The Persian Gulf region has reached a critical juncture, transcending the stage of ordinary conversation and foreshadowing new developments. This essay investigates the region’s changing dynamics,...
Three BBC journalists – who remain unnamed – and a Swedish reporter, Kassem Hamade, were abducted and interrogated in a torture cell for a number of...
Five individuals, including Dubai-based British expat Hamish Harding and Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, went missing during a dive to explore the wreck...
President Biden’s recent statements on Saudi Arabia, Israel-Palestine, and nuclear worries have prompted debate regarding the United States’ Middle East foreign policy stance. This article goes...
Gigi Hadid, a successful American model and television personality, has urged fans to vote for her Netflix show “Next in Fashion” to win an Emmy Award,...
The recent cancellation of the New Zealand-Qatar match due to racist abuse has brought to light the ongoing problem of prejudice in sports. This article examines...
As part of the Kingdom’s efforts to diversify its economy away from oil wells Saudi Arabia has officially launched Riyadh Air after it was first revealed...
Recent meticulous discussions in Jordan have led to the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels agreeing to exchange hundreds of prisoners, including prominent Islah party politician...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been named as the country that most young Arabs would like to live in for the 12th consecutive year, according...
Nicolas Malvagna, a 27-year-old man hailing from New Jersey, has been taken into custody and accused of assault. The incident occurred during a concert at Pier...
Taqah is one of the better off destinations of Dhofar for people who are looking for more than Khareef waterfalls...
The NCM in Saudi Arabia has issued a severe weather alert for some areas in the southwest corner, where unsettled...
Paying a year’s rent at a time can be quite a strain on the budgets of tenants in Dubai. The...
Looking ahead to the 2027 holiday schedule, GCC residents are already planning their trips to locations that can help make...
Qatar is ahead of the world’s all others in Kearney’s Global Telecom Health Index 2026, which includes customer sentiment among...
It is an intriguing paradox in the Gulf that the youth are more connected than ever yet they’re more hungry...
GCC Secretary General, Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi met Egypt’s Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Abdelatty in El Alamein for high-level talks on...
The total solar eclipse of 12 August 2026 is grabbing many of the UAE’s attention but for those staying in...
On August 7, 2026 the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and PM Shehbaz Sharif inked...
The coming of late August has a traditional astronomical reason for UAE residents and residents of the entire Gulf to...
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