The Latest Breaking News from Gulf

Saudi Arabia aims to become the “ultimate global hub” of the $180 billion-a-year video game industry

Study warns current could disappear sooner than forecast with disastrous consequences; wildlife experts are sizing up how to save stranded pod

Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek says Turkey and the United Arab Emirates have signed deals worth $50.7 billion, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rounds off a three-country tour of the Gulf

The Middle East’s most pointless feud — and that is a very crowded field — is finally over. After a 10-year diplomatic freeze, Turkey and Egypt are finally exchanging ambassadors. Having led their countries through a decade of political repression and economic pain, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and…

Erdogan is also set to visit Qatar and UAE as he looks to improve relations and secure trade deals with the Gulf states.

The long read: Since Sudan’s capital was engulfed by violence in April, life there has been all but destroyed. As we tried to get family members to safety, the ruination of my former home became hard to fathom

The U.S. is deploying a destroyer and fighter aircraft including F-35s to the Persian Gulf in response to Iranian seizures and harassment in and around the Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Monday.

The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is beginning a three-stop tour of Gulf states to raise trade and investment for Turkey’s floundering economy