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EMAILS SHOW UAE-LINKED LOBBYING EFFORT TO OUST TILLERSON
Emails show UAE-linked lobbying effort to oust Tillerson reports... READ MORE›
NO TALKS YET ABOUT EXTENDING OPEC OUTPUT CUTS INTO 2019
Mizrouei also said the oil cartel last year discussed OPEC-member Venezuela's falling production and offered technical aid to help restore the South American country's output... READ MORE›
US INVESTIGATOR PROBES POSSIBLE UAE ATTEMPTS TO BUY INFLUENCE
Broidy's private security company, Circinus, has reportedly signed deals with the UAE government that run in the hundreds of millions of dollars since Trump's inauguration... READ MORE›
TRUMP'S QUIP ABOUT SON-IN-LAW SEEN BELYING JARED KUSHNER'S REAL PROBLEMS
Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has had such a bad patch recently, including losing his top-secret security clearance, that the president himself... READ MORE›
FRANCE URGES IRAN TO PRESSURE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT OVER GHOUTA
Le Drian also said that Iran needed to address concerns over its ballistic missile program or risk new sanctions... READ MORE›
QATAR'S SHEIKH TAMIM AND DONALD TRUMP TO MEET IN APRIL
The Qatari government has announced that Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will attend an April meeting in Washington, DC, with US President Donald Trump... READ MORE›
RUSSIA VETOES UN RESOLUTION LINKING IRAN WITH TERROR ACTIVITIES IN YEMEN
In November, a ballistic missile fired from Yemen came close to hitting the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh... READ MORE›
SAUDI MILITARY LEADERS REPLACED AMID STALEMATED WAR IN YEMEN
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the heir to the throne after his father, King Salman, is the Saudi defense minister and architect of the Yemen war... READ MORE›
U.S. OPENS TOUGH SAUDI NUCLEAR TALKS, AS MIDDLE EAST NATIONS PUSH FOR PARITY WITH IRAN
That would give the United States even less insight into Saudi Arabia's nuclear activities in the future... READ MORE›
QATAR FM CALLS FOR AN END TO THE SAUDI-LED BLOCKADE
Referring to the report, Sheikh Mohammed said the position of the countries imposing the blockade is not compatible with their presence in the Human Rights Council... READ MORE›
SAUDI CLAIMS THAT QATAR TO BE STRIPPED OF WORLD CUP
Saudi claims that Qatar to be stripped of World Cup no basis... READ MORE›
REPORTS: BOLLYWOOD ICON SRIDEVI DIES AGED 54
The 54-year-old Bollywood icon was attending a family wedding in the United Arab Emirates when she suffered a fatal heart attack, the reports said... READ MORE›
TRUMP TO HOLD BILATERAL MEETINGS WITH QATAR, SAUDI, UAE
Trump to hold bilateral meetings with Qatar, Saudi, UAE reports... READ MORE›
DJIBOUTI SEIZES CONTROL OF DUBAI-RUN DORALEH PORT
DP World, for its part, has accused Djibouti of illegally seizing the container terminal and said it is seeking international arbitration to protect its rights... READ MORE›
QATAR BLOCKADE BY GCC COUNTRIES 'FUTILE'
Sheikh Tamim Qatar blockade by GCC countries 'futile'... READ MORE›
UAE'S MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT TALKS CLIMATE CHANGE
Do we need celebrity endorsement to make the world sit up, listen and pay attention to climate change?... READ MORE›
BILLIONS PLEDGED FOR IRAQ'S POST-ISIL RECONSTRUCTION
Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and several non-state actors including the EU, agree to fund post-ISIL Iraq... READ MORE›
DUBAI PARK OPERATOR ON SLIDE WITH A DIFFERENCE AS TOURISTS TARRY
The stock is down almost 70 percent since an August 2016 peak, reached before the company opened the Dubai Parks Resorts theme park, its main attraction... READ MORE›
MINNESOTA WOMAN HELD ON TERROR AND ARSON CHARGES BELIEVED TRIED TO JOIN AL-QAIDA
Hassan was an English major who last enrolled at St. Catherine's in the fall 2017 semester but is not currently a student... READ MORE›
THE WORLD'S TALLEST HOTEL IS OPENING IN DUBAI
It is situated next to the Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, which at 333 metres was the tallest hotel before JW Marriot Marquis opened... READ MORE›
EMIRATES FIRMS UP $16 BILLION ORDER FOR A380 SUPERJUMBOS
Deliveries are to start as soon as in 2020, the Dubai-based carrier said... READ MORE›
BRITISH MP RECEIVED $20,700 FOR ANTI-QATAR CONFERENCE
A British parliamentarian was paid ?15,000 20,700 to help organise an anti-Qatar conference in London, according to a Buzzfeed report... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA RECEIVES LOCKHEED ARMS DEAL AS PODESTA GROUP LOBBIES FOR BOTH PARTIES
While representing Saudi Arabia in Washington, Podesta Group also lobbied Washington on behalf of Lockheed... READ MORE›
OIL WORLD TURNS UPSIDE DOWN AS U.S. SELLS OIL IN MIDDLE EAST
U.A.E. crude production was 2.85 million barrels a day in January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg... READ MORE›
SAUDI GRANTS AIRSPACE APPROVAL FOR FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL
Saudi Arabia has granted for the first time permission for Air India flights headed to Israel to use its airspace, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported... READ MORE›
LOUVRE TO PROBE QATAR MAP DISTORTION AT UAE FRANCHISE
A map omitting the state of Qatar was published by curators at the Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi last month, sparking controversy... READ MORE›
OUTSIDE YEMEN'S REBEL-HELD CAPITAL, STALEMATED WAR RAGES ON
Saudi Arabia entered the conflict the following year, at the head of an Arab coalition heavily supported by the United Arab Emirates... READ MORE›
DEFENCE MINISTER: SAUDI, UAE INTENDED TO INVADE QATAR
Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah says siege countries 'have tried everything' from provoking tribes and replacing leader... READ MORE›
DUBAI'S GOT EVERYTHING ELSE. WHY NOT A FLOATING BURGER JOINT?
Actually, a floating burger stand, to be precise... READ MORE›
107,000 SAUDI WOMEN APPLY FOR 140 JOBS AT PASSPORT OFFICE
By F. Brinley Bruton Some 107,000 women applied for 140 positions at Saudi Arabia's passport office within a week of the jobs being posted online,... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Bur Dubai
THE 128 COUNTRIES THAT DIDN'T BACK US OVER THEIR ISRAEL CAPITAL DECISION
Only nine, mostly in Africa and the Middle East, supported Mr Trump in his stance... READ MORE›
ERDOGAN SLAMS UAE OVER FM'S ANTI-TURKISH RETWEET
It was Fahreddin Pasha who bravely defended Medina against the British plans then, he wrote... READ MORE›
TUNISIA BANS UAE EMIRATES AIRLINE FROM LANDING IN TUNIS
Tunisian government officials said the UAE had banned Tunisian women from flying to or transiting through its territory... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP'S DECISION ON JERUSALEM CONDEMNED BY UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY DESPITE US 'BULLYING' OVER VOTE OF CENSURE
The resolution was vetoed by the United States in the 15-member UNA security council on Monday, but the US cannot veto a general assembly resolution... READ MORE›
WORLDS LARGEST PLASTICS PLANT RINGS ALARM BELLS ON TEXAS COAST
But environmentalists have long tangled with the operators of plastic plants along the Gulf coast and are sceptical Exxon will prove a better neighbour... READ MORE›
SOMEWHERE IN THE WORLD, THERE'S A PAINTING THAT LOOKS LIKE YOU. AND GOOGLE WILL FIND IT.
Though the Google Arts Culture app has been available since 2016, the find-your-art-lookalike feature was released with its latest update in mid-December... READ MORE›
TURKEY SUMMONS UAE ENVOY AFTER OTTOMAN INSULT RETWEET
Row over UAE foreign minister retweet insulting Ottoman governor of Medina escalates with Turkey summoning UAE envoy... READ MORE›
QATAR-GCC CRISIS: 'LOYALTIES CAN SHIFT OVERNIGHT'
Six months into the Qatar-GCC crisis, which has opened an unprecedented rift among the Gulf countries, the opposing sides appear no closer to a resolution... READ MORE›
QATAR SIGNS $8BN TYPHOON FIGHTER JET DEAL WITH THE UK
The deal between the two countries was signed in Doha by Qatar's Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah and his British counterpart, Gavin Williamson... READ MORE›
CLERIC SALMAN AL-AWDA 'HELD OVER QATAR TWEET'
Saudi authorities imposed travel bans on 17 members of Awda's family, according to HRW... READ MORE›
A SAUDI PRINCE IS THE MYSTERY BUYER OF THE $450 MILLION DA VINCI
Christie's said the artwork will be going to the museum, but declined to say whether the Louvre Abu Dhabi bought the painting... READ MORE›
QATAR COMPLAINS TO UNSC AFTER UAE VIOLATES AIRSPACE
Qatar considers UAE fighter jet entering Qatar's airspace a flagrant violation of its sovereignty... READ MORE›
QATAR FILES UN COMPLAINTS AS 'UAE JETS BREACH AIRSPACE'
Qatar alerts the UN secretary-general to a second infringement of its airspace by the UAE as GCC crisis continues... READ MORE›
BOEING WINS $6.2BN CONTRACT FOR QATAR'S F-15
This contract provides for the foreign military sales requirement to procure 36 new F-15QA aircraft for the Qatar Emiri Air Force, it said in a statement... READ MORE›
UAE AND SAUDIS FORM NEW PARTNERSHIP SEPARATE FROM GCC
There has been no confirmation of the new partnership from the Saudis so far... READ MORE›
TOUGHER SCREENING FOR MIDDLE EAST CARGO FLIGHTS TO US
Flights originating from Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates will have to undergo extra screening... READ MORE›
GULF CRISIS TO SEIZE QATAR'S WEALTH
Sheikh Abdullah was residing in Saudi Arabia since the blockade began... READ MORE›
QATAR MARKS NATIONAL DAY AMID GULF CRISIS
Qatar National Day 2017 carries with it the pain of being singled out by those who were once allies... READ MORE›
TUNISIA DEMANDS FORMAL UAE APOLOGY OVER WOMEN BAN
Tunisia is demanding a public apology from the United Arab Emirates after Emirates Airlines denied boarding to Tunisian women on flights to the Gulf country... READ MORE›
QATAR'S EMIR TO ATTEND GULF SUMMIT
Kabalan said that Saudi Arabia and the UAE, in particular, were still keen on Qatar surrendering completely to their demands ... READ MORE›
'WE WILL FIGHT': 9/11 FAMILIES RENEW BID TO SUE SAUDI
The families believe the evidence shows that US-based Saudi government agents helped the hijackers and that the government knowingly funded charities that supported anti-Western, jihadist ideology ... READ MORE›
EURO-MED URGES GCC COUNTRIES TO LIFT QATAR BLOCKADE
When it comes to human rights they must be considered equally and neutrally, away from political considerations... READ MORE›
KEY GCC SUMMIT OVERSHADOWED BY DIPLOMATIC RIFT
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE cut ties with Qatar on June 5 after accusing it of supporting terrorism, allegations that Qatar strongly denies... READ MORE›
MACRON STEPS INTO MIDDLE EAST ROLE AS U.S. RETREATS
Mr. Macron, who came to the job with few Middle East connections, put in place a team that knows the region intimately... READ MORE›
QATAR FM VOWS LEGAL ACTION OVER QNA HACKING
Qatar's FM says probe into alleged hacking of state-run news agency website shows involvement of two blockading nations... READ MORE›
MACRON BACKS KUWAITI EFFORTS TO END BLOCKADE OF QATAR
French president reiterates the need for reconciliation between Gulf countries as he meets Qatar's emir in Doha... READ MORE›
FROM BITCOIN TO BELIZE, HERE ARE BEST AND WORST ASSETS OF 2017
The Persian Gulf country was thrown into chaos mid-year when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and transport ties... READ MORE›
GULF PRESSURE ON QATAR UNACCEPTABLE, UNFAIR
Iran President Hassan Rouhani expresses support for 'friend' Qatar, dismissing 'unjust' measures by blockading nations... READ MORE›
QATAR CENTRAL BANK TO PROBE EFFORT TO MANIPULATE RIYAL
The aim is to drain the Qatari sovereign fund in order to harm the economy and the financial sector ..... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA TO ALLOW MOVIE THEATRES TO OPEN AFTER 35-YEAR BAN
Many of Saudi Arabia's clerics view Western movies and even Arabic films made in Egypt and Lebanon as sinful... READ MORE›