The Latest Breaking News from Gulf

What drives sea level rise? US report warns of 1-foot rise within three decades and more frequent flooding

Sea levels are rising, and that will bring profound flood risks to large parts of the Gulf and Atlantic coasts over the next three decades.

The Conversation · Feb 16, 2022

Queensland Gulf Country farmers and fishermen wait for rain before wet season dries up

Fishermen and graziers in Queensland's Gulf Country warn a drier wet season will have flow-on effects if rain doesn't arrive within weeks.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2022

US Navy eyes Israeli robot boats as Bennett visits Bahrain, official says

The U.S. Navy is considering adding unmanned Israeli boats to its Middle East operations, a U.S. official said, a move that could deepen Israel's growing role in regional military arrangements as it normalises ties with former foes in the Gulf.

Reuters · Feb 15, 2022

Israeli prime minister lands in Bahrain in first visit

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in Bahrain's capital Manama on Monday in the highest-level visit since the countries established relations under a 2020 U.S.-sponsored deal based in part on shared worries about Iran.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2022

FIFA face problems over £18.5bn plan as Man City absence adds to Chelsea's unusual week

The Gulf was an unfamiliar destination for Thomas Tuchel's team but big clubs should get used to visiting more frequently as the game's power shifts inexorably towards the oil rich region

Football London · Feb 14, 2022

Kerala: Gulf-returnee shuts hardware business in Kannur due to CITU's protest

KOZHIKODE: An NRI-returnee, who had set up a hardware business six months ago in Kannur, was forced to close down the firm for the past one week following the ongoing protest by CITU amid alleged threats to customers by the CPM-affiliated trade union.

The Times of India · Feb 14, 2022

F1 to Race in Bahrain until 2036

The Bahrain Grand Prix will remain on the Formula One calendar until at least 2036, F1's chief executive said on Friday, in a deal that secures the event's long-term future. The Gulf island kingdom, which held its first race in 2004, is set to host this year´s season opener on…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 11, 2022

US files 1st USMCA environment case on Mexico over porpoise

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office has filed the first environmental complaint against Mexico for failing to protect the critically endangered vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022

US to help UAE replenish missile defence interceptors: General

US will do ‘do everything’ it can to help UAE defend itself against Houthi attacks, head of US Central Command says.

Al Jazeera · Feb 10, 2022

Afghan refugees in UAE protest months-long wait for resettlement

Hundreds of Afghans have launched a rare protest at a United Arab Emirates facility where they have been housed since fleeing their homeland last year, holding banners pleading for freedom and demanding to be sent to the United States to be resettled.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2022