Recent News Headlines : Persian Gulf

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE QATAR CRISIS


Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates cut ties to Qatar on June 5... READ MORE

7th December, 2017 1

A GUIDE TO THE DISPUTE OVER JERUSALEM AND ISRAEL'S CAPITAL


In 1967, Israel captured east Jerusalem in the Six-Day War and formally annexed those portions of the city to form one municipality under Israeli law... READ MORE

6th December, 2017 199

COULD WE RUN OUT OF SAND ON THE PLANET?


But by far the biggest consumer is the construction industry, which uses sand to produce bricks, asphalt and concrete... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 3773

LONG DIVIDED, IRAN UNITES AGAINST TRUMP AND SAUDIS IN A NATIONALIST FERVOR


Iranians listened during the 2016 campaign as Trump denounced the Iran nuclear treaty as the worst deal ever negotiated and promised to tear it up... READ MORE

28th November, 2017 239

LONG DIVIDED, IRAN UNITES AGAINST TRUMP AND SAUDIS IN A NATIONALIST FERVOR


Iranians listened during the 2016 campaign as Mr. Trump denounced the Iran nuclear treaty as the worst deal ever negotiated and promised to tear it up... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 4337

HOW TURKEY, IRAN, RUSSIA AND INDIA ARE PLAYING THE NEW SILK ROADS


It connects Central Asia to Turkey with the Marmaray project in Istanbul and via the Caspian region... READ MORE

22nd November, 2017 3803

IRAN-IRAQ QUAKE: TEHRAN DECLARES NATIONAL DAY OF MOURNING


Tuesday has been declared a national day of mourning in Iran for hundreds of people killed in Sunday's earthquake that also devastated parts of bordering Iraq... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 35

PARADISE PAPERS AND U.S. TAX CUTS A WARNING THAT CAPITALISM MAY BE LOSING ITS DYNAMISM


There is a consensus in mainstream economics that whether Proudhon was right or wrong, property ownership makes economies stronger... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 3224

U.S. STOCKS POST DECLINE FOR WEEK AMID TAX DEBATE


Energy stocks also struggled as crude slipped below 57 a barrel amid rising tensions in the Persian Gulf... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 233

U.S. WARNS SAUDIS, IRAN OF THREATS TO STABILITY IN LEBANON


On Thursday, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait ordered their citizens out of Lebanon, saying their safety was at risk... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 190

WHERES SAAD HARIRI? LEBANON WANTS TO KNOW


But he admitted he had not spoken to Mr. Hariri since the prime minister went to Saudi Arabia, and acknowledged the uncertainty facing Lebanon... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 3562

HEY, OIL! CATCH ANY NEWS ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA THIS WEEKEND?


Unfazed Oil prices barely budged after a fractious weekend in the Middle East Source Bloomberg Note Intraday pricing in New York... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 289

ANALYSIS | IRAN'S TOP DIPLOMAT SAYS THE U.S.-SAUDI RELATIONSHIP IS 'HAZARDOUS TO REGIONAL HEALTH'


The latest showdown between Iran and Saudi Arabia has kicked up a tweetstorm by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 311

CROWN PRINCE GAINS POWER AFTER SWEEPING PURGE OF SAUDI OFFICIALS


Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh on Oct. 24, 2017... READ MORE

6th November, 2017 3890

"10 DONALD TRUMPS" COULDN'T SCRAP IRAN'S NUCLEAR DEAL SAYS ROUHANI


With the Iran nuclear deal on increasingly shaky ground, Euronews' correspondent in Tehran, Javad Montazeri, asked the Secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security,... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 94

PARTS OF UNMANNED RUSSIAN SPACESHIP BURN UP OVER DUBAI


Its rockets and stages earlier fell harmlessly and largely unnoticed into the atmosphere, said Hasan Ahmad al-Hariri, the CEO of the Dubai Astronomy Group... READ MORE

18th October, 2017 9

U.S. RAISES ALARM AS IRAQ ARMY SEIZES OIL-RICH KIRKUK FROM KURDS


That could lead to agreements on Kurdish withdrawals from some areas and potentially joint administration, he added... READ MORE

17th October, 2017 640

TRUMP'S COMBATIVE SPEECH ON IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL SPARKS NEW WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN U.S, IRAN


Like many others in Iran, Rouhani focused on the fact that Trump used the term Arabian Gulf to refer to the Persian Gulf... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 116

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S SPEECH SPARKS A NEW WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN US, IRAN


President Donald Trump's refusal to certify the Iran nuclear deal has sparked a new war of words between the Islamic Republic and America... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 26

TRUMP'S SPEECH SPARKS A NEW WAR OF WORDS BETWEEN US, IRAN


Like many others in Iran, Rouhani focused on the fact that Trump used the term Arabian Gulf to refer to the Persian Gulf... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 11

ANGUISH IN IRAN AS TRUMP BALKS AT NUCLEAR DEAL


But since Trump took office in January, a cloud of uncertainty has returned, said Mahmoudi, the Iranian journalist said... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 1795

IRAN'S PRESIDENT FIRES BACK AT TRUMP ON NUCLEAR DEAL


The Revolutionary Guard is a powerful force that is popular among the Iranian people, Rouhani said... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 208

IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL: PRESIDENT ROUHANI SAYS TEHRAN WILL ABIDE BY DEAL


Trump's action, he said, had only served to unite the Iranian people... READ MORE

13th October, 2017 1889

TRUMP EXPECTED TO DECERTIFY IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL, OFFICIAL SAYS


The administration was considering Oct. 12 for Trump to give a speech on Iran but no final decision had been made, an official said previously... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 10960

TRUMP EXPECTED TO DECERTIFY IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL, OFFICIAL SAYS


If Trump declines to certify Iran's compliance, U.S. congressional leaders would have 60 days to decide whether to reimpose sanctions on Tehran suspended under the agreement... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 10

TRUMP EXPECTED TO DECERTIFY IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL, OFFICIAL SAYS


The administration was considering Oct. 12 for Trump to give a speech on Iran but no final decision had been made, an official said previously... READ MORE

6th October, 2017 9048

BLOCKADE KEEPS CHILDREN IN QATAR FROM SPORTS EVENTS IN GULF


About 1,400 Rohingya children have crossed the Myanmar border to Bangladesh without their parents, many of them orphans... READ MORE

2nd October, 2017 345

SAUDI GOVERNMENT SAYS IT WILL ALLOW WOMEN TO DRIVE


In recent years, a number of female Saudi activists have been arrested for defying the restriction... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 5879

PENTAGON IS TESTING LASERS AND NETS TO COMBAT ISIS DRONES


Since then, the military has repeatedly attacked Islamic State drones in the air and on the ground... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 1836

IRAN TEST-FIRES NEW BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFYING US WARNINGS


The missile was unveiled during a military parade in Tehran that commemorated the 1980s Iraq-Iran war on Friday... READ MORE

24th September, 2017 275

Trending News Headlines : Persian Gulf

TRUMP ENDS COVERT CIA PROGRAM TO ARM ANTI-ASSAD REBELS IN SYRIA, A MOVE SOUGHT BY MOSCOW


Just three months ago, after the United States accused Assad of using chemical weapons, Trump launched retaliatory airstrikes against a Syrian air base... READ MORE

20th July, 2017 85816

NO ONE IS PAYING ATTENTION TO THE WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS SINCE WORLD WAR II


The world is caught up in the Trump saga and ignoring a famine that could affect 20 million people in four countries... READ MORE

26th June, 2017 77274

$110 BILLION WEAPONS SALE TO SAUDIS HAS JARED KUSHNERS PERSONAL TOUCH


Given that, and the big-ticket arms sale, most analysts and former officials predicted that Mr. Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia would be a success... READ MORE

19th May, 2017 32264

TRUMPS BUSINESS TIES IN PERSIAN GULF RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS ALLEGIANCES


Their only business with Qatar was leasing office space in Trump Tower, in Manhattan, to the national airway... READ MORE

17th June, 2017 30451

A TINY SUN-DRENCHED NATION IS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK FOR EXPATS


The U.S. and U.K. Are Getting Worse and Worse, Expats Say... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 26178

PRESIDENT TRUMP LANDS IN SAUDI ARABIA


As Mr. Trump arrived in Saudi Arabia, Iranians re-elected President Hassan Rouhani, who sealed the nuclear deal... READ MORE

20th May, 2017 14612

TRUMP SUGGESTS HE LED SAUDIS TO ISOLATE QATAR OVER TERROR TIES


Al Udeid Air Base, outside the Qatari capital, Doha, is home to more than 11,000 American and coalition service members... READ MORE

6th June, 2017 8716

QATAR MILITARY BASE FOR THE SECURITY OF GULF


Turkey Qatar military base for the security of Gulf... READ MORE

10th June, 2017 8681

IRAN IS COMPLYING WITH NUCLEAR DEAL BUT IS 'IN DEFAULT OF ITS SPIRIT', SAYS US


Instead, senior Trump administration officials sought to emphasise their deep concerns about Iran's non-nuclear behaviour, saying transgressions won't go unpunished... READ MORE

18th July, 2017 7434

IRAN SENDS WARSHIPS TO OMAN AMID GULF DISPUTE


Flotilla will head to Oman before starting mission in international waters near Yemen, the country's navy says... READ MORE

11th June, 2017 6876

ANALYSIS | TERROR IN IRAN REVEALS THE HYPOCRISY OF TRUMP AND HIS ALLIES


Iranian proxy militias in Iraq and Syria, to varying extents, have been locked in battles with the Islamic State and other extremist outfits... READ MORE

8th June, 2017 6733

NAVY FIRES WARNING SHOTS AT IRANIAN SHIP IN 'UNSAFE' GULF ENCOUNTER


In that incident, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard boats ignored an order to halt issued via radio communication by the USS Mahan, defense officials said... READ MORE

25th July, 2017 5172

BEYOND RAQQA AN EVEN BIGGER BATTLE IN SYRIA LOOMS


That, Mr. Wazne said, puts the United States at loggerheads with the pro-government alliance in Syria, especially Hezbollah and Iran... READ MORE

10th June, 2017 4203

FIGHTER JETS DEAL SHOWS DEEP US SUPPORT


A 12bn deal to buy US F-15 fighter jets shows Qatar has deep-rooted support from Washington, a Qatari official said on Thursday, Reuters news agency reported... READ MORE

15th June, 2017 3995

QATAR TO BUY SEVEN NAVY VESSELS FROM ITALY FOR EUR5BN


The four Arab countries severed relations with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of supporting terrorism ... READ MORE

2nd August, 2017 3894

FEUD AMONG GULF STATES ESCALATES AS US CALLS FOR CALM


Rex Tillerson Calls for Calm in Middle East Standoff With Qatar... READ MORE

9th June, 2017 3867

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

'THERE IS NO TRUST': GULF STATES GIVE UP HOPE ON QATAR


The memorandum described Qatar as an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Persian Gulf region ... READ MORE

16th June, 2017 3665

EXCLUSIVE: IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARDS FIND NEW ROUTE TO ARM YEMEN REBELS


In March, regional and Western sources told Reuters that Iran was shipping weapons and military advisers to the Houthis either directly to Yemen or via Somalia... READ MORE

1st August, 2017 3656

TILLERSON PUSHES FOR RECONCILIATION AS TRUMP SLAMS QATAR ON FUNDING TERROR


The mixed signals could prolong the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Qatar... READ MORE

9th June, 2017 3266

WHEN TRUMP GOES ABROAD, RADICAL CHANGE FOLLOWS IN HIS FOOTSTEPS


Donald Trump may be struggling to get things done at home, but in other parts of the world he's proving a change-maker... READ MORE

18th July, 2017 3232

QATAR: UN SHOULD PLAY A ROLE IN RESOLVING GULF CRISIS


Qatar's foreign minister also accused the four Arab countries that have blockaded Doha of violating international law... READ MORE

27th July, 2017 2572

QATAR AIR DEFIES GULF SANCTIONS, TRUMP STANCE WITH NEW ROUTES


Qatar Airways has been seeking to turn Doha into a global super-hub to rival the Dubai base of local rival Emirates... READ MORE

12th June, 2017 2435

AMERICAN AIRLINES SAYS RIVAL QATAR SEEKS TO BUY UP TO 10% STAKE


American Airlines Says Rival Qatar Seeks to Buy Up to 10 percent Stake... READ MORE

22nd June, 2017 2393

IRAN SENTENCES AMERICAN TO 10 YEARS FOR ESPIONAGE


An Iranian court sentenced a Chinese-American man to 10 years in prison on espionage charges, Iranian news agencies reported Sunday... READ MORE

16th July, 2017 2246

TRUMP SEEMS TO UNDERCUT TILLERSON'S REMARKS ON QATAR


The Saudis took action against Qatar less than 24 hours after Trump left Riyadh... READ MORE

10th June, 2017 1916

ANALYSIS | THE CRISIS OVER QATAR HIGHLIGHTS TRUMP'S FOREIGN POLICY CONFUSION


After Saudi Arabia closed its land border with Qatar, Turkey and Iran flew in hundreds of tons of goods to help stave off potential food shortages... READ MORE

15th June, 2017 1893

IRAN'S TOP DIPLOMAT SAYS WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT ON TEHRAN ATTACK IS 'REPUGNANT'


The attacks were claimed by the Islamic State -- an avowed enemy of both Iran and the United States... READ MORE

8th June, 2017 1860

ANALYSIS | WHY SAUDI ARABIA HATES AL JAZEERA SO MUCH


Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan have kicked Al Jazeera bureaus out of their countries... READ MORE

24th June, 2017 1793

AIRBUS SUPERJUMBO MAY GET LIFELINE AS EMIRATES MULLS 20-JET DEAL


Shares of Airbus pared loses, and were priced 0.4 percent lower as of 2 p.m... READ MORE

8th June, 2017 1452


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