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Wego: GCC Interest in Armenia Jumps After Resident Visa Policy Update

Interest in flights from the Gulf to Armenia accelerated sharply in the weeks after the country eased entry rules for GCC citizens and residents

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Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in quiet Qatar shocks Gulf allies, tests US ties

The tiny, wealthy Gulf Arab state of Qatar has long hosted the biggest American military base in the Middle East

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Israel’s attack in Doha underscores a stark reality for Gulf states looking for stability and growth: They remain hostage to events

The oil-rich states of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have a lot going for them: wealth, domestic stability and growing global influence. In recent months, these Gulf kingdoms also appear closer to something they have long sought: reliable U.S. support that has become stronger and more uncritical…

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Middle East leaders condemn Israel’s attack on Qatar as Netanyahu ends all talk of Gaza ceasefire – expert Q&A

Israel launched an unprecedented airstrike on the Qatari capital of Doha on September 9, the first time it has directly attacked a Gulf state. The “precision strike”, as Israel has called it, targeted a building in which Hamas officials were reportedly discussing a peace proposal brokered by the US.

The Conversation

Twenty Years Later, Katrina Still Haunts the Gulf from New Orleans to Houston

A killer storm two decades past still teaches lessons about survival and resilience in a world where weather is getting more extreme.

Texas Observer

How Hurricane Windows Can Save Your Tampa Home

Tampa is a city constructed close to the water, influenced by sunshine, palm trees, and the changing elements of the Gulf

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Multiple undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, hampering internet performance — international cables connecting Europe, Asia, and the Middle East are compromised

Microsoft was forced to reroute Azure traffic on Saturday, September 6, after two major submarine cable systems were severed in the Red Sea, triggering latency spikes and degraded performance for cloud users across South Asia and the Gulf.

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Pony AI Expands In Middle East With Qatar Robotaxi Partnership

Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) shares advanced on Friday after the autonomous driving startup announced a strategic partnership with Mowasalat, Qatar’s state-owned transport provider, to deploy self-driving vehicles across the Gulf nation.

Benzinga

Hypercapitalist hellhole or city of dreams? Behind the cliches, let me show you the real Dubai

Everyone’s got an opinion about the city. But few in the west know the multicultural, unusual Dubai that I’ve seen up close, says poet Momtaza Mehri

The Guardian - UK

How to make a traditional Bahraini feast: Stuffed vine leaves, chicken machbous and saffron rose pudding

Bring the warmth and spice of the Gulf to your kitchen with this vibrant three-course spread from Bahraini chef Roaya Saleh, including the country’s national dish and her mum’s silky rose-saffron custard

The Independent UK

The Taliban registers 1,800 unemployed Afghan refugees for jobs in Qatar

The Taliban is registering 1,800 unemployed Afghans expelled from neighboring countries for the chance to work in Qatar in the latest round of a labor agreement with the Gulf nation

The Independent UK

Summer crime wave spurs police reinforcement in Saint-Tropez

Luxury hotspots in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez are facing a rise in violent robberies this summer, prompting a major security clampdown.

Radio France Internationale

Despite dangers, migrant flow persists between Horn of Africa and Yemen

According to the International Organization of Migration, the route from the Horn of Africa to Yemen is one of the busiest – and deadliest – in the world. Hoping to find work in the oil-rich Gulf states, thousands of Africans, many from Ethiopia, risk their lives on perilous sea journeys.…

Radio France Internationale

Scores dead as boat carrying more than 150 people capsizes off Yemen

Shipwreck in Gulf of Aden leaves only 32 survivors so far, with the rest missing and presumed dead, says UN agency

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Migrants fleeing Ethiopia killed in shipwreck off Yemen coast

A shipwreck off Yemen’s southern coast has killed at least 76 people, with dozens still missing. Most of those on board were Ethiopian migrants fleeing poverty and conflict in search of work in wealthy Gulf countries.

The Independent UK

It’s now easier to travel to popular Gulf nations on holiday - here’s why

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These Gulf countries will be easier to travel to with new Schengen-style visa

The documentation might mean easier travel between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates

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It will soon be easier to travel between Gulf countries with a new Schengen-style visa

The aim is to streamline travel in the region and make it easier to explore multiple countries in one trip.

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The Independent UK

Trump’s Gulf of Mexico rebrand caused chaos in agency tasked with explaining it: ‘Do not respond at all’

President Donald Trump announced the name change weeks before he took office

The Independent UK

System over Florida has potential to develop into tropical depression, weather service says

A weather system moving across Florida wasn’t even a tropical something but it has the potential to develop into a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf later in the week

The Independent UK

Ricky Hatton to come out of retirement after 13 years to fight Gulf veteran

The 46-year-old last fought professionally in 2012, when he was stopped by Vyacheslav Senchenko

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s important to talk about these things’: exhibition highlights destroyed Middle Eastern heritage sites

Dana Awartani says Bristol show inspired by ‘dichotomy’ of some Gulf countries booming while Palestine ‘obliterated’

The Independent UK

NTSB says company failed to shut down oil pipeline for nearly 13 hours after pressure dropped

The National Transportation Safety Board says roughly 1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled from a pipeline into the Gulf of Mexico in November 2023 because operators failed to shut it down for nearly 13 hours after their data first hinted at a problem

The Conversation

How Israeli and U.S. strikes against Iran were facilitated by the Russia-Ukraine war

The American intervention in Iran is being touted as an outstanding success by President Donald Trump. At the very least, Trump’s decision to attack Iran facilitated a ceasefire as it created angst in Gulf states about being caught in the crossfire after Iran symbolically attacked an American air base, Al…

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Iran’s Pezeshkian expresses ‘regret’ to the emir of Qatar

Iranian president says neither Qatar nor its people were targets of attack on US base in the gas-rich Gulf nation.

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