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A Kuwaiti patient beat and cut off the tongue of an Egyptian doctor during an ear examination.
Oman has struggled financially after years of low oil prices.
Gulf states using Covid-19 pandemic to ramp-up repression: Amnesty
Gulf states are using the Covid-19 pandemic to clampdown on online expression.
Oman to bring in five-percent VAT for first time
Oman will impose VAT for the first time from 2021 due to the economic downturn caused by coronavirus and low oil prices, becoming the ...
Secret Morocco delegation visited Israel: reports
Israeli media reported a secret visit by a Moroccan security delegation to Tel Aviv.
Emirati royal invites Israeli singer to his Dubai home
Omer Adam was invited to perform at a synagogue in Dubai to celebrate a Jewish holiday.
Saudi Arabia could buy stake in UAE supermarket chain
Lulu is one of the biggest supermarket chains in the Gulf region.
Oman reinstates ambassador to Syria after years-long hiatus
A Omani ambassador will now represent the Gulf state in Damascus, authorities confirmed, after an eight-year hiatus.
US fines Emirates $400,000 for flying over Iran airspace
The UAE's national airline has been fined over flights operated last year amid tensions between Washington and Tehran.
Prominent Emirati writer banned from travelling over anti-normalisation stance
Veteran poetess Dhabiya Khamis Al-Muhairi took to social media on Saturday urging immediate assistance from human rights organisations after she ...
UAE to promote Dubai as 'hub for Israeli businesses'
A Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] was signed between the state-owned Dubai Free Zone Authority [DAFZA] and the Federation of ...
Kuwait reinstates anti-normalisation stance after controversial Trump statement
Kuwait will not normalise with Israel, a report cited officials as saying, after Trump claimed the country was willing to join its so-called ...
GCC head arrives in blockaded Qatar following Riyadh visit
Nayef Falaj Al-Hajraf, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council [GCC] landed in Doha on Sunday.
Trump bestows a top honor on Kuwait's ruling emir
Donald Trump has awarded Kuwait's ruling emir with a top US honor.
Former Zanzibar sultan settles in Oman
Former Zanzibar Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah Al-Said is believed to have landed in Oman after living for 50 years in the United Kingdom.
Oman welcomes Bahrain-Israel normalisation agreement
Oman has issued a statement welcoming the Bahrain-Israel normalization deal, calling it a ‘strategic’ move.
UK invests £23.8m in strategic naval base in Oman
A British military base in Oman will soon be tripled in size after the UK announced a £23.8m investment to expand the strategic hub.
UK to invest £23.8m in strategic Omani port
The expansion of the "logistics hub" at Duqm will "facilitate Royal Navy deployments to the Indian Ocean" and "further support British ...
Bahrain to recognise Israel in latest normalisation pact
Bahrain will be the fourth Arab state to normalise relations with Israel following Egypt (1979), Jordan (1994) and the UAE (2020).
Iran begins war games near tense Strait of Hormuz
Iran is conducting an annual military drill in the strategic Strait of Hormuz aimed at 'improving readiness in confronting any possible ...
Israel opposes sale of F-35 jets to UAE: reports
Israel's minister of intelligence, Eli Cohen said his country would not allow the United Arab Emirates to procure F-35 fighter jets ...
Bahrain to announce Israel normalisation deal 'very soon': report
Bahrain is set to announce the establishment of official ties with Israel following the signing of the UAE-Israel ...
Stop normalising apartheid: Lessons from South Africa's liberation struggle
Comment: Africa's Frontline States showed what real solidarity looks like, but the Arab world is ignoring the lessons of history, ...
Arab artists boycott UAE after Israel deal
A number of Arab artists have withdrawn from Emirati-run exhibitions and competitions in opposition to last month's agreement to ...
A new Emirati-led movement against UAE-Israel normalisation group.
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