ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has acknowledged an attack on its huge energy sector. Officials said Saudi police were ambushed by suspected Shi’ite insurgents north of Awamiya in the (more…)
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has inaugurated its massive border security project. King Abdullah has overseen the launch of a multi-billion-dollar project to secure the borders of the Gulf (more…)
ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council was said to be preparing to impose sanctions on Qatar. Officials said at least three of the six members of the GCC (more…)
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military still supports its stockpile in Kuwait. The Defense Department has awarded several contracts meant to support the U.S. military stockpile in the Gulf Cooperation (more…)
ABU DHABI — Qatar has been engaged in another dispute with the Gulf Cooperation Council. Bahrain, one of six GCC members, has protested a decision by Qatar to offer (more…)
ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has denied reports that Egypt and Pakistan sent troops to protect the kingdom’s border with Iraq from the new threat by the Islamic State (more…)
ABU DHABI — Kuwait has been planning a major military exercise with the United States. The two allies held five days of talks in mid-August to plan Eager Resolve-2015, (more…)
ABU DHABI — Kuwait has been pressed to accelerate its new military conscription program. Parliament has heard calls for a fast-track process to draft tens of thousands of Kuwaitis (more…)
ABU DHABI — Islamic State of Iraq and Levant has targeted the U.S. military presence in the Gulf. ISIL has posted a warning that it would attack Arab states (more…)
