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Exclusive-United Arab Emirates set to run Kabul airport in deal with Taliban, sources say

The Taliban and the United Arab Emirates are poised to strike a deal for the Gulf nation to run Kabul airport and several others in Afghanistan that could be announced within weeks, according to sources familiar with the negotiations.

Reuters

US, Israel push Arab allies for joint defence pact amid Iran tensions

The United States and Israel are seeking to lay the groundwork for a security alliance with Arab states that would connect air defence systems to combat Iranian drone and missile attacks in the Middle East, four sources familiar with the plan said.

Reuters

Shell Joins Qatar’s LNG Expansion Mega-Project

QatarEnergy on Tuesday signed a deal with Shell for the Gulf state's North Field East expansion, the first phase of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, following agreements with TotalEnergies, Exxon, ConocoPhillips and Eni. Shell will take a 6.25% stake in the North Field East expansion project, QatarEnergy…

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Mexican navy sets net hooks in bid to help vaquita porpoise

The Mexican navy has begun a controversial plan to drop dozens of concrete blocks onto the bottom of the Gulf of California in bid to snag illegal nets that drown critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises

The Independent UK

Deceased Gulf migrant worker’s family seeks financial help

Dalit family urges dist. administration to sanction ₹10 lakh Dalit Bandhu amount or three acres of agricultural land

The Hindu

United Arab Emirates doubles support for low-income Emirati families

The United Arab Emirates is doubling the financial support it provides for low-income Emirati families to 28 billion dirhams ($7.6 billion) to help them with soaring living costs in the Gulf state.

Reuters

US Navy Offers Cash for Tips to Seize Middle East Drugs, Weapons

The US Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet is starting to offer rewards for information that could help sailors intercept weapons, drugs and other illicit shipments across the region amid tensions over Iran's nuclear program and Tehran's arming of Yemen's Houthi militias. While avoiding directly mentioning Iran, the 5th Fleet's decision to…

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Minaikher to Asharq Al-Awsat: Our Only Choice Is Supporting Political Solution in Yemen

Gulf Cooperation Council Ambassador to Yemen Sarhan al-Minaikher has been a witness to key developments in the war-torn country for years. In 2013, the young Saudi worked closely on the national dialogue. He witnessed the developments that followed and that impeded the political process in the country and resulted in…

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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

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…

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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…

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The Times of India

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.

France 24

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…

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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.

The Independent UK

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’

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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

Newsroom.co.nz

For migrant sex workers, choice matters

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

Orlando Sentinel

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.

The National (Scotland)

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 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’

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