Tag: Gulf

US Gulf Coast braces for Tropical Storm Debby

The US Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a hit from Tropical Storm Debby, as it pounded parts of the coast with strong winds and...

Oil up in Asia on Gulf of Mexico supply disruption

Crude prices rose in Asia on Monday as the onset of Tropical Storm Debby forced oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico...

Gulf Arab states face obstacles to unity push

Gulf Arab leaders meeting on Monday will discuss closer union between their six states because of what they see as growing threats from Iran...

Britain sends new warship to Gulf amid Iran tensions

Britain's newest warship is heading to the Gulf for its first mission at a time of tensions over Iran's threat to close the strategic...

Iran ramps up warning over US navy in Gulf

Iran on Wednesday renewed its warning to America against keeping a US navy presence in the oil-rich Gulf, underlining a threat that Washington has...

Iran military warns US aircraft carrier away from Gulf

A US aircaft carrier currently deployed in the Middle East should not return to its base in the Gulf, the head of Iran's armed...

Gulf bloc urges end to Syrian bloodshed

Gulf Arab states on Saturday turned up the heat on Damascus, joining a growing chorus of pressure after Syrian security forces shot dead at...

Bomb kills Yemeni officer, Gulf states mull solution

A bomb killed a military officer loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, an official said on Tuesday, as Yemen’s rich Gulf neighbours sought...

Gulf mediator to meet Yemen’s Saleh as violence rages

A Gulf mediator was to meet President Ali Abdullah Saleh Sunday in a new bid to resolve Yemen's political crisis despite scepticism from the...

Iran and Arab revolts dominate Gulf meet

Leaders of Gulf monarchies were Tuesday meeting in Riyadh to discuss their tense relations with Iran, a stalled transition plan in Yemen and the...

JAP-SIC gulf widening

The gulf between Jamaat-e-Ahle-Sunnat Pakistan (JAP) and its partners in the Sunni Ittehad Council is widening, as the former unexpectedly met Punjab Chief Minister...

Gulf states aim for customs union in 2015

Gulf Arab states aim to bring a long awaited customs unification into effect in 2015 as they vie to remove hurdles that delayed the...

Obama vows to restore Gulf Coast one year after spill

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Wednesday vowed to do "whatever is necessary" to restore the Gulf Coast on the anniversary of the BP rig explosion, which caused the worst maritime oil spill in US history. "The events that unfolded on April 20, 2010 and the oil spill that followed underscores the critical link between the environment and economic health of the Gulf," Obama said in a statement.
"My administration is committed to doing whatever is necessary to protect and

Yemen opposition seeks details on Gulf plan

SANAA - Yemen opposition parties on Tuesday urged Gulf mediators to spell out whether President Ali Saleh would hand over power early under their proposal to end a two-month crisis over leadership and political reforms.
Gulf Arab foreign ministers said this week they would invite Saleh and the opposition coalition to mediation talks in Riyadh, a key financier of Sanaa who analysts say Saleh trusts, on a transition of power.
The opposition said on Monday they rejected the

Dozens shot in Yemen as Gulf eyes transition

SANAA - At least one anti-regime protester was killed and dozens shot in the cities of Taez and Sanaa, as Yemen's worried Gulf neighbours prepared to meet in Riyadh on Sunday to work out a transition plan.
Three other people were killed, including an intelligence officer and a soldier, in Abyan province, an Al-Qaeda stronghold in southern Yemen. The protester died of a gunshot wound after security forces using live fire hit dozens of demonstrators in overnight clashes in Sanaa

Gulf states press Saleh to quit

SANAA - Gulf states heaped pressure on Yemen's embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh on Thursday, announcing they expect him to quit after more than two months of bloody protests.
Members of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council "hope to reach a deal with the Yemeni president to step down," said Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani. Saleh had on Wednesday welcomed Gulf mediation, according to a statement on Saba state news agency, which said he "affirmed the

Yemenis protest, Gulf Arabs hope to resolve standoff

SANAA - Tens of thousands of people pressed opposition demands on Wednesday for Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign, a standoff Gulf Arab ambassadors hope to help resolve at talks in neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
The ambassadors, members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, met opposition figures at the Saudi embassy in Sanaa to issue an invitation after Saleh accepted the GCC mediation on Tuesday.
"We only expect something good from our brothers. But it will take time