• Iran and Iraq spar over naming of soccer event as Arabian Gulf

    Tehran, Iran -- Iran has protested to Iraq over the use of the name "Arabian Gulf" for a regional football competition held in the neighboring country, state media reported Wednesday. The Islamic republic insists the body of water should be called the "Persian Gulf" and has repeatedly raised the issue with...
  • Saudi Minister inaugurates Aquatic Animal Diseases Network

    RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Engineer Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli inaugurated Sunday the Aquatic Animal Diseases Network in the Middle East in the Kingdom. The inauguration took place in the presence of the Director General of the World Organization for Animal Health...
  • Iraq, Kuwait, US conduct joint patrol in Arabian Gulf

    Ships from the Iraq Navy, Kuwait Naval Force, Kuwait Coast Guard, US Navy, and US Coast Guard participated in maneuvering exercises and maritime security drills.
  • Al Hamra to launch $270m project

    The villa project is located within the Al Hamra Village residential community.
  • Playa Hotels inks Saudi resort deal

    It will set up facilities along the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea.
  • Bahrain to keep managing air traffic over Gulf waters

    Bahrain will keep managing air traffic in the airspace over international waters in the Arabian Gulf, extending from the borders of the UAE flight information region (FIR) to the borders of Kuwait FIR.
  • Ras Al Khaimah New Year’s celebrations create 2 Guinness World Records

    The records were for the Highest Altitude Multirotor/Drone Fireworks Display and the Most Remote Operated Multirotors/Drones Launching Fireworks Simultaneously.
  • Coalition says record drugs haul seized near Gulf in 2021

    The value of the drugs seized by the Bahrain-based Combined TCommander of CTF 150, Royal New Zealand Navy Captain Brendon Clark, said the drugs came from a number of countries around the region, without specifying. "It's all about maritime security operations... preventing illicit activity from non-state actors in the region,"...
  • Europe-Gulf parliament talks soon, says top Kuwait lawmaker

    The talks expected to address 'matters of mutual concern'   The Palestinian cause is one of the key issues  Lawmakers from countries from the Gulf and Europe are slated to come together soon for talks in Kuwait that will address "matters of mutual concern," said local reports recently, quoting Kuwait’s National...