World / Gulf

Olympics: IOC refuses to lift Kuwait sports ban 01 Jan 2017 - 05:59 pm

Lausanne: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has rejected a call by the Kuwaiti government to temporarily lift a 14-month sports ban while the...

Saudi arrests three over abduction of Shiite cleric 01 Jan 2017 - 04:34 pm

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has detained three people and is searching for three others in connection with the December abduction of a Shiite cleric,...

Bahraini activist Rajab freed on bail after months of detention 28 Dec 2016 - 04:30 pm

DOHA: A leading Bahraini activist was granted bail on Wednesday after months of detention while facing trail over a series of tweets. Nabeel...

Filipina in Kuwait jailed for 10 years for joining Islamic State group 26 Dec 2016 - 10:37 pm

Kuwait City: A Kuwaiti court yesterday sentenced a Filipino woman to 10 years in jail after convicting her of joining the Islamic State...

Appeals court overturns newspaper ban in Oman 26 Dec 2016 - 10:31 pm

Muscat: An Omani appeals court yesterday cancelled an order to close down a newspaper that had reported on alleged corruption within the judiciary....

Oman holds municipal elections 25 Dec 2016 - 11:59 pm

Muscat: Voters in Oman headed to the polls yesterday to choose municipal councillors in only the second local election held in the Gulf...

Omani men look at the list of candidates for the municipal elections, at a polling station in Al Suwayq, in northeastern Oman, yesterday.

Municipal council elections begin in Oman 25 Dec 2016 - 10:34 am

Muscat: Omani voters on Sunday begin casting their vote for the second municipal elections (2017-2020). In all, 107 election centers are ready to...

GCC Red Crescent Societies Gear up to Help Aleppo 24 Dec 2016 - 07:02 pm

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has participated in a high-profile meeting of top officials of Red Crescent Societies of the Cooperation Council...

Saudi Arabia to raise military spending 23 Dec 2016 - 02:55 am

Dubai:Saudi Arabia, at war in Yemen, projects a 6.7 percent rise in defence spending in 2017 to SR191bn ($50.8bn), according to official budget...

Kuwait's Warba Bank picks nine to arrange $250m sukuk 20 Dec 2016 - 09:49 pm

Dubai: Kuwait’s Warba Bank has mandated nine banks to arrange an Islamic bond, or sukuk, of up to $250m that will boost its...

Kerry meets Saudi King 18 Dec 2016 - 11:14 pm

US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of...

King Salman: Economic measures must to avoid long-term damage 15 Dec 2016 - 12:57 am

Riyadh: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia told citizens yesterday he recognised that...

Kuwaitis protest against Russia 15 Dec 2016 - 12:50 am

Kuwait City: Hundreds of Kuwaitis protested outside the Russian embassy yesterday to condemn Moscow's support for the Syrian regime besieging rebel-held Aleppo. Carrying...

“UAE student killed by Ohio police on December 4 was unarmed” 13 Dec 2016 - 05:55 pm

A college student from the United Arab Emirates was unarmed when an Ohio police officer shot him to death this month after a...

Kuwait emir tells MPs spending cuts 'inevitable' 11 Dec 2016 - 12:18 pm

Kuwait City: Kuwait's Emir HH Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah opened the new parliament Sunday by declaring that a reduction in public spending is...

UAE police head to US after Ohio police killing of Emirati 08 Dec 2016 - 07:57 pm

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: A state-owned newspaper in the United Arab Emirates is reporting that Abu Dhabi investigators are heading to the U.S....

German defence minister seeks training deal in Saudi 08 Dec 2016 - 06:33 pm

Riyadh: Germany's defence minister was in Saudi Arabia on Thursday aiming to conclude a training deal for Saudi military officers, the embassy said....