Gulf

Women wear protective face masks as they walk in al-Qatif, Saudi Arabia/ Reuters
Middle East

Saudi Arabia reports first Omicron case in Gulf

More than 47 million doses of Covid vaccine have been administered in the kingdom, which has a population of nearly 35 million

Photo :Collected
Middle East

Iranian navy seizes foreign ship in Gulf smuggling diesel - Iranian media

With a number of studies indicating that vaccines can reduce the risk of developing severe illness from Covid, there is little reason to keep the strict restrictions on international air travel in place. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Dubai airport expects passenger surge as UAE eases travel curbs

A Yemeni government fighter fires a vehicle-mounted weapon at a frontline position during fighting against Houthi fighters in Marib, Yemen March 28, 2021. Picture taken March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Owidha
Middle East

US envoy back in Gulf to push Yemen truce as battles spread

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo
Middle East

Resigned to a nuclear deal revival, Gulf engages with foe Iran

File Photo: A US Navy file photo shows Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessels conducting unsafe and unprofessional actions against the guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton. AFP
Middle East

Iran navy ship sinks at mouth of Gulf after catching fire - report

A Saudi woman, wearing a face shield, shops at a supermarket, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Global Economy

Buy now, pay later players tackle credit conundrum in Mideast’s Gulf

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif listens during a news conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (not pictured) after their meeting in Moscow, Russia, September 2, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
World+Biz

Iran's Zarif open to oil, Gulf security contacts with US, not on Israel

Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg
Analysis

New restructuring era in debt-laden Gulf sets off hiring spree

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the United Nations headquarters in Vienna June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo
World+Biz

Iran Guards unveils underground missile base in the Gulf - state media

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Qatar’s back, but the gulf Arab dispute is unresolved

Picture: Reuters
World+Biz

Gulf leaders sign ‘solidarity and stability’ deal

Just 12% of Qatar’s 2.7 million residents and 5% of its workforce are local. Photographer: Hassan Ammar/AP Photos
Global Economy

World cup host Qatar tries to build its way out of Covid