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Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan, left, is received by Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran. AFP
Saudi Foreign Minister has 'positive' talks with Iran

Prince Faisal bin Farhan also meets President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran

GulfJune 17, 2023
Sudanese wait for a gas truck to arrive to exchange their empty canisters, in Wad Madani, the capital of Sudan's Al Jazirah state. AFP
Sudan warring rivals discuss possibility of three-day ceasefire

It would be followed by a five-day truce that would take place over the Eid Al Adha holidays, sources say

MENAJune 17, 2023
Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi, Ali Al Qarni, Mariam Fardous and Ali Alghamdi arrive in the capital Riyadh. SPA
Saudi astronauts return to kingdom after successful space mission

Rayyanah Barnawi, 33, and Ali Al Qarni, 31, returned to Earth last week from their historic trip

Saudi ArabiaJune 17, 2023
A member of the moon-sighting committee uses a telescope to view the moon in Tumair, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
Saudi Arabia calls on Muslims to sight Dhu Al Hijja Moon ahead of Hajj

The Saudi Supreme Court requested that the sighting of the Moon take place on Sunday, June 18

Saudi ArabiaJune 17, 2023
A landslide in the area surrounding the Karaj Dam has caused the current water shortage, Iranian officials said. EPA
Iran hit by severe water shortage in Tehran and Karaj

Online footage shows long queues in streets where tankers distributed drinking water

MENAJune 15, 2023
Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmad receives Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al Ahmad. Kuna
Kuwait Crown Prince reappoints Sheikh Ahmad as PM after elections

PM expected to form cabinet made up largely of same ministers who held posts in his last government

GulfJune 14, 2023
Barbara Leaf, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, appears before a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Bahrain and Iran could restore ties soon, says US official

Gulf nation cut all diplomatic relations in 2016, a day after Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic contact with Tehran

BahrainJune 14, 2023
Kuwaiti MP Marzouq Al Ghanim celebrates with his supporters following the announcement of his re-election to the legislative assembly. AFP
A gauntlet of elections may have left Kuwaitis fatigued, but the hard work has just begun

MPs must find a way to ease the political paralysis that has sent voters to the polls three times in the past three years

CommentJune 13, 2023
Israeli soldiers and mourners carry the coffin of Sgt Lia Ben Nun, 19, who was shot dead near the border with Egypt earlier this month. AP
'Major failures' led to deadly Egypt border shooting, Israeli army says

Two Israeli army commanders to be reprimanded and another transferred as investigation findings released

MENAJune 13, 2023
A session of the Kuwaiti Parliament after the 2020 elections. Today's cohort of new MPs has taken the unusual step of meeting to discuss policies. Reuters
Kuwait’s new MPs discuss priorities

The meeting involved 47 of the 50-member assembly

GulfJune 12, 2023
An Israeli Heron military drone flies over the southern Israeli city of Ashdod near the border with Gaza in 2019. AFP
Sudan rivals could use drones to monitor 24-hour truce

Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces are continuing indirect talks

MENAJune 08, 2023
Jenan Boushehri, a former minister of state for housing, is the only woman to win a seat in Kuwait's parliamentary election held on June 6, 2023. AFP
Kuwait elects only one woman to new parliament

Jenan Boushehri, who was elected in the annulled parliament of 2022, attracted 5,048 votes to finish sixth

GulfJune 07, 2023
More than 793,000 eligible voters will have the chance to determine the composition of Kuwait's 50-seat legislature. AFP
Kuwaiti voters hope elections will break political deadlock

Turnout was slow earlier in the day as long queues developed at polling stations in sweltering heat

GulfJune 06, 2023
Alireza Bigdeli, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs, Saudi Ali al-Youssef, Director of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Hassan Zarnegar, Charge of consular affairs in the Iranian embassy, attend a ceremony for the reopening of the Iranian Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
Iran reopens embassy and consulate in Saudi Arabia

Diplomatic links being restored after countries agreed to resume bilateral relations

GulfJune 06, 2023
A man casts his vote for National Assembly elections at a religious school in Sabahiya district in Kuwait. AP
Kuwaitis head to polls again amid fears of low turnout

More than 793,000 people will cast their ballots from 8am until 8pm on Tuesday

GulfJune 06, 2023
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