Recent News Headlines : Gulf - Papua New Guinea

ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE SPOTTED IN GULF OF MEXICO


Only five right whales have been reported in the Gulf since 1963... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 1722

GULF PRESSURE ON QATAR UNACCEPTABLE, UNFAIR


Iran President Hassan Rouhani expresses support for 'friend' Qatar, dismissing 'unjust' measures by blockading nations... READ MORE

17th January, 2018 1357

QATAR MONITORING SHEIKH ABDULLAH'S 'DETENTION' IN UAE


Sheikh Abdullah is a son of a Qatari emir from the 1960s, Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani... READ MORE

15th January, 2018 1023

OIL RIGS OFF FLORIDA'S COAST? DEPENDS ON HOW YOU DEFINE 'FLORIDA'


B Interior spokeswoman Heather Swift said Tuesday that Zinke's declaration encompassed the entire eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area, which extends about 125 miles off the shore... READ MORE

11th January, 2018 135

KUWAIT'S EMIR URGES GCC NATIONS TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES


Its members are Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain... READ MORE

9th January, 2018 1162

PLENTY OF SPICE IN NEW YORK TRIAL ERDOGAN WISHES WOULD GO AWAY


Of the nine Turkish suspects, two are presently in US custody Reza Zarrab, 34, and Mehmet Hakan Atilla, 47... READ MORE

7th January, 2018 42

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO ALLOW OIL AND GAS DRILLING OFF NEARLY ALL US COAST


Offshore drilling is dirty and dangerous and many coastal communities want no part of it... READ MORE

4th January, 2018 4553

ERDOGAN SNARES AN ANCIENT PORT ON THE RED SEA


Cairo feels that Erdogan's port in Sudan might awaken Khartoum's ambitions over the Halaib Triangle on the Red Sea... READ MORE

2nd January, 2018 704

TRUMP'S WORLD: HIS IMPACT SO FAR AND WHAT TO WATCH IN 2018


The only time the two presidents met, Barack Obama warned Donald Trump about the threat posed by North Korea's weapons programmes... READ MORE

28th December, 2017 787

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

26th December, 2017 2011

EXCLUSIVE - LONDON-LISTED NMC IN TALKS TO RUN STRUGGLING SAUDI HOSPITAL: SOURCES


NMC Healthcare and the Saudi health ministry were not immediately available to comment... READ MORE

22nd December, 2017 0

SAUDI FOOTBALLERS SHUN MEDIA DUE TO QATAR NEWS CHANNELS


On Thursday, the Saudi team arrived at a press conference in Kuwait City 40 minutes later than scheduled... READ MORE

21st December, 2017 99

LOUD ORGIES OF MEXICAN FISH COULD DEAFEN DOLPHINS SAY SCIENTISTS


An individual spawning Gulf corvina, say the researchers, utters a mating call resembling a really loud machine gun with multiple rapid sound pulses... READ MORE

20th December, 2017 8994

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

19th December, 2017 1311

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

19th December, 2017 2197

PALESTINIAN 'DAYS OF RAGE' THREATEN TO ESCALATE AS OUTRAGE OVER TRUMP'S JERUSALEM SHIFT BOILS OVER


Thousands of Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli forces in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, demonstrators in the Gaza Strip burned U.S. flags and... READ MORE

8th December, 2017 0

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

7th December, 2017 3014

GCC STRUCTURE MAY HAVE TO CHANGE


In October, Sheikh Sabah, who has been mediating between Qatar and the Saudi-led bloc, warned of the potential collapse of the GCC if the crisis continued... READ MORE

5th December, 2017 83

'WE'LL SEE THE BATTLE LINES': TRUMP FACED BY NATIVE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OVER BEARS EARS


Before the formation of the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, in 2015, the tribes had never come together... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 12253

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

4th December, 2017 1922

KUWAIT'S EMIR MEETS GCC CHIEF BEFORE GULF SUMMIT


Six months into the Qatar-GCC crisis, the worst in the region in decades, Gulf leaders are set to meet in Kuwait City... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 604

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

2nd December, 2017 3921

RUSSIA'S PUTIN HOSTS SYRIA'S ASSAD


Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Syrian leader Bashar Assad to talk about the need to move from military operations to the search for a political so... READ MORE

21st November, 2017 11

CAN FRANCE'S MACRON BRING LEBANON BACK FROM THE BRINK?


Much will depend on what happens when Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri comes to France and meets Macron on Saturday... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 5

WILL SAUDIS IMPOSE QATAR-STYLE BLOCKADE ON LEBANON?


They want Lebanon to be disassociated from Hezbollah... READ MORE

17th November, 2017 2321

FRANCE INTERVENES IN BID TO END LEBANON'S POLITICAL CRISIS


Since Hariri announced his resignation, Saudi Arabia has accused Lebanon of declaring war on it, citing Hezbollah's role fighting in other Arab countries... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 24

LEBANESE PRESIDENT HOPES HARIRI VISIT TO FRANCE WILL END CRISIS


Posters showing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation from Saudi Arabia, are seen in Beirut, Lebanon, November 15, 2017... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 184

ISRAEL READY TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE ON IRAN WITH SAUDI ARABIA - IDF CHIEF


Israel ready to share intelligence on Iran with Saudi Arabia - IDF chief... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 5274

TURKEY PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN PLEDGES MILITARY SUPPORT FOR QATAR ON DOHA VISIT


Erdogan stressed the continued support of Turkey to the State of Qatar in various fields, especially in the industrial and military, read the QNA statement... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 0

HARIRI TO RETURN TO LEBANON IN NEXT TWO DAYS


He said Hariri needed to return to Lebanon to prove he was free... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 179

Trending News Headlines : Gulf

WHY ARE THE CRUCIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT HURRICANE HARVEY NOT BEING ASKED?


Hurricane Harvey has devastated a place in which climate breakdown is generated, and in which the policies that prevent it from being addressed are formulated... READ MORE

29th August, 2017 69045

CLIMATE CHANGE TO CAUSE HUMID HEATWAVES THAT WILL KILL EVEN HEALTHY PEOPLE


Eltahir said poor farmers are most at risk from future humid heatwaves, but have contributed very little to the emissions that drive climate change... READ MORE

2nd August, 2017 19893

SAUDI KING SALMAN INVITES QATAR PILGRIMS TO HAJJ


The rights group had demanded on Saturday that Saudi Arabia lift all land and air restrictions on Qatar-based pilgrims traveling to Mecca for the Hajj pilgrimage... READ MORE

17th August, 2017 15146

HARVEY'S MADE THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT CHEMICAL A RARE COMMODITY


Ethylene and its derivatives account for about 40 percent of global chemical sales, said Hassan Ahmed, an analyst at Alembic Global Advisors... READ MORE

1st September, 2017 13625

AUSTRIAN BAN ON FULL-FACE VEIL IN PUBLIC PLACES COMES INTO FORCE


Muslim groups have condemned the law, saying just a tiny minority of Austrian Muslims wear full-face veils... READ MORE

1st October, 2017 13406

HERE'S THE WHITE HOUSE'S TRANSCRIPT OF WHAT TRUMP TOLD REPORTERS OFF THE RECORD


More on President Putin and Russia, and on energy Q Do you think you'll invite Putin to the White House?... READ MORE

14th July, 2017 11480

AHEAD OF HAJJ, SAUDI IMAM DECRIES INTER-MUSLIM CONFLICT


Saudi Arabia says Qatar is seeking to politicise the ritual for diplomatic gains... READ MORE

26th August, 2017 10831

MILLIONS OF MUSLIMS CELEBRATE EID AL-ADHA 2017


As two million Muslims wrap up the Hajj pilgrimage, many remember those suffering in conflicts around the world... READ MORE

1st September, 2017 9666

QATAR'S EMIR ORDERS CHANGES TO LAW COMBATING TERRORISM


Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has issued a decree amending some provisions of a law on combating terrorism, the state news agency reported... READ MORE

21st July, 2017 7979

MICHAEL FALLON: CRITICISING SAUDI ARABIA 'NOT HELPFUL' FOR UK ARMS SALES


It's important that we work with Saudi Arabia including co-operation on defence contracts, which are vitally important to sustain jobs here too, she said... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 7890

QATAR DONATES $30M TO HELP HARVEY VICTIMS IN TEXAS


Qatar opened a consulate in Texas in 1997 and also has ties to the state's natural gas industry... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 7417

HURRICANE HARVEY: THAT SHARK PHOTO IS FAKE (AND FUELING A PROBLEM)


In Houston on Aug. 27, 2017 as the US fourth city city battles with tropical storm Harvey and resulting floods... READ MORE

30th August, 2017 6572

IRAN, US TRADE BLAME OVER NAVAL INCIDENT


Shortly thereafter, at a safe distance, the US helicopter deployed flares, after which the Iranian vessels halted their approach... READ MORE

29th July, 2017 6403

SAUDI LOBBY PAYS $138,000 FOR ANTI-QATAR ADS IN THE US


Marashi noted that Saudi Arabia had a powerful lobbying apparatus in Washington for years, but it was mostly done through the embassy through a behind-the-scenes strategy... READ MORE

25th July, 2017 6229

QATARI EMIR SPEAKS TO SAUDI CROWN PRINCE OVER GULF ROW


The GCC is an alliance of six Middle Eastern countries Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman... READ MORE

9th September, 2017 6204

ERDOGAN SET TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA OVER GULF CRISIS


The dispute has so far proven intractable and Erdogan has said Saudi Arabia should solve the crisis... READ MORE

22nd July, 2017 5851

BOB CORKER: SAUDI TERRORISM SUPPORT 'DWARFS' QATAR'S


The amount of support for terrorism by Saudi Arabia dwarfs what Qatar is doing, Corker said on Wednesday... READ MORE

13th July, 2017 4749

IRAN AND OMAN AGREE TO BOOST TIES AMID GULF CRISIS


The move comes after Saudia Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt last month cut ties with Qatar... READ MORE

12th July, 2017 4629

FRANCE CALLS FOR LIFTING OF SANCTIONS ON QATAR CITIZENS


Le Drian also said France counted on reinforcing cooperation with Qatar in the fight against terrorism, particularly in combating terrorism financing ... READ MORE

15th July, 2017 4592

OTAIBA EMAILS: UAE LOBBIED US TO HOST TALIBAN OFFICE


Qatar agreed to open the mission for the Taliban with Washington's blessing four years ago... READ MORE

1st August, 2017 4096

KUWAIT EMIR WARNS OF GCC COLLAPSE AND CRISIS ESCALATION


The emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, warned of the collapse of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC... READ MORE

24th October, 2017 4092

#FONTGATE: MARYAM NAWAZ ACCUSED OF DOCUMENT FORGERY


Microsoft's Calibri font was used to type certified papers naming Maryam Nawaz as a trustee of several high-end flats in central London... READ MORE

13th July, 2017 3770

US NAVY FIRES WARNING SHOTS NEAR IRANIAN SHIP


A US navy ship fired warning shots near an Iranian vessel which came within 137 metres in the Gulf on Tuesday, US officials said... READ MORE

25th July, 2017 3728

IRAN SAYS NEW TENSIONS BETWEEN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS AND U.S. NAVY


The Iranian Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that U.S. Navy ships came close to their vessels in the Gulf and shot flares... READ MORE

29th July, 2017 3067

SHEIKH TAMIM TAKES GULF CRISIS TO GLOBAL AUDIENCE


Isn't this one of the definitions of terrorism? Sheikh Tamim asked... READ MORE

20th September, 2017 2975

QATAR FM UPBEAT ON TILLERSON GULF VISIT AMID GCC CRISIS


US secretary of state's shuttle diplomacy will 'bear fruit in time', says Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed... READ MORE

14th July, 2017 2960

TROPICAL STORM NATE TAKES AIM AT MEXICO, U.S. AFTER DOUSING CENTRAL AMERICA


Tropical Storm Nate takes aim at Mexico, U.S. after dousing Central America... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 2404

QATAR QUESTIONS TIMING OF RIYADH AGREEMENT LEAK


The document was published just as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in the Gulf for shuttle diplomacy between Jeddah, Doha and Kuwait City... READ MORE

12th July, 2017 2179

TRUMP SAYS GULF CRISIS CAN BE 'SOLVED PRETTY QUICKLY'


Trump had initially sided with the Saudi-led group and called Qatar a funder of terrorism ... READ MORE

20th September, 2017 2108

HURRICANE HARVEY FORECAST: WHERE WILL IT GO NEXT?


A truck driver walks past an abandoned truck while checking the depth of an underpass during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 28, 2017 in Houston, Texas... READ MORE

28th August, 2017 2054


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