Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has embarked on a three-state Gulf tour, beginning with Saudi Arabia, as he seeks to attract foreign investment in Turkey's ailing economy. The visit comes as Turkey battles currency collapse and soaring inflation. The Saudi-Turkish business forum was aimed at enhancing trade and investment relations.

Dubai, UAE - Six years after imposing a comprehensive blockade on Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain have nearly restored ties with the country. However, underlying tensions persist, as changing dynamics in the Middle East drive competing foreign policy priorities. These unresolved issues have the potential...

"The SWF investment in climate tech will help sustain the shift away from the Gulf States' traditional source of income (oil and gas) as countries worldwide transition to cleaner energy sources. It will also create new opportunities for the countries in the region to thrive," he adds.

Surprise Saudi-Iran detente, midwifed by China, has gone against the drift of Austin’s visit to the Middle East which was largely premised on an abiding antagonism between the two countries.

Firms in the region are increasingly augmenting their focus on operational transformation with new approaches to manage and optimize energy consumption, says an expert.

Choosing sides in Ukraine's crisis would have once been easy for Gulf states long protected by the US, but growing ties with Moscow are forcing them to strike a balance. As the world rushed to condemn the Russian invasion of its smaller neighbour, the wealthy Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries,...

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has said that his country is keen to establish good relations with the Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia and Gulf States.

The Arab League on Monday pressed for an easing of tensions between Lebanon and Gulf Arab states over a Lebanese minister's comments on the Yemen war. The diplomatic rift prompted Saudi Arabia and some of its allies to recall ambassadors and block imports from Lebanon.

The Arab League has expressed strong disappointment at a decline in relations between Lebanon and Gulf states, after an adverse comment by a Lebanese minister about the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.

The UAE foreign ministry confirmed to AFP that "this is the first (Emirati) aid flight since the recent events in Afghanistan".

Breeder Jassem Buabbas is experimenting with recipes before seeking permission from Kuwaiti authorities Some Gulf states have a tradition of eating dried and baked locusts, which can appear in plague proportions  Kuwaiti businessman Jassem Buabbas has spent years breeding “superworms” for animal feed and now hopes the creatures will find...