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UN and US sanctions are targeting the financial sector, but the few bankers still doing business with Iran seem determined to maintain trade finance flows

King Abdullah left Saudi Arabia on 19 June for trips – including key talks with political leaders – to Morocco, Canada, the US and France. He travelled first to Casablanca – Morocco is a favourite of Saudi royals – and then to Toronto on 25 June to attend the G20 summit. He is being accompanied by a large delegation, said to number some 200.

Dubai-based Topaz Engineering has been awarded a $45m engineering, procurement and construction contract from Sharjah-based Gulf Petrochem.

Ursula Brennan’s Riyadh visit, Military delegation in Yemen, Border controls

Gulf Co-operation Council states have long been the focus of efforts by US administrations and their regional military structure Central Command (Centcom) to enforce the Pax Americana. But with some GCC allies already feeling distanced from high-level contacts in Washington, the resignation of General Stanley McChrystal as head of US Forces and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, and his replacement by Centcom commander General David Petraeus, threatens to leave them feeling even more distanced from the US civil-military relationship.

The recruitment and fundraising activities of Hayla Al-Qusayir, who was captured with 113 AQAP members in March, has highlighted the vital work of women in supporting terrorist cells

The report said Bank Mellat was selling the bonds on behalf of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC), which is developing South Pars phases 15-18. The issue carries a guarantee from the state National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).

A new head will have to be appointed to US Central Command (Centcom). In the interim, deputy Centcom commander and US Marine Corps Lieutenant General John Allen will serve as acting

CNN interview

Independent oil exploration company Petrel Resources has held on against the odds to bring the Subba and Luhais fields to development, following a major contractual reorganisation with local joint-venture partner Makman Oil & Gas

By and large, Oman reacted quickly and efficiently to the cyclone that struck the Sultanate in early June

Authorities gloss Kurdistan security threat, Previous form, Lobbying on the Hill

Ras Al-Khaimah has said it wants to avoid the problems of neighbouring Dubai and reduce its $1.36bn debt after funding its development boom through Islamic bonds. RAK’s Investment and Development Office

The US State Department’s tenth annual Trafficking in Persons report has been released. It details countries’ progress in combating trafficking