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Kuwait advises citizens against traveling due to coronavirus
Kuwait advised its citizens to avoid traveling as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of the coronavirus, a health ministry official said on ... Gulf -
Oman temporarily bans use of identity cards for nationals, GCC travelers
Oman on Friday banned the use of national identity cards for Omani nationals and GCC citizens to enter and exit the country as a precautionary measure ... Gulf -
Bahrain reports six new cases of coronavirus
Bahrain on Friday reported six new cases of the deadly coronavirus, raising the number of those infected with the virus to 36, Bahrain News Agency ... Gulf -
Kuwaiti passengers arriving from Iran moved into quarantine in hotels
Kuwaiti passengers arriving on flights from Iran to Kuwait have been moved into quarantine in hotels after three cases of the deadly coronavirus were ... Gulf -
Second case of coronavirus detected in Bahrain
A second case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Bahrain, the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health confirmed. Latest: Eight coronavirus ... Gulf -
First two cases of coronavirus reported in Oman
Oman on Monday reported its first two cases of coronavirus, and halted flights to and from Iran with immediate effect, authorities and reports said. ... Gulf -
Kuwait announces five coronavirus infections
Five people have been infected with the deadly coronavirus in Kuwait after they arrived from the Iranian city of Mashhad, according to the state news ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman discusses regional issues with GCC secretary-general
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz discussed on Monday issues related to the Arabian Gulf region with the Secretary-General of the Gulf ... Gulf -
UAE says to avoid nose-to-nose greetings, eskimo kiss to stop coronavirus spread
UAE residents should not greet each other physically, including the traditional nose-to-nose greeting or eskimo kiss, to avoid the risk from viruses ... Variety -
Japan destroyer heads to Middle East as Iran-US tension lingers
Japan sent a naval destroyer to the Middle East on Sunday for a rare overseas mission to ensure the safety of its ships amid lingering tension between ... Gulf -
Arabian Gulf countries taking precautionary measures to contain coronavirus
Countries in the Arabian Gulf have begun taking precautionary measures to ensure the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the region is contained, and ... Gulf -
Four cargo vessels catch fire in Iranian port city
Four cargo vessels and fishing boats have caught fire in Iran’s port city of Jask in the Arabian Gulf for unknown reasons, Iran’s ... Middle East -
Britain’s navy to accompany UK-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz
Britain’s navy will accompany UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz to provide protection after the killing of Iranian military ... World News -
Iran seizes ship for apparent fuel smuggling, arrests 16 Malaysians
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have seized a ship suspected of fuel-smuggling and arrested 16 Malaysian crew members, state media reported on ... Middle East -
Trump denies US weighing sending more troops to Mideast
US President Donald Trump on Friday denied a report that his country was weighing sending more than 12,000 troops to the Middle East in the face of a ... Middle East -
Dubai court reduces sentence for editor who killed his wife
Dubai’s Court of Appeal reduced on Wednesday the sentence of a British newspaper editor convicted of killing his wife with a hammer. The court ... Gulf -
Bahrain to host international meeting on Gulf maritime security in early 2020
Bahrain announced on Monday it will host an international meeting on maritime security in coordination with the US early next year, in a statement ... Gulf -
Iranian official: Iran will not let ‘attack’ on its tanker go ‘unanswered’
Iran will not let the Friday “attack” on its tanker in the Red Sea go “unanswered,” said the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme ... Middle East -
Kuwait to announce a decision on maritime security alliance soon
Kuwait is considering joining the International Maritime Security Construct, and will announce a decision once all the details have been reviewed, ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia joins international maritime security alliance
Saudi Arabia joined on Wednesday the International Maritime Security Construct - a US-led international alliance that aims to protect merchant ships ... Gulf -
US defense chief: Maritime security a priority, ‘bad behavior’ will be deterred
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that he was not surprised that Iran had again announced a violation of the nuclear agreement. ... World News -
Iran’s coast guard seizes foreign vessel for allegedly smuggling fuel
Iran’s coast guard has seized a vessel for purportedly smuggling fuel in the Arabian Gulf and has detained its 12 Filipino crew members, the ... Gulf -
Here are the top 10 sovereign wealth funds in the Arab world
While the world’s largest SWF – which recently reported that its value had increased to $1.02 trillion despite global economic headwinds ... Economy -
Soldiers from US, Arabian Gulf countries participate in military drill in Jordan
Amid the airstrikes in surrounding countries like Syria and Lebanon, soldiers from the United States and Gulf countries traveled to Jordan on Sunday ... Middle East -
Britain sends another warship to Arabian Gulf
A third British warship is heading to the Arabian Gulf, the Royal Navy announced on Saturday, amid heightened tensions between the West and Iran. ... Middle East -
Australia to join US in Gulf maritime security mission: PM
Australia will join the US-led mission to protect shipping through the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions with Iran, Prime Minister Scott ... Middle East -
CENTCOM chief welcomes Bahrain into maritime security mission
The US Central Command welcomed on Monday Bahrain into the international maritime security mission in the Arabian Gulf, joining other nations to ... Gulf -
Iraqi FM: Foreign forces in the Gulf will increase regional tension
The presence of Western forces in the Gulf is fueling regional tension, Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Hakim said on Monday. ... Middle East -
Iran unveils ‘upgraded missile defense system’
Iran unveiled on Saturday what authorities said was a locally upgraded missile defense system with a range of 400 kilometers, designed to defend ... Middle East -
P&O Cruises cancels Dubai and Gulf voyages amid Iran tensions
P&O Cruises has cancelled cruises around Dubai and the Arabian Gulf after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker in the region.Citing increased ... Gulf