The Latest Breaking News from Gulf

IN FOCUS : Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear programme is good for the UK – but helping Israel now is not, and here’s why, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Dragging conflict into the Gulf is a strategic mistake, says Iran’s foreign minister after drone strike on coastal facility

The World Bank says poverty nearly tripled in Lebanon over the past decade

The US president, Donald Trump, claimed he was able to secure deals totalling more than US$2 trillion (£1.5 trillion) for the US on his tour of the Gulf states in May. Trump said “there has never been anything like” the amount of jobs and money these agreements will bring to…

Industry figures say allowing poultry imports that do not align with British production standards would be ‘betrayal’

Exclusive: Trade unions and human rights organisations fear environment and human rights being pushed aside

The Boeing 747-8, a present from the Gulf state, is more than 18ft longer than the current Air Force One

The GCC, China, ASEAN countries pledged to promote trade and work to ‘unleash the full potential of our partnership’.

Southeast Asian regional bloc holds its first-ever three-way summit with China and six Gulf countries.