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Iran Guards Seize ‘Foreign’ Ship in Gulf for Smuggling Diesel

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling 757,000 liters of diesel out of the country, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday. The unnamed vessel's seven crew members, who are foreign nationals, have been handed over to legal authorities, IRNA reported…

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Iran Guards seize foreign ship in Gulf for smuggling diesel

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling 757,000 litres of diesel out of the country, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

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GCC Secretary General Condoles UK on Death of Queen Elizabeth

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr.

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What are King Charles III’s views on the Middle East?

British royal family constitutionally obliged to stay out of political issues, but Charles is known for close Gulf ties.

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Sisi Hails Gulf Support for Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi praised the Gulf support for his country, especially during the periods that followed the upheavals in January 2011 and June 2013. Sisi’s comment came during the inauguration of projects in the Suez Canal Authority on Thursday. In his speech, the Egyptian president said that Saudi…

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GERD: New Gulf Support for Egypt, Sudan

The Gulf States expressed support to Egypt and Sudan in their dispute with Ethiopia over the Renaissance Dam on the Nile River. The GCC Ministerial Council rejected “any action or measure that affects their water rights,” stressing “support for all endeavors that would contribute to resolving the file in a…

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Iran Sends Written Warning to Countries Hosting US Army

Iran's Chief of Staff, Mohammad Bagheri, said that Tehran has sent a written warning to the countries hosting the US army in the region. Bagheri condemned Israel's joining the US Central Command (CENTCOM), accusing Washington of seeking to "fill the vacuum" of its forces in the region. He said that…

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Joint Action Plan to Promote Cooperation between Gulf, Central Asian Countries

A meeting on Wednesday between the foreign ministers of the Gulf and Central Asian countries underlined the need to accelerate joint cooperation and support the implementation of the approved joint action plan, in order to face escalating global challenges and meet the aspirations of the peoples of the two regions.…

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Kuwait’s Long-Time Parliament Speaker Bows Out of Sept. Elections

Kuwait's parliament speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim said he would not run in legislative polls this month, a day before the deadline for submission ends. Kuwait will hold early elections on Sept. 29 after the crown prince appointed a new prime minister and dissolved parliament in a bid to resolve the feud…

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Gulf nations demand Netflix remove ‘offensive’ content

A GCC committee said the unspecified content ‘violates Islamic and societal values and principles’.

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Netflix told by Gulf states to drop videos violating Islam

Six Gulf Arab states have told streaming service company Netflix Inc to stop broadcasting material that they said violates the region’s Islamic values and threatened legal action if it did not act.

Bangkok Post

Six Gulf states warn Netflix over content violating ‘Islamic values’

Gulf states did not identify the type of content, though Saudi Arabia state-media condemned shows with gay characters

The Guardian - AU

Gulf Arab nations ask Netflix to remove 'offensive' videos

Gulf Arab countries have asked Netflix to remove “offensive content” on the streaming service, apparently targeting programs that show gays and lesbians

The Independent UK

UCL 2022/23 group stage | PSG hosts Juventus as Champions League kicks off

Paris Saint-Germain’s Qatari owners are expecting a lot from their club in the Champions League in the run up to the FIFA World Cup hosted by the Gulf country

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Oman Exports First Ammonia Shipment

Oman started exporting the first shipment of ammonia, allowing the Gulf state to be part of the global ammonia market. On Sunday, the Global Integrated Energy Group (OQ) announced the start of production at the ammonia plant in the Dhofar Governorate, with a production capacity of 1,000 metric tons per…

The Times of India

Israel and Saudi Arabia: No longer enemies but not quite friends

RIYADH: Israel’s longest-serving prime minister pops up on Saudi state-run television from Tel Aviv. An Israeli-American declares himself the “chief rabbi of Saudi Arabia” after arriving on a tourist visa. A prominent Saudi family invests in two Israeli companies and doesn’t bother to hide it.

The Independent UK

US Navy says Iran seized and released American sea drone in Gulf

Drone capture and release comes amid mounting tensions between two countries in the Persian Gulf

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Saudi Arabia Eases Tourist E-Visa Requirements for GCC Residents

Saudi Arabia will allow Gulf residents to easily apply for its e-Visa and residents of the UK, US and EU to get a visa on arrival as the Kingdom bids to attract 100 million visitors annually. The announcement was made on Thursday, and follows a decree signed by the Kingdom’s…

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Riyadh Demands Beirut Turn over Suspect Who Threatened its Embassy

Saudi Ambassador to Beirut Waleed Bukhari demanded on Tuesday Lebanese authorities to arrest and turn over to Riyadh a suspect who had made threats to the Saudi embassy earlier this month. Bukhari met with Lebanon’s caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi. The envoy said the suspect, a Saudi national called Ali…

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Kuwait, UAE Advise Against Travel to Iraq

Kuwait has urged its citizens in neighboring Iraq to leave the country. The state-run KUNA news agency also encouraged those hoping to travel to Iraq to delay their plans over the eruption of violent street clashes between rival Shiite groups in the country. The Gulf sheikhdom of Kuwait shares a…

Bangkok Post

Riyadh to help seal Gulf free trade deals

Saudi Arabia has agreed to help Thailand push for a free trade agreement (FTA) with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, according to Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit on Monday.

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Kuwait to Hold Parliamentary Election on Sept. 29

Kuwait will hold a parliamentary election on Sept. 29, state news agency KUNA reported, after the Gulf state's crown prince moved to dissolve parliament in a bid to resolve a political standoff between the government and the elected legislature. Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who has taken on most…

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Kuwait to hold parliamentary election on Sept 29 - KUNA

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UK to Exempt Gulf Citizens from Entry Visa as of 2023

Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) nationals will be exempted from the visa requirements to enter the UK as of 2023 and benefit from the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) scheme. The ambassadors of the GCC countries in London met with British Home Secretary Priti Patel at the Bahraini Embassy.

Orlando Sentinel

Hurricane center says chances system will become Tropical Storm Danielle dwindling

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center continued tracking what it’s calling Potential Tropical Cyclone Four in the Gulf of Mexico warning it could form into the season’s next tropical storm on Saturday while also keeping an eye on a new potential system in the Atlantic.

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