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          The Arabian Gulf Security 4 exercise brings together regional and US security units in Qatar. Photo: Ministry of Interior - State of Qatar

          Qatar hosts GCC-US joint security exercise

          GulfJanuary 26, 2026
          SGX has seen steady growth in its shipping and FX businesses in the Gulf. Getty Images

          Singapore's SGX seeks Gulf business boost with FX Tech and commodities push

          MarketsJanuary 23, 2026
          From left: Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed ​bin Abdulrahman

          Gulf-Iran calls intensify as US military threat looms over Tehran

          GulfJanuary 14, 2026
          The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar are national clean-energy champions. Victor Besa / The National

          Future energy innovation must become mainstay of Gulf economies

          EnergyJanuary 12, 2026
          The UAE has said Gulf Shield 2026 aims to enhance combat readiness, strengthen joint military operations and achieve operational integration in the region. Photo: Ministry of Defence

          Gulf forces launch joint military exercise in Saudi Arabia

          GulfJanuary 05, 2026
          A worker handles copper shavings at a foundry. The metal is essential for efficient electrical systems. Bloomberg

          Gulf countries should tap into Pakistan's mineral wealth

          EnergyDecember 22, 2025
          Allianz Global Investors headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. The company says its office in ADGM is its gateway to the Middle East. Reuters

          Germany's $681bn Allianz Global Investors seeks Middle East infrastructure deals

          MarketsDecember 21, 2025
          The World Trade Organisation headquarters in Geneva. Saudi Arabia holds the presidency of the WTO’s general council. Getty Images

          Saudi Arabia proposes hosting WTO meeting in 2028

          EconomyDecember 19, 2025
          A Barclays branch in London. The British bank expects robust activity in mergers and acquisitions in the Gulf region next year. AFP

          Barclays' Saudi foray after 11-year pause is a signal deal-making remains strong

          MarketsDecember 17, 2025
          Zand Bank offices in Dubai's Emaar Business Park. The lender is on track to achieve about 60 per cent annual growth this year. Photo: Zand Bank

          UAE digital lender Zand plans expansion into Gulf and Africa within three years

          BankingDecember 15, 2025
          EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Suica delivers a speech on the Pact for the Mediterranean at the EU headquarters in Brussels in October. AFP

          EU official says strategic agreement with UAE is vital to new Mediterranean pact

          MENADecember 12, 2025
          On Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei repeated his country’s claim to the occupied Emirati islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa, above. AFP

          Iran has rediscovered its voice but is unsettling its neighbours

          EditorialDecember 10, 2025
          DWS chief executive Stefan Hoops says the company will launch an office in ADGM, the company's first base in the Middle East. Reuters

          Germany's DWS Group in talks with Gulf sovereign funds for European deals

          BusinessDecember 08, 2025
          Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman holds talks with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim, centre, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman. @spagov / X

          Saudi Arabia and Qatar sign deal for high-speed Riyadh to Doha rail line

          GulfDecember 08, 2025
          The Congress of Vienna, with ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, was held from November 1814 to June 1815 and was notable for introducing a 'moral order' to policy that persists to this day. Getty Images

          The GCC summit in Bahrain had echoes of the 1815 Vienna Congress

          CommentDecember 08, 2025
          The move could lead to more harmonisation on regulations and strategies. Antonie Robertson / The National

          New GCC aviation authority to have its headquarters in UAE

          UAEDecember 06, 2025
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