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A picture taken on May 13, 2019 off the coast of the Gulf emirate of Fujairah shows Saudi oil tanker Al-Marzoqah, one of the four tankers damaged in alleged "sabotage attacks" in the Gulf the previous day. (AFP)
Qatar knew in advance of Iranian attack in Gulf but did not warn US or UK: Fox News
November 16, 2019
Tunisian President Kais Saied shakes hands with Prime Minister designate Habib Jemli in Tunis, Tunisia, in this handout pictured obtained by Reuters on November 15, 2019. (Reuters)
Ghannouchi loyalist is picked as prime minister-designate
November 16, 2019
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah (L) delivers a speech during a parliament session at the Kuwait’s National Assembly, last July. (AFP)
Government infighting provokes Kuwaiti cabinet shakeup
November 16, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu (R) and Israeli Defence Forces Air Defence commander Ran Kochav during a visit to an Iron Dome missile defence battery at an undisclosed location near the Israel-Gaza border, November 14. (DPA)
Israel broadens showdown with Islamic Jihad to include Hamas
November 16, 2019
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz (2nd R) talks with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius (L), Malta’s Foreign Minister Carmelo Abela (2nd L) and Croatian Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic Radman during a European Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting at the Europa building in Brussels, November 11. (AP)
Iran faces unrest at home, risks new sanctions after nuclear breaches
November 16, 2019
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, attend a welcome ceremony in the Emirati capital's Al-Watan presidential palace on November 14. (AFP)
UAE, Egypt set up joint investment programme
November 15, 2019
This picture taken on November 6, 2019 shows a busy street in the centre of Yemen's second city and Red Sea port of Aden. (AFP)
Can a new Gulf framework ease tensions but also curb Iranian bullying?
November 12, 2019
Turkish military officers parade during the opening ceremony of a Turkish military base in Mogadishu, Somalia, September 30, 2017. (Reuters)
Turkey’s smoke and mirrors in Somalia
November 12, 2019
Kuwaiti demonstrators take part in a demonstration against corruption in Kuwait City on November 6. (AFP)
In Kuwait, too, resentment of corruption sparks protests
November 09, 2019
Lebanese students wave the national flag during a demonstration in the capital Beirut on November 9. (AFP)
Protests widen in Lebanon, turn into major political-financial crisis
November 09, 2019
An Iraqi protester hits a poster showing the leader of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ al-Quds Force General Qassem Soleimani with a shoe during anti-government protests in Baghdad. (AP)
Scores of Iraqi protesters killed in violent crackdown
November 09, 2019
Tunisian Parliament Speaker Mohamed Ennaceur (C) arrives to be sworn in as Interim president in Tunis on July 25. (AFP)
Former President Mohammed Ennaceur first to refute false death reports
November 09, 2019
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz speaks with Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (2nd L), ahead of the singing of the "Riyadh Agreement," November 5. (Saudi Press Agency/ dpa)
Arab leaders, international players welcome Riyadh Agreement
November 08, 2019
Officials sign the so-called "Riyadh agreement," aimed at ending fighting between the Yemeni government, and the southern separatists, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 5. (Mohamed Bin Zayed Official Twitter account/dpa)
Riyadh agreement extends scope of Yemen settlement to include Houthis
November 07, 2019
Delegates display red cards with the words 'Show Qatar the Red Card' as they demonstrate their support for better working conditions for worker sahead of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, in Liverpool, north-west England, on September 10, 2014. (AFP)
Concerns haunt fans ahead of Qatar's hosting of football event
November 06, 2019
In this file photo taken on April 9, 2019 The floating Turkish power station Karadeniz Powership Fatmagul (L) is seen next to Lebanon's Zouk Mosbeh power plant, north of Beirut. (AFP)
UAE leads Gulf efforts to boost Lebanese economy
November 06, 2019
Major draw. Delegates chat near a robot during the Future Investment Initiative forum at the King Abdulaziz Conference Centre in Riyadh, October 30. (AFP)
‘Davos in the Desert’ a major draw for world business and finance
November 02, 2019
Sudanese Finance Minister Ibrahim al-Badawi speaks during an interview in Washington, October 22. (AFP)
Foreign debt a burdensome legacy hindering Sudan’s economic recovery
November 02, 2019
Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani (C) attends a meeting of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, October 2. (AP)
Iran toils to snuff out turmoil in its zones of influence
November 02, 2019
A man walks into a restaurant that serves shisha in Saudi Arabia's western city of Jeddah. (AFP)
New shisha tax unpopular with Saudi restaurants
October 28, 2019