Gulf Cooperation Council
Gulf countries weigh next steps after Iran war amid Rubio visit to Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE
Rubio was in the UAE and then Kuwait. The visits to Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE are important, as these countries were attacked by Iran during the latest conflict.
Rubio heads to UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain to discuss Iran deal with Gulf allies
Iran will connect electric grid to Qatar in near future, Tehran's energy minister says - report
Qatar expands national service for non-residents born in the country, children of Qatari mothers
Iran, Russia spar over ‘non-negotiable’ Gulf islands
Russia issued a joint statement with the Gulf Cooperation Council in support of the UAE's initiative to reach a peaceful agreement on the three Gulf islands.
Russia and Gulf countries seek to increase cooperation - analysis
The Gulf is increasingly a center of world affairs, with Russia's meeting with the GCC coming amid the war in Ukraine as well as other high-profile international delegations.
Indian businesses invest billions in GCC
Experts disagree on the extent to which the Indian investments benefit the local economies
Gulf leaders to US: Take responsibility for Israel's Bezalel Smotrich
The Gulf foreign ministers specifically referred to Smotrich's statements regarding "wiping out" Huwara and claiming that the Palestinian people didn't exist.
Blinken meets E3 Foreign Ministers: “concern about Iran’s nuclear escalation”
The US and the GCC called on Iran “to immediately reverse course, cease its nuclear provocations and engage in meaningful diplomacy."
'War over food and energy, not nuclear proliferation, is the greatest possibility' - interview
An interview with decorated business consultant on Middle East political, security, economic, and energy issues, Norman T. Roule.
Rising cost of living forces expats to leave Gulf countries
Lower-paid foreigners have been largely unaffected by the surging cost of living.
Jeddah Summit showed US is no longer sole strategic partner in Gulf - opinion
US President Joe Biden attended the summit held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia recently along with the leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Jordan and Iraq.
Every US administration suffers from the same strategic rigidity - opinion
Most analysts and authors agree that each successive US administration has made strategic mistakes in their relations with Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
Saudi ambassador to return to Lebanon after Mikati statement - report
A diplomatic crisis exploded in November after a Lebanese minister expressed support for the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
