Gulf states

  • May 23, 2011
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Suspension of Gulf mediation raises risks for Yemen

The Gulf Cooperation Council yesterday suspended its efforts to negotiate a transition deal for...

Yemen
  • May 19, 2011
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Middle East investment set to grow despite turmoil

Political unrest has led to a drop in foreign investment across the entire Middle East and North...

Middle East
  • May 16, 2011
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Regional turmoil offers Qatar leverage opportunities

Qatar withdrew on May 12 from a GCC transition plan to facilitate the departure of Yemen's...

Qatar
  • May 13, 2011
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Qatar withdraws from GCC's Yemen transition deal

Qatar yesterday said that it was withdrawing from a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-led transition...

Gulf states
  • May 11, 2011
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GCC considers Jordan, Morocco membership

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif al-Zayani said yesterday that...

Middle East
  • Apr 20, 2011
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Iran's isolation increases as Gulf tensions grow

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Sabah al-Salem al-Sabah confirmed today that...

Gulf states
  • Apr 7, 2011
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YEMEN/GULF STATES: Pressure mounts on Saleh

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is seeking Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh's resignation,...

Gulf States
  • Mar 28, 2011
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BAHRAIN/YEMEN: Al Wefaq overture splits opposition

A member of Bahrain's mainstream Shia opposition grouping Al Wefaq yesterday said that his group...

Bahrain