Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Gulf

Iraq to Resume Mediation between Saudi Arabia, Iran ahead of Jeddah Summit

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi will resume his mediation between Saudi Arabia and Iran before the Gulf-Arab-American summit in Jeddah later this month, revealed an informed Iraqi source on Sunday. The declaration of the restoration of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is expected to be announced in Baghdad, it…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Environmentalists condemn Biden administration’s offshore drilling plan

Policy would ban new ocean drilling but allow up to 11 lease sales in Gulf of Mexico and Alaska’s south coast

The Guardian - US

At least five killed in magnitude 6.1 quake on Iran Gulf coast

At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit soon after by two strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude.

Reuters

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Biden offshore drilling proposal would allow up to 11 sales

The Biden administration is proposing up to 10 oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one in Alaska over the next five years

The Independent UK

Gulf Electric Interconnection Ensures 100% Power Supply

Gulf officials in the electricity sector said the Gulf Electricity Interconnection Project achieved its most important strategic objectives in enhancing energy security and raising reliability and safety for Gulf electrical systems. The project prevented any power outages, ensuring a 100 percent power supply and achieving economic savings for the Gulf…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bahrain, Egypt Assert Cohesion of Joint Security

Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa praised Egypt's pivotal and influential role in the Middle East, saying it is an essential pillar of Arab and regional security. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed that Arab unity and solidarity and the alignment of positions are the most effective ways to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Air fares from Gulf countries touch sky high during holiday season

MANGALURU: Air fares to Gulf countries have soared, thanks to the holiday season. Fares to some of the destinations have almost doubled in June and July.

The Times of India

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Human rights in the Gulf states: Thousands of migrant worker deaths unexplained

Every year, some 10,000 low-paid migrant labourers return home to southeast Asia from the Gulf in body bags. Half of these deaths are unexplained, and with no labour laws in place — nor any will from home nations to investigate — the cycle of exploitation continues unabated. These figures are…

France 24

Egypt, Bahrain Discuss Cooperation, Regional Developments

Egyptian Abdel Fattah al-Sisi kicked off on Tuesday a two-day visit to Bahrain, flying in from Oman, as part of a Gulf tour. King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received Sisi at al-Sakhir Palace in Manama.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Liz Truss unable to name any occasion she has challenged a Gulf state on human rights

’You can’t remember one?’ foreign secretary asked – despite pledge to ‘hold those who violate human rights to account’

The Independent UK

UK risks ‘facilitating human rights abuses’ with Gulf trade deal, MPs warn

Cross-party group of MPs sounds alarm after government ditches human rights as negotiating objective

The Independent UK

For migrant sex workers, choice matters

Nepal’s approach to protecting migrant workers lacks the nuance needed to seriously address abuse, writes Neetu Pokharel

Newsroom.co.nz

Hurricane center tracks 2 systems: 1 in the Gulf, 1 in the Atlantic

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center has its eye on two systems with the potential to form into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

Orlando Sentinel

Tories drop 'human rights' and 'rule of law' from goals of Gulf trade deal

BORIS Johnson's government has dropped “human rights” and the “rule of law” from its list of objectives in securing a trade deal with Gulf…

The National (Scotland)

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

UK quietly drops ‘human rights’ and ‘rule of law’ from list of goals in Gulf trade deal

Ministers are desperate to sign new trade deals after damaging the UK economy with Brexit

Reuters

Iran's southern Gulf waters hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake

An earthquake with a 5.6 magnitude struck in Iran’s southern Gulf waters early Saturday morning, state TV reported. There were no immediate reports of fatalities or damage.

The Hindu

Gulf countries understand India’s position on Prophet controversy: Foreign Secretary Kwatra

‘Indian purchase of Russian energy is appreciated by the world’

France 24

All is forgiven? Saudi leader on first Turkey visit since Khashoggi murder

Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Turkey, less than four years after dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered his consulate in Istanbul, never to reemerge. Does President Recep Tayyip Erdogan burying the hatchet with the Gulf oil giant have anything to do with Turkey's skyrocketing inflation and soaring energy…

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Britain Launches Free Trade Talks with Gulf Countries

Britain will launch talks over a new free trade deal with six Gulf States in Riyadh on Wednesday. Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan will visit Riyadh to begin discussions with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which is made up of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.…

The Independent UK

Brexit: Ministers warned against trade deal with Gulf states over ‘appalling’ human rights record

Trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan kicking off talks in Saudi Arabia

Birmingham Post

UK-GCC trade deal could add £130m to Welsh economy says Government

Talks for a trade agreement between the UK and the Gulf Cooperation Council start in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia today

Reuters

Britain launches free trade talks with Gulf countries

Britain will launch talks over a new free trade deal with six Gulf states including Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and charities warned it not to ignore human rights in its latest bid to grow non-EU ties after Brexit.

Insider UK

UK begins trade talks with Gulf states

Expected deal expected could add around £270m a year to the Scottish economy

The Hindu

Hopeful for conclusion of India-U.K. free trade agreement by Diwali, says Piyush Goyal

The Union Minister said that Australia, Israel and the Gulf Cooperation Countries have expressed interest to forge FTAs with India, along with Eurasia and Brazil

The Independent UK

World Cup nations to discuss highlighting plight of migrant workers in Qatar

Amnesty International has called on Fifa to earmark at least $440 million (over £350m) to support projects to compensate the families of migrant workers in the Gulf state

1 … 45 46 47 48

People

Hossein Amirabdollahian

Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

39 stories

Fuad Hussein

37 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Amnesty International

National Hurricane Center

Gulf Cooperation Council

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.