlier this month. Bukhari met with Lebanon’s caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi. The envoy said the suspect, a Saudi national called Ali…

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Kuwait, UAE Advise Against Travel to Iraq

Kuwait has urged its citizens in neighboring Iraq to leave the country. The state-run KUNA news agency also encouraged those hoping to travel to Iraq to delay their plans over the eruption of violent street clashes between rival Shiite groups in the country. The Gulf sheikhdom of Kuwait shares a…

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Riyadh to help seal Gulf free trade deals

Saudi Arabia has agreed to help Thailand push for a free trade agreement (FTA) with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, according to Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Kuwait to Hold Parliamentary Election on Sept. 29

Kuwait will hold a parliamentary election on Sept. 29, state news agency KUNA reported, after the Gulf state's crown prince moved to dissolve parliament in a bid to resolve a political standoff between the government and the elected legislature. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who has taken on most…

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Kuwait to hold parliamentary election on Sept 29 - KUNA

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UK to Exempt Gulf Citizens from Entry Visa as of 2023

Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) nationals will be exempted from the visa requirements to enter the UK as of 2023 and benefit from the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) scheme. The ambassadors of the GCC countries in London met with British Home Secretary Priti Patel at the Bahraini Embassy.

Orlando Sentinel

Hurricane center says chances system will become Tropical Storm Danielle dwindling

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued tracking what it’s calling Potential Tropical Cyclone Four in the Gulf of Mexico warning it could form into the season’s next tropical storm on Saturday while also keeping an eye on a new potential system in the Atlantic.

Orlando Sentinel

Hurricane center warns system could become Tropical Storm Danielle; starts tracking 2nd

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Miami Herald

System in the Gulf of Mexico has high chance of turning into a tropical depression, forecasters say

MIAMI — A disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is becoming better organized and now has a high chance of turning into a tropical depression soon, forecasters said Friday afternoon.

Miami Herald

Will a depression form in the Gulf of Mexico soon? There’s a chance, forecasters say

MIAMI — A disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico could turn into a tropical depression soon, forecasters said Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Middle East states in line for $1.3tn windfall from extra oil revenues

IMF says it expects region’s oil and gas exporters to benefit from high prices over next four years

ABC News

Inquest into deaths of three Indigenous women in Doomadgee hears tragic victim impact statements from family

Family members of three women who died from complications associated with rheumatic heart disease in a remote Gulf community give emotional victim impact statements to the inquest into their deaths.

The Conversation

Next US energy boom could be wind power in the Gulf of Mexico

With passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains US$370 billion for climate and energy programs, policy experts are forecasting a big expansion in clean electricity generation. One source that’s poised for growth is offshore wind power.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fitch Upgrades Oman Rating to BB

Global rating agency Fitch Ratings upgraded the long-term foreign currency issuer default rating on Oman to BB from BB-. The outlook on Oman is stable, Fitch said on Monday. The agency said the upgrade "reflects significant improvements in Oman's fiscal metrics, a lessening of external financing pressures and ongoing efforts…

The Independent UK

‘Queen’s Frigate’ leaves base for three-year mission to the Gulf

HMS Lancaster, which was launched by the Queen in 1990, left Portsmouth Naval Base for the long-term deployment.

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