Iran

Zarif: We don't want war, and no one can confront Iran

Saudi media reports US request for military deployment in its territories as Iranian FM says no war will take place.

FM Javad Zarif: We don't want war, and no one can confront Iran

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IMF says Saudi budget deficit to hit seven percent of GDP in 2019

Saudi Arabia faces increasing fiscal challenges, with high government spending and volatile oil prices, says IMF.

IMF says Saudi budget deficit to hit seven percent of GDP in 2019

Qatar

Qatar and UAE go head-to-head at The Hague

Three days of hearings at the International Court of Justice have centred around Doha's blocking of a UAE visa website.

'Violence and hatred': Qatar and UAE go head-to-head at The Hague

United States

US official urges GCC unity to combat 'threat posed by Iran'

The chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee urged Gulf countries to resolve the ongoing diplomatic spat.

US official urges GCC unity to combat 'threat posed by Iran'

Bahrain

Bahrain PM calls Qatar emir in rare contact amid Gulf dispute

State-run Bahraini news agency describes the phone call as 'restricted' to Ramadan greetings.

Bahrain PM calls Qatar emir in rare contact amid Gulf dispute

Qatar

Qatar will not grant visas to its 'enemies', tourism chief says

Comments were the first suggesting Qatar would no longer grant visas to people from Egypt amid the two-year blockade.

Qatar will not grant visas to its 'enemies', tourism chief says

Qatar

Analysis: Behind the punishing blockade against Qatar

Qatar has embraced a domestic and foreign policy independent of Saudi's regional hegemony, making it a target.

Analysis: Behind the punishing blockade against Qatar

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Uncertainty and lower growth expected in MENA region: IMF

Economic growth in the broader region has been affected by rising conflict, corruption and fluctuations in oil prices.

Uncertainty and lower growth expected in MENA region: IMF

Bahrain

Israeli delegation cancels trip to Bahrain on security grounds

A delegation of businessmen and government officials was expected to take part in a conference in the Bahraini capital.

Israeli delegation cancels trip to Bahrain on security grounds

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Qatar sues UAE, Saudi, Luxembourg banks over riyal 'manipulation'

Doha has accused the banks of currency manipulation in the months following the start of a blockade against Qatar.

Qatar sues UAE, Saudi, Luxembourg banks over riyal 'manipulation'

GCC

Pompeo calls for Gulf unity at start of Middle East tour

US secretary of state started his tour in Kuwait City where he attended the third Kuwait-US strategic dialogue session.

Pompeo calls for Gulf unity at start of Middle East tour

Opinion

Gulf women have come a long way

My generation saw Gulf women rising from ground zero to remarkably high levels of education, accomplishment and wealth.

Saadia Mufarreh

by Saadia Mufarreh

Saadia Mufarreh

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UAE eases Qatar shipping ban amid continuing Gulf dispute

United Arab Emirates eases ban on shipping of goods between it and Qatar enforced under a June 2017 boycott of Doha.

UAE eases Qatar shipping ban amid continuing Gulf dispute

Middle East

Warsaw conference: Gulf ministers slam Iran in leaked video

Deleted clips show Bahrain's FM saying Iran poses 'more toxic challenge' to Middle East than Israeli occupation.

Warsaw conference: Gulf ministers slam Iran in leaked video

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Kamal Kharazi: 'Iran has the right to develop its own armaments'

The former FM talks nuclear deal, unstable US relations and the GCC blockade and reflects on the Iranian revolution.