Tag: Gulf
US and six Arab states slap sanctions on Hezbollah leadership
The United States (US) and six Gulf Arab states announced sanctions on Wednesday on the leadership of Hezbollah, as Washington seeks to step up...
Trump to host UAE Crown Prince, calls for Gulf unity
The White House said Friday that the United States (US) President Donald Trump would host the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Mohammed bin...
Gulf states bank on Saudi Vision 2030 for economic diversification
Saudi Arabia's Gulf neighbors Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) position their economies increasingly in a way to bank on the...
Oman is gateway for Pakistan to enter Gulf Region: Oman ambassador
ISLAMABAD: Oman’s Ambassador to Pakistan Al Sheikh Mohammed Omar Ahmed Al Marhoon said that Oman is a gateway for Pakistan to enter the Gulf region...
IMF urges Gulf states to adapt to lower oil prices
The International Monetary Fund forecast Monday that economic growth in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council will be 1.8 per cent this year, down from...
Hunting houbara: Royal kidnap casts spotlight on Gulf ‘sport of kings’
Every year the houbara bustard, a rare desert bird whose meat is prized by Arab sheikhs as an aphrodisiac, migrates from Central Asia to...
Iran releases US sailors seized in Gulf
Iran on Wednesday released 10 US sailors it had detained in the Gulf, moving within hours to head off a potential crisis as it...
Remittances rise 6.26% to $9.7 bln in first six months of...
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday said that the overseas Pakistani workers’ remitted $9.735 billion in the first six months (July to...
US to maintain 35,000 troops in Gulf region: Hagel
The US military is committed to maintaining its 35,000-strong force in the Gulf region regardless of a nuclear deal with Iran, Pentagon chief Chuck...
Judge okays $4 billion BP oil spill criminal settlement
BP PLC closed the book on the Justice Department's criminal probe of its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and Gulf oil spill Tuesday,...
Senators’ protest against hunting licenses to Gulf dignitaries
Senators from coalition parties and opposition benches Friday protested against hunting licenses to rulers of Gulf countries as part of foreign policy.
The Upper House...
Akram to inspire domestic cricketers
Legendary left-arm pacer Wasim Akram will once again inspire domestic cricketers to give their best by playing alongside them in the third edition of...
99 victims of Gulf War compensated, 300 to follow
Member National Assembly (MNA) Shaikh Salahuddin distributed compensation cheques to the affectees of the 1991 Gulf (Kuwait-Iraq) war.
The distribution ceremony was held at...
Anglican church in Iran, Pakistan, Persian Gulf condemns anti-Islam film
Members of the Anglican Church in Iran, Pakistan and the Persian Gulf issued a statement on Wednesday condemning production and showing of an anti-Islam...
Eid celebrated in Gulf, Africa, Europe, America
Muslims in Saudi Arabia, Gulf States, Africa, Europe, America and Far-East Asia celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, on...
Iran says US can’t clear Gulf of mines
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday scoffed at US claims it could clear Gulf waters of mines in case of conflict after Washington announced plans...
US moves new forces to Gulf in sign to Iran
Iran and the United States on Tuesday underlined their military readiness for conflict should faltering diplomacy over Tehran’s atomic activities fail, as tensions rose...
