ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has been struggling in efforts to agree on sanctions against the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah. The six-member GCC has been unable to reach a (more…)
WASHINGTON — The United States has refused to plan for the prospect of losing its naval headquarters in Bahrain, a report said. The Brookings Institution asserted that the administration (more…)
ABU DHABI — Qatar’s new emir has completed the marginalization of his long powerful cousin. Emir Tamim Bin Hamad has fired Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani from his last (more…)
LONDON — Qatar, in wake of its failure to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad, has been preparing for succession. Western diplomatic sources said the Gulf Cooperation Council emirate has (more…)
LONDON — Saudi Arabia, amid an alert of Iranian-sponsored attacks, has again warned that it could acquire nuclear weapons. The former director of Saudi intelligence said Riyad could decide (more…)
ABU DHABI — Qatar has bowed out as chief sponsor of the Sunni rebel movement in Syria. Arab diplomatic sources said Qatar quietly withdrew from its position as the (more…)
