Bahrain
GCC signs free trade deal with South Korea to boost economic ties
This is the second such agreement signed by the six-member bloc in the past three months
GCC Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi with other officials at the signing of the agreement. Photo: Secretariat General of the GCC
A medical staff member carries a swab sample collected at a Covid testing centre in Manama, Bahrain. ReutersBahrain issues Pfizer booster shots as Covid cases rise
Bahrain
Newly recruited members of the Houthis' popular army brandish firearms at a parade in Sanaa, Yemen. EPAUS-led task force to patrol Red Sea will do little to deter Houthis, analysts say
Palestine-Israel
GCC SWFs, led in large part by Saudi Arabia, have turned towards investing more in global equities and FDI, according to the Institute of International Finance. EPAGCC countries' gross foreign assets will swell to $4.4 trillion by next year, IIF says
Economy
President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, sent congratulations to King Hamad of Bahrain on his country's 52nd National Day. AFP / WamUAE leaders congratulate Bahrain on National Day
Government
Bahrain
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