Saudi Arabia
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio greets Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan at the State Department on Wednesday. AFP

Marco Rubio and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal meet in Washington

Visit comes day after Prince Faisal met Massad Boulos, US senior adviser for Arab and African Affairs, to discuss Sudan

US

WWE Royal Rumble: Predictions for Saudi event, including Chris Jericho's return

Pop Culture

'Huge ambitions': Saudi Arabia playing long game at Newcastle, says former owner

Football

Saudi Arabia to open financial market to all foreign investors

Markets
Qatar
Flydubai said all scheduled flights to Iran on Friday were cancelled. Bloomberg

UAE and Qatar airlines suspend flights to Iran amid escalating civil unrest

Airport data shows operations set to resume on Saturday

Aviation

Mastercard grants QNB licence to resume activities in Syria

Banking

Case against Syrians accused of funding extremists dismissed

UK

Qatar ready to help find 'peaceful solution' in Venezuela after US attack

Gulf
Bahrain
The Bahrain World Trade Centre in Manama. Despite financial challenges, the government has raised $5 billion from global debt markets this year. Photo: NurPhoto

Bahrain prepares new fiscal reforms to curb rising debt

Measures include raising fuel prices and introducing corporate income tax

Economy

Metallica in the Middle East: Band documents regional tours on YouTube

Music & On-stage

President Sheikh Mohamed hails 'bonds of friendship' on Bahrain's National Day

UAE

Acwa Power and Bapco to develop 2.8GW solar plant to supply electricity to Bahrain

Energy
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